{"id":2502,"date":"2022-10-13T12:00:00","date_gmt":"2022-10-13T02:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/interwiseit.com.au\/?p=2502"},"modified":"2023-04-01T10:26:29","modified_gmt":"2023-04-01T00:26:29","slug":"goodbye-internet-explorer-hello-edge","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/interwiseit.com.au\/goodbye-internet-explorer-hello-edge\/","title":{"rendered":"Goodbye Internet Explorer, Hello Edge"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
After being the main entry to the internet in the late 1990s and early 2000s, Internet Explorer (IE) is gone. As of June 15, 2022, Microsoft dropped the web browser from support.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
IE ushered in the age of connection to the world in 1995 and held a majority of the browser market share for many years. But the release of newer technologies like Google Chrome made it less relevant.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
In 2014, Internet Explorer still held about 59%<\/a> of the global market share, with Chrome at 21%. But just two years later, IE lost its top spot to Chrome and trailed behind another newcomer, Safari.<\/p>\n\n\n\n In 2015, the writing was already on the wall when Microsoft released a new browser, Edge. With Edge destined to take IE\u2019s place as the official browser installed on Windows systems.<\/p>\n\n\n\n It\u2019s inevitable, the longer technology is driving work and home life, that we\u2019re going to lose some of our favorites. Adobe Flash Player is another technology that used to be widely used and is now gone.<\/p>\n\n\n\n So, now that IE has reached its end of life (EOL), what happens next?<\/p>\n\n\n\n According to Microsoft, now that IE is officially out of support it will redirect users. Over the next few months, a new experience will happen. Those opening this outdated browser will instead land in Microsoft Edge with IE mode.<\/p>\n\n\n\n To ease the transition away from Internet Explorer, Microsoft added IE Mode<\/a> to Edge. This mode makes it possible for organizations to still use legacy sites that may have worked best in IE. It uses the Trident MSHTML engine from IE11 to do this.<\/p>\n\n\n\n When in IE mode, you\u2019ll still see the Internet Explorer icon on your device. But if you open it, you\u2019ll actually be in Microsoft Edge.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Microsoft isn\u2019t yet getting rid of the IE icons that appear in places like the taskbar and Start menu on Windows. But it will in a future update. Users can expect to see those removed at some point.<\/p>\n\n\n\n What about your favorites, saved passwords, and other settings that you have in IE? Microsoft Edge will import these from Internet Explorer for you, so they’re not lost. This will include things like your browsing history and other data stored in the browser. You\u2019ll then be able to access these in the Microsoft Edge\u2019s settings area.<\/p>\n\n\n\n It\u2019s risky to keep older technology that is no longer supported on your system. Cybercriminals love to exploit older tools that are not receiving any security updates. This leaves an open invitation to breach your network. Manufacturers are never going to address these because they retired the software.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Outdated technology costs enterprises approximately 47% more when they suffer a data breach. As compared to those with updated tools.<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n You should transition your stored information to Microsoft Edge (or another trusted browser). Then uninstall IE from your device or devices.<\/p>\n\n\n\n A scenario that businesses want to avoid is what happened to many organizations in Japan. Several government and corporate users weren’t prepared for the retirement of IE.<\/p>\n\n\n\nMicrosoft Will Redirect Users to IE Mode in Edge<\/h3>\n\n\n\n
Microsoft Will Be Removing Internet Explorer Icons in the Future<\/h3>\n\n\n\n
Edge Will Import Browser Data from IE<\/h3>\n\n\n\n
With IE Retired, What Do You Need to Do Now?<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
Uninstall the Browser<\/h3>\n\n\n\n
Ensure Employees Know How to Use IE Mode in Edge<\/h3>\n\n\n\n