In January. About time! Microsoft did a neat job of replacing the tried and tested Internet Explorer with Edge in Windows 10, the latest version of the operating system.
And with the focus exclusively on the new web browser, the company is keen on moving users to its newest solution. In fact, this has now become a priority, as support IE comes with additional costs and issues for all parties involved.
For better or for worse, Redmond cannot get rid of Internet Explorer overnight.
Though one can make a case that it certainly wants to.
So taking this step by step is the way to go. Starting with retiring some of the old versions of Internet Explorer, and slowly switching users to newer versions in the process. No wonder then that this is exactly what Microsoft will be doing.
On January 12, 2016.
Then is when support for several old versions of Internet Explorer will be discontinued.
This helpful notification on Microsoft’s Lifecycle website asks users to update their browsers before this date, confirming that that only the newest version on each supported Windows release will continue to receive updates and security patches from this day onwards.
And which versions are they?
On Windows Vista SP2, Internet Explorer must be updated to version 9 at least. And on Windows 7, 8.1, and 10, Internet Explorer 11 is remain as the supported build.
Anything below, and you’re risking trouble.
Obviously, Microsoft has plans to completely remove Internet Explorer from Windows at some point in the future. But this is not something that can be done right now, due to the fact that several enterprises and businesses are still using IE for their internal applications and services.
Plus, the fact that Edge is not available beyond Windows 10.
So there’s that.
But the company is definitely moving one step closer towards this goal with this January cutoff date.
source:windows10update
