Two of the key enhancements we’ve made to IE mode-restoring IE COM object calls and implementing bidirectional cookie sharing-have been in direct response to customer feedback. Since we announced IE retirement last May, you’ve provided invaluable feedback that has led to improvements in Internet Explorer mode (IE mode), the legacy compatibility capability in Microsoft Edge. Like our customers, we’ve been working hard on this journey to IE retirement, and we couldn’t have gotten here without you. IE retirement is a major milestone in digital transformation for everyone. The future of Internet Explorer (IE) on Windows is in Microsoft Edge and in less than three months that future will have arrived! On June 15, 2022, the Internet Explorer desktop application will retire and go out of support for certain versions of Windows 10.

For more information, see Internet Explorer 11 desktop app retirement FAQ. Update: The retired, out-of-support Internet Explorer 11 desktop application has been permanently disabled through a Microsoft Edge update on certain versions of Windows 10.

Edge compatibility mode