Internet Explorer Will Get Complete Disable Overview

Microsoft had previously announced that the Internet Explorer 11 (IE11) desktop web application would be permanently disabled via a Windows update on some Windows 10 systems in February 2023.In a new development, the Redmond giant has now revealed that the retired, out-of-support Internet Explorer 11 desktop web browser would get permanently disabled through a Microsoft Edge update on certain versions of Windows 10 on February 14, 2023, as opposed to a Windows update as previously announced.

How this will affect your organization:

• All IE11 activity, including shortcuts using IE11 and invoking iexplore.exe will be redirected to Microsoft Edge
• Opening shortcuts or file associations that use IE11 will be redirected to open the same file/URL in Microsoft Edge
• The IE11 icons on the Start Menu and the taskbar will be removed
• This Windows Update will only affect in-scope SKUs (see our FAQ for in-scope SKUs)

At this time, IE11 has been retired, but if your organization has not yet completed your transition away from IE11, continued reliance on IE11 when the Windows Update becomes available may cause business disruption.

About this update

This article describes a new “End of Life” upgrade notification feature that was delivered in the January 12, 2016, cumulative security update for each of the following Internet Explorer configurations:

• On Windows 7 Service Pack 1 and Windows 7 Service Pack 1 x64 Edition
• Internet Explorer 10
• Internet Explorer 9
• Internet Explorer 8
• On Windows Server 2008 R2 Service Pack 1 and Windows Server 2008 R2 Service Pack 1 x64 Edition
• Internet Explorer 10
• Internet Explorer 9
• Internet Explorer 8