Internet Explorer Gone To The Grave!

South Korean prankster made a gravestone for Internet Explorer.

Microsoft retires the longtime product Internet Explorer. The software that officially comes on most laptops and computers with Windows will no longer be in use.

When it launched 27 years ago, at its peak, 95% of users were online with Internet Explorer. However the bugs, the security issues and slow download times kind of messed up the platform.

The came Firefox and Chrome. 

They were taking off and destroying Internet Explorer at the throat.

Internet Explorer is a discontinued series of graphical web browsers developed by Microsoft, included in the Microsoft Windows line of operating systems which was later discontinued on June 15, 2022. Starting in 1995, It was first released as part of the add-on package Plus! for Windows 95 that year. Later versions were available as free downloads, or in-service packs, and included in the original equipment manufacturer (OEM) service releases of Windows 95 and later versions of Windows. Microsoft spent over US$100 million per year on Internet Explorer in the late 1990s, with over 1,000 people involved in the project by 1999. New feature development for the browser was discontinued in 2016 in favor of new browser Microsoft Edge. Microsoft 365 ended support for Internet Explorer on August 17, 2021, and Microsoft Teams ended support for IE on November 30, 2020.

Microsoft Edge, officially unveiled on January 21, 2015, has replaced Internet Explorer as the default browser on Windows 10. Internet Explorer is still installed in Windows 10 and 11 to maintain compatibility with older websites and intranet sites that require ActiveX and other Microsoft legacy web technologies. Internet Explorer was removed from the Start menu in Windows 11 but can still be launched via other means such as the Help button in Control Panel's Internet Options and PowerShell. 

According to Microsoft, the development of new features for Internet Explorer has ceased. However, it will continue to be maintained as part of the support policy for the versions of Windows with which it is included.

On June 1, 2020, the Internet Archive removed the latest version of Internet Explorer from its list of supported browsers, citing its dated infrastructure that makes it hard to work with, following the suggestion of Microsoft Chief of Security Chris Jackson that users not use it as their default browser, but to use it only for websites that require it.

Since November 30, 2020, the web version of Microsoft Teams can no longer be accessed using Internet Explorer 11, followed by the remaining Microsoft 365 applications since August 17, 2021.

On June 15, 2022, the desktop application of Internet Explorer 11 reached end of support for consumer versions of Windows 10, now redirecting to Microsoft Edge, marking the end of its existence.

Microsoft recommends Internet Explorer users migrate to Edge and use the built-in "Internet Explorer mode" which enables support for legacy internet applications.