Discover the hidden ways to access Internet Explorer on Windows 11, despite Microsoft's retirement of the browser.

Microsoft announced today that a future Microsoft Edge update would permanently disable the Internet Explorer 11 desktop web browser on some Windows 10 systems in February.

Microsoft says the Internet Explorer 11 desktop web browser will be disabled on some Windows 10 systems starting today via a Microsoft Edge update.

Microsoft permanently disabled the Internet Explorer 11 desktop app on certain versions of Windows 10 this Tuesday through a Microsoft Edge update.

As of Tuesday, devices that hadn't already been redirected from IE11 to Microsoft Edge will be, according to Microsoft. At one point in the past, Internet Explorer ruled the browser realm.

Microsoft will permanently disable Internet Explorer on Windows 10 today. The change will occur through a Microsoft Edge update. Internet Explorer has been officially retired since June 15, 2022.