This means that Microsoft Edge with its IE mode will completely replace the Internet Explorer 11 desktop app, which as you already know, will be retired on June 15, 2022. It uses the integrated Chromium engine for modern sites, and it uses the Trident MSHTML engine from Internet Explorer 11 (IE11) for legacy sites. IE mode on Microsoft Edge makes it easy to use all of the sites your organization needs in a single browser. What does the IE Mode in Edge has to offer?Īccording to Microsoft, IE Mode aims to provide its users with a way to use the legacy infrastructure of IE inside the chromium-based Microsoft Edge:
No surprise here, considering Microsoft is known for constantly towards the future, although it sometimes holds on to some of its past features and apps.
So, Windows 11 has fully removed this browser, and users that still use shortcuts such as iexplore are redirected to Microsoft Edge instead.
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