On March 18, Microsoft released a new warning in the Windows Message Center, specifically reminding users that IE Browser will be officially retired in June this year, and emphasizing that Edge includes an IE mode that is integrated specifically for compatibility purposes. That is to say, IE Browser will no longer exist as a standalone software, but some of its functions will be integrated into the Edge browser, and the small partner who is still using Internet Explorer "nostalgia" has quickly changed to Edge.
Microsoft said that the Internet Explorer 11 application for some Windows 10 versions will be officially retired on June 15, 2022, meaning that the browser that has been in operation for 27 years will no longer be supported, and users will open Microsoft Edge instead of IE.
As a software that comes with the Windows system, IE Browser can be said to carry the youth of a generation of PC users, with simple operation, concise and clear interface, and save the effort of downloading third-party browsers. Although the browsing experience of Internet Explorer is not the best among many browsers, it is also one of the most familiar software.
However, IE browser has been exposed to vulnerabilities for a long time, and the storm is continuous, and users may be paralyzed by computer poisoning if they are not careful. Not long ago, IE browser was warned by the US Homeland Security official because of the vulnerability problem, suggesting that you temporarily use Microsoft Edge and other browsers, without IE. Xiao Lei learned that the IE vulnerability affects the IE browser of the old WIndows 7, 8.1 and 10 systems, and may be exploited by hackers, and the risk is extremely high.
Then again, there are still many users who insist on using IE Browser, because domestic internet banking, some public institutions, academic systems and other websites, because these websites are not compatible with non-IE kernel browsers, so this part of the user even if they do not like IE browser, they have to endure to continue to use.
At present, Alipay, Shanghai Pudong Development Bank and other payment platforms have supported non-IE other browsers such as Firefox, but I don't know the official retirement of IE Browser and the domestic website support non-IE browser in all aspects, which one will come first.
In Xiao Lei's view, under the premise that Internet technology is so developed, network security is an important topic that cannot be ignored, and once criminals seize the loopholes in the system, our losses are not small. Of course, as users, in addition to not using a browser with a pile of vulnerabilities, we should not randomly click on unfamiliar links and download applications from location sources.