Microsoft warns you might not get Windows updates if you're not using IE 11

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MICROSOFT HAS revealed that customers who for one reason or another want to carry on using Internet Explorer (IE) instead of its recent successor, Microsoft Edge, must update IE11 in the next couple of months or they may find themselves blocked from other aspects of Windows.

The firm said in a statement: "In addition to better support for modern web standards, improved performance, increased security and greater reliability, migrating to IE 11 also helps unlock upgrades to Windows 10, Office 365 and the latest Windows devices."

In other words, if you're using an old version of IE, you might find yourself unable to get Threshold 2 (Windows 10 November Update), or even some potentially vital security patches.

IE has been included with Windows 10 specifically for compatibility reasons aimed squarely at web apps that rely on plug-ins such as ActiveX controls which are not available in Edge.

Instead, the company has added various compatibility mode add-ons to IE 11 and has warned that it will stop supporting earlier versions of the browser on 12 January 2016, after which time only the most recent version will receive security updates and backwards compatibility improvements.

Microsoft has, however, assured customers that IE has a future, at least in the medium term, saying: "IE 11 is the last major version of IE, and will continue to be supported for the life of the operating system on which it is installed, including Windows 7, Windows 8.1 and Windows 10."

There are any number of reasons why businesses, particularly, would want to stick with IE, not least the fact that Microsoft Edge is still in its relative infancy and there is no news yet of when add-ons of any kind will be available, although we're assured they are coming. Like a new Stone Roses album.

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[Airstream_Bill]

Ha, Who dreams this stuff up. ????

[oliverjia]

Sounds legit ;) ;)