By Michael Kan
Publication Date: 2026-09-21 22:22:00
Microsoft is signaling that it will kill off the remnants of Internet Explorer sometime after 2029, and it’s nudging affected businesses and governments to prepare to migrate.
In 2023, the company retired the old-school browser on Windows PCs with an update that permanently disabled it. However, Internet Explorer lives on in the special IE mode on Microsoft’s Edge browser, which is preinstalled on the Windows OS.
Redmond kept IE Mode because some older websites in certain parts of the world, including government portals, are only accessible via Internet Explorer. But last week, Microsoft told IT administrators that IE mode won’t be around forever.
“IE mode is supported through at least the end of 2029, plan your migration,” the company wrote in the Microsoft 365 Message Center, which was spotted by Neowin.
Microsoft has mentioned the “at least 2029” support date before. But the fact that Redmond brought up the date again suggests the company is…