Microsoft pulling support for Internet Explorer 8, 9, 10

To this extent, IE 11 will still have compatibility fixes, security updates, and other technical support for computers operating on Windows 7, Windows 8.1, and Windows 10. Microsoft is going to install an update that will tell you if Internet Explorer is out of date and give you a link to the upgrade.

Microsoft is pulling the plug on older versions of the Internet Explorer Web browser next week, pushing a patch that will warn users to move to an updated browser or risk security flaws.

There’s a lot of hate for Internet Explorer but many companies still use the outdated web browser for business continuity reasons. Microsoft is now focused on developing the Edge browser for Windows 10 instead. Previously, IE browsers had product support lifecycles that were tied to the underlying Windows product lifecycles.

The April 2016 deadline is actually an extension to the lifecycle of Google Chrome on Windows XP. That will mark the final update for those systems, which will simply consist of an on-screen notification urging user to upgrade to Internet Explorer 11 or Edge.

Tuesday marks the last round of bug fixes for Internet Explorer 8, 9, 10.

Because Microsoft won’t support those browsers any longer, they won’t get security updates, meaning your PC could become vulnerable to viruses and another malware. This patch will be installed on machines running on Windows 7 and Server 2008 R2.

The ugliest of all browsers, Internet Explorer has had a slow, gradual, overdue demise.

With the coming of the Microsoft Edge browser for Windows 10, one can not help but wonder when Microsoft will also end all of its support for Internet Explorer 11.

But the truth is Microsoft is only supporting one version of Internet Explorer because the web browser is obsolete and really shouldn’t be used any more.

In essence, the new IE policy means most organizations will need to be running IE 11 by the January 12 deadline.