The venerable Internet Explorer 11 browser for desktops is mostly getting automatically disabled and replaced with the Microsoft Edge browser through a Feb. 14 Microsoft Edge update.

The venerable Internet Explorer 11 browser will fall out of support on June 15, 2022, but just for certain Windows 10 operating system versions that follow the semiannual channel release update cycle.

Microsoft permanently disabled the Internet Explorer 11 desktop app on certain versions of Windows 10 this Tuesday through a Microsoft Edge update.

Internet Explorer has been a companion for many people for many years. However, Windows 11 users cannot find this web browser in the system anymore.

Microsoft finally removed Internet Explorer completely out of Windows 11, and although there is an IE mode in the firm's Edge browser, that and other third party add-ons don't always work.

Microsoft announced that the current version of Internet Explorer will no longer be supported on consumer versions of Windows 10 from June 15, 2022.

Microsoft continues to phase out Internet Explorer. The old browser will be permanently disabled on many versions of Windows today.