Internet Explorer To Shut Down This Wednesday, After 27 Years

Internet ExplorerTo Shut Down This Wednesday, After 27 Years

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In less than 24 hours, some 27 years after the company first debuted the browser, Microsoft will retire Internet Explorer.

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Starting Wednesday, those who try to open the application will be directed to the company's more recent browser Microsoft Edge.

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Last May, the company first announced the decision to retire the web browser for certain versions of Windows 10 on June 15, 2022.

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Microsoft introduced Edge in 2015 and it has gradually phased out Internet Explorer.

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Internet Explorer had been the go-to browser on Windows PCs for years before rivals such as Mozilla's Firefox and Google's Chrome snagged users away.

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As of December 2021, Microsoft's Edge browser had a United States market share of 5.92 percent, statista.com reported in January.

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