Microsoft expects users to stop using Internet Explorer

As we all know, Microsoft has officially launched a trademark of Internet Explorer for nearly four years, and chose Edge as a replacement and the default browser for Windows 10. Internet Explorer still exists. It's on Windows and is compatible with the business, but Microsoft has stopped supporting the platform with new web standards - it's legacy code.The problem lies in the fact that besides the outdated interface as well as the "eye-catching lag" that has become a trademark, the browser also contains many serious security holes.Chris Jackson, a Microsoft Windows network security expert, has outlined a list of what is called the "danger of using Internet Explorer as the default browser on the system".

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Although most regular users have switched to Chrome, Firefox or Edge, however, some businesses are still quite conservative, using Internet Explorer as the default browser for older web applications that have not been raised level and this has negative consequences in terms of security.In fact, Microsoft has tried many different ways to motivate businesses to improve and upgrade their old web applications, but many enterprise IT administrators don't think so, they still Use Internet Explorer and the outdated compatibility modes for years.In Windows 10, Internet Explorer 11 used Enterprise Mode to force IT administrators to manually add pages they wanted to use along with the old version of the web standard.

'Internet Explorer is really just an online compatible solution, not a reliable browser that businesses should use every day for their browsing-related tasks.Currently, we have stopped supporting new web standards for this platform, 'said Chris Jackson.

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In short, Internet Explorer is no longer a browser platform, but a "compatible solution" for business customers to cope with the fact that older websites can't display well on browsers. present only.

Mr. Jackson's warning is very reasonable, but looking at the actual situation, the alternative to Internet Explorer that Microsoft offers is that Edge still hasn't really met expectations.Microsoft has integrated Edge into Windows 10 when the operating system was launched four years ago, the flourishes Edge brings over Internet Explorer are remarkable, but that is not enough, especially for with business customers.In addition, Edge is not available on Windows 7 or Windows 8, making it difficult for IT administrators to deploy this platform to their systems extensively.

Microsoft is currently building Edge's Chromium support version and will be available for testing in the next few weeks.In particular, this change will enable the browser to be separated from Windows 10, and businesses will be able to install it on Windows 7 or Windows 8, thereby helping to accelerate the transition from Internet Explorer. to Edge is easier.However, it will still take years for old web applications to really disappear.

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Microsoft first developed Internet Explorer in 1995 and has long no longer supported new web browser development.Therefore, it is no longer safe for users.

For years, Internet Explorer has become increasingly unpopular when alternatives such as Google Chrome and Apple Safari emerge, taking up the growing market share of the web browser market, forcing developers of IE applications. must stop focusing on this segment.Previously, in 2016, Google Chrome surpassed Internet Explorer to become the world's most popular web browser