No, before you worry, I’ll explain you’re not having the same experience as Bill Murray in Trapped in Time. Internet Explorer “finally” went “goodbye” on June 15th, as we told you here, although we also told you then how you could continue to use it, albeit through Edge. Something that really only makes sense in very specific circumstances, but was considered by Microsoft to avoid potential problems that could arise.

However, as surprising as it may seem, there are still many users who continue to use Internet Explorer. According to StarCounter data, we’re talking just under 1%, which may not seem like much. But of course, if we consider that almost one in a hundred computers connected to the Internet still use this browser, we see that we are actually talking about a much higher number than we would initially think.

This explains why I used quotation marks in the first paragraph of this article, which means that it seems that Internet Explorer is still the first choice for many users, even though We are talking about an already completely outdated applicationand that for users who need compatibility with it, they can resort to the IE mode that includes Edge. Something that Microsoft obviously doesn’t like and therefore intends to avoid.

So as we can read on his official website, Microsoft will completely disable Internet Explorer for certain versions of Windows in February. To that end, the February 2023 cumulative security updates will permanently disable Internet Explorer 11, the second patch day in 2023 will disable the browser on Windows 10 devices. Microsoft hopes to end this measure, this time with any Internet presence. Explorer on devices with the last two versions of the operating system.

The date selected for this update is February 14, 2023 (an easy date to remember, isn’t it?) and of course Microsoft directs its message exclusively to professional users, i.e. those who still use it in a corporate environment, «We strongly recommend that you set IE mode in Microsoft Edge and disable IE11 before this date to avoid business interruption for your organization.«.

It’s always good to remember that Internet Explorer is an absolutely obsolete development today and therefore useless: slow; contrary to standards; insecure by default and without Microsoft Edge optionswhich is Microsoft’s benchmark in web browsing.