Last February 14 Microsoft has discontinued on Internet Explorer 11, the latest version of the well-known browser that marked an entire generation and became the most used worldwide before the explosion of popularity experienced by Google Chrome.

Microsoft didn’t mess around when it came to ending Internet Explorer 11, in fact it went so far as to globally disable it on all computers that had an active installation of said browser, explaining that from now on it would be necessary to use Microsoft Edge. with Internet Explorer compatibility mode.

It was a curious move because although it spelled the death of Internet Explorer 11, the truth is that some of its components continue to live in Microsoft Edge. This is necessary to maintain a good degree of compatibility and to ensure that everything works as it should when using a browser with compatibility mode.

Everything seemed to be over, but today the Redmond giant confirmed that Internet Explorer 11 he will continue to live to fulfill certain mattersand which will be available for Microsoft Edge in certain situations and in exceptional cases. The company did not go into detail, only stating that:

Additionally, changes will be made in the coming months to address the small subset of rare scenarios where Internet Explorer 11 will still be available for Edge. This ensures that users access the Microsoft browser compatible and safer.”

There is no doubt that all of this is mainly due to the compatibility and security issue, and it seems that Microsoft had no choice but to partially revive Internet Explorer 11 to solve those scenarios where you can achieve compatibility and security with Edge not quite optimal.

Of course, this does not mean that we will be able to use said browser again completely independently, because access to it it will happen automatically through Edgewhich suggests that Microsoft could somehow strengthen the integration we already knew and expand the number of its parts and elements that are present in Edge.