Microsoft will no longer support versions 8, 9, and 10 of web browser Internet Explorer starting January 12, Tuesday, technology site The Next Web reported. The aging browsers will receive one more update, and then will be consigned to the trash.
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Since the launch of Windows 10, Microsoft has been pushing Edge hard, but Internet Explorer 11 remains available mainly for enterprise users who need more time to be able to fully prepare for the switch.
But for now, the death clock ticks on.
So if there are any security issues like vulnerabilities, Microsoft will no longer be patching these older versions of Internet Explorer, so if you insist on using the older builds, you’ll be leaving yourself at risk.
Internet Explorer 11 is now the default browser on Windows 7, 8.1, and 10, and is said to provide “improved security, increased performance, better backward compatibility and support for modern web standards”, as the company itself announces. Microsoft is making this announcement in hopes that users will upgrade to the latest IE version; but this could also mean that people will port to other browsers.
Edge will soon get even more features and leave Internet Explorer behind, such as support for extensions that were designed for Google Chrome.
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As Microsoft moves towards the promotion of its newer browser software Microsoft Edge, the company has hammered a nail into the coffin on its legacy web browser, Internet Explorer.
