Friday, January 8, 2016

Microsoft to kill Internet Explorer 10 and older versions on January 12





Microsoft is all set to end support for Internet Explorer 10 and older versions on January 12. The company will release a final patch (KB3123303) that will encourage users to upgrade to a more recent browser like Internet Explorer 11 or Edge, which is specifically built for Windows 10.

After January 12, Internet Explorer versions 8,9 and 10 will no longer get any technical or security updates, thus making users vulnerable hackers. The patch will deliver last bit of security updates, bug fixes and End of Life notification.


The move to drop support for older Internet Explorer versions was long due, which the company had announced back in August 2014. In March last year, Microsoft had downgraded Internet Explorer status to legacy, meaning it will only be kept alive for enterprises that require legacy browser support.

Microsoft announced that support would end for old versions of IE back in August 2014, so users have had a long time to upgrade.

As recently as 2008, Internet Explorer was the world's most-use browser, but it's suffered a huge drop in popularity in recent years - currently, only around 6.8 per cent of internet users worldwide use Internet Explorer, compared to 67.4 per cent for Google's Chrome browser.

Cutting off support for old versions should allow Microsoft to start focusing solely on Edge and IE 11, promoting their use in order to begin competing with rival browsers once again.

Who have Windows 7, Windows 8 or Windows 8.1 installed on their laptop or PCs can update to Windows 10 for free, which comes with the companys latest Microsoft Edge browser.

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