Published 17:10 IST, August 22nd 2020
Microsoft shuts down Internet Explorer: Netizens share hilarious memes to bid farewell
After news broke out, Microsoft is ending its support for Internet Explorer 11 across the Microsoft 365 apps, netizens started paying respect to browser.
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news about Microsoft is ending its support for Internet Explorer 11 across Microsoft 365 apps and services in August next year me many netizens upset. In a blog post tech giant, Microsoft said browser will longer be supported for Microsoft's online services like Outlook, OneDrive, Office 365, and ors. However, Microsoft ded that Internet Explorer 11 will continue to function being a component of Windows operating system but access to Microsoft 365 apps and services won't work with browser after August. After getting news, netizens started sharing memes to bid goodbye to browser.
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Microsoft bids farewell to Internet Explorer
Though enterprises will require some time to depart from Internet Explorer. Microsoft is reportedly expecting new Internet Explorer legacy mode in Microsoft Edge browser will allow users to make do in time being. Chromium-based Microsoft Edge browser will help businesses access older sites which were specifically built for Internet Explorer, but it will only last until company decides to drop browser in its entirety.
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While Microsoft changes support platforms for browser drastically, it is also planning to drop existing legacy version of Internet Explorer in March 2021. Once support tenure is over, legacy version of browser will longer receive any security updates or any updates in general. Microsoft has been steily moving existing Windows 10 users to Chromium-based Edge Browser, company has also furrmore confirmed that future WIndows update will all include latest Edge browser.
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17:11 IST, August 22nd 2020