The automatic disablement of the IE 11 browser with the Edge browser may still leave a bit of detritus on the desktop. The IE 11 browser could be still around simply because Microsoft Edge updates get distributed gradually, which happens 'over a span of a few days to a week.' Basically, though, it's the end of the line for IE 11 for most people. Moreover, Microsoft's browser replacement attempts will continue beyond the Feb.

Microsoft's FAQ also advised against skipping Windows updates to try to avoid the IE 11 replacement for similar security reasons. IE 11 is still available for users of out-of-support Windows versions, such as Windows 7 and Windows 8.1, although using unsupported software would seem iffy from a security standpoint. IE 11 will 'die' for those users when Windows LTSC reaches its end-of-support phase. They include users of Windows 10 LTSC, Windows 10 Enterprise LTSC and Windows Server LTSC. These LTSC users are 'out of scope' for Microsoft's IE 11 replacement policy. The only users that may still have IE 11 desktop browsers are Windows users that are following Microsoft's long-term servicing channel (LTSC) update model, Microsoft explained in an Feb. When the end of IE 11 draws near, users will see a dialog box telling them that 'the future of Internet Explorer is in Microsoft Edge.' The dialog box will have a 'Continue' button that will automatically bring their IE 11 browsing data to Microsoft Edge. IE 11 for desktops is getting disabled for Windows users that followed the semiannual channel Windows update model.

The venerable Internet Explorer 11 browser for desktops is mostly getting automatically disabled and replaced with the Microsoft Edge browser through a Feb.

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