After 27 years in service, Microsoft announced the retirement of its oldest browser, Internet Explorer. Microsoft has said it will end mainstream support for older browsers and eventually retire peacefully. The browser was first released in 1995 as an add-on package for Windows 95, provided by Microsoft for free as part of the package. According to a company notice, Internet Explorer will not work as of June 15, 2022.

“We announce that the future of Internet Explorer on Windows 10 lies in Microsoft Edge. Not only does Microsoft Edge provide a faster, safer and more modern browsing experience than Internet Explorer, but it also solves a critical problem: dealing with old legacy websites and apps Program Compatibility. Microsoft Edge has a built-in Internet Explorer Mode (“IE Mode”), so you can access those legacy Internet Explorer-based websites and applications directly from Microsoft Edge,” the company said in a press release.

“Because Microsoft Edge can take on this responsibility and more, the Internet Explorer 11 desktop app will be retired on June 15, 2022, and support for certain versions of Windows 10 will end,” the company said in a press release.”