Many organisations may be running legacy sites and apps that could encounter difficulties after the switch to Microsoft Edge. prior to your broader internal retirement/disablement activities,' it said. 'We recommend testing as thoroughly as you can with pilot groups of users. Uninstalling or removing IE11 will cause IE mode to no longer work.'Īlthough Edge's IE Mode can support sites and apps built for Internet Explorer, Microsoft advised IT departments to test them before support ended. 'Internet Explorer (IE) mode relies on Internet Explorer 11 (IE11) to function. Internet Explorer mode in Microsoft Edge will be supported through to at least 2029.Ĭompanies should not proactively delete IE11 from their employees' devices, Van Aelstyn warned in an update last month. After this, IE will be 'permanently disabled' in a future Windows Update. Microsoft intends for this 'progressive redirection' phase to be complete within a few months.

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