Google Search officially stops supporting Internet Explorer 11

Internet Explorer 11 made its debut in 2013 with the release of Windows 8.1. Later this browser was also brought up to Windows 7 operating system. Internet Explorer 11 was also the last version of Internet Explorer before being replaced by Microsoft Edge (old version) with the release of Windows 10 in 2016. 2015.

Until Microsoft makes the bold move of completely remaking Edge on Google's Chromium kernel, the old Edge will not be available on older Windows computers. This means that Internet Explorer 11 is the default browser for Windows 7, 8 and 8.1 unless you install a third-party browser like Firefox or Chrome.

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This leads to the current Internet Explorer still has a relatively high number of users. According to StatCounter, as of September 2021, this browser still accounts for more than 1% of the desktop browser market share. You do not think 1% is a little because the total number of computers that can connect to the internet is very large. Not to mention that many businesses and agencies are still forced to use Internet Explorer for some legacy applications.

According to Malte Ubl, a software engineer at Google, from October 1, 2021, Google Search will no longer officially support Internet Explorer 11. Malte said the Google Search team has calculated and found that the cost of maintaining support for Internet Explorer 11 is not commensurate with the value received. Therefore, they have decided to stop supporting.

However, you need to keep in mind that you can still search using Google Search on Internet Explorer 11. It's just that you'll have to experience an old interface, which doesn't include all the features like Google Search on browsers. new browser.

To avoid inconvenience, Google recommends that users use Chrome. But if you don't like it, you can completely use Microsoft Edge with Chromium, Firefox or Coc Coc.

Samuel Daniel

Update 02 October 2021