Discover the hidden ways to access Internet Explorer on Windows 11, despite Microsoft's retirement of the browser.

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

However, thanks to Internet Explorer mode (IE mode) in Microsoft Edge, you can still access websites and applications that rely on Internet Explorer technologies on Windows 11 and Windows 10 PCs.

Now, when users attempt to access Internet Explorer, they will be redirected to Microsoft Edge.

Microsoft will permanently disable Internet Explorer on Windows 10 today. The change will occur through a Microsoft Edge update. Internet Explorer has been officially retired since June 15, 2022.

Microsoft says the Internet Explorer 11 desktop web browser will be disabled on some Windows 10 systems starting today via a Microsoft Edge update.

Users who click on the Internet Explorer icon are directed to Microsoft Edge with IE mode. Microsoft said it will remove all visual references to Internet Explorer when it releases an update in June.

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.

Microsoft announced today that a future Microsoft Edge update would permanently disable the Internet Explorer 11 desktop web browser on some Windows 10 systems in February.

As of Tuesday, Microsoft has officially disabled Internet Explorer for desktops, the tech company announced. The browser was originally launched in 1995 for Windows devices.