Internet Explorer

Microsoft to phase out Internet Explorer with newer Edge browser

An update will begin to replace its 27-year-old predecessor from Tuesday

Kevin Rawlinson

14, Feb, 2023 @5:10 PM

Microsoft to retire Internet Explorer browser and redirect users to Edge

Company says decision to disable desktop app comes as web developers less likely to make sites compatible with browser, which first graced computers in 1995

Josh Taylor

15, Jun, 2022 @2:56 AM

Let's not forget, Bill Gates hasn't always been the good guy…

A quarter of a century after the launch of Windows 95, it’s striking to remember the philanthropist we know today as a mogul hellbent on world domination

John Naughton

29, Aug, 2020 @3:00 PM

How can I back up my bookmarks and access them online?

Jenifer wants a backup while EC wants a replacement for Google+, which is shutting down

Jack Schofield

07, Feb, 2019 @8:00 AM

Windows 10: Microsoft is looking to force people to use its Edge browser

Company looks for feedback on change that will make Windows Mail links open in Edge even if users have Chrome or Firefox set as default

Samuel Gibbs

19, Mar, 2018 @12:46 PM

Which is the best browser for Windows 10: Firefox or Chrome?

Libby would like to know which browser she should use – it may sound simple, but there are plenty of options

Jack Schofield

09, Feb, 2017 @9:55 AM

Why the future of web browsers belongs to the biggest tech firms

Changes made to browser standards will make it harder for new companies to disrupt the status quo and cement the power of Google and Apple

Cory Doctorow in Los Angeles

03, May, 2016 @3:00 PM

RIP IE: Older versions of Microsoft's browser lose support next week

Company advises users of Internet Explorer 8, 9 and 10 to upgrade before 12 January, when it stops issuing security updates for those operating systems

Alex Hern

07, Jan, 2016 @10:44 AM

Microsoft Edge: Internet Explorer is dead ... but can you actually tell the difference?

Microsoft Edge - formerly known as ‘Project Spartan’ - will be the default browser for Windows 10 and promises to be faster and leaner than the hated IE

Samuel Gibbs

30, Apr, 2015 @3:00 PM

Netscape: the web browser that came back to haunt Microsoft

Bill Gates’s Internet Explorer killed off Netscape… but it rose again in the form of Firefox, and has now had the last laugh

John Naughton

22, Mar, 2015 @7:45 AM

Microsoft’s Internet Explorer is dead … but don't celebrate just yet

Windows 10 will come with a new browser, codenamed Spartan, built from the ground up – but Microsoft won’t be killing off IE, however much it would like to

Samuel Gibbs

18, Mar, 2015 @11:44 AM