It’s the end of an era. Starting this Wednesday, Internet Explorer will be removed from all Windows 10 operating systems, as its owner Microsoft announced in May 2021.
The browser was released in August 1995, bypassing the then-leading Netscape Navigator. With less than 20% market share in 1996, Internet Explorer rose to more than 80% in 2000, before reaching its peak in 2004 with 95% of searches. A success that has alarmed the authorities, particularly the European Union, which has fined Microsoft around € 500 million in 2004 and € 560 million in March 2013 for abuse of a dominant position.
Failures then led to numerous security flaws that allowed hackers to control computers remotely. The browser was synonymous with slowness at the time, causing a lot of ridicule on social media, such as this Twitter account, which was followed by more than 170,000 people. This parody page thus publishes news months after its release.
Gradual change
Faced with these failures, in 2015 Microsoft decided not to upgrade its software and replace it with Edge.faster, safer ժամանակակից more modern«. Since then, all computers for the general public have been integrated into Microsoft Edge. The third most used browser in the world today, with a market share of 3.99% in May, according to StatCounter, ahead of Apple Safari (19.01%) and the leading Google Chrome (64.95%).
For Internet Explorer users (0.64%) the change will be gradual. First phaseredirect:will start on June 15, when the devices will be redirected to Microsoft Edge. Second stagewithdrawal:will be activated during the next Windows update, the date of which has not yet been announced. Internet Explorer will be turned off forever. «We do not recommend skipping Windows updates as they contain major operating system security fixes“, The group notes on its website.
Professionally, no worries. The Windows 10 Long-Term Service Channel operating system will run until January 9, 2029.internet explorer modeAllows access to old sites, but also applications.
Source: Le Figaro
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