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"When you apply this update to your devices, the out of support Microsoft Edge Legacy desktop application will be removed and the new Microsoft Edge will be installed," Microsoft notes. The company is releasing a Windows 10 mandatory update on April 13, 2021- the April Patch Tuesday -that includes the new Microsoft Edge. Microsoft is also ending support for the Microsoft Edge Legacy desktop app on March 9, 2021, meaning no more security updates after that date. Customers have made business-critical investments in IE 11 legacy apps and we respect that those apps are still functioning," it says.
"Our customers' own legacy IE 11 apps and investments will continue to work. While Microsoft 365 apps, such as Teams, will no longer get the latest and greatest features in IE 11, Microsoft reminds admins that IE 11 will still continue to function for line-of-business internal apps. "We believe that Microsoft 365 subscribers, in both consumer and commercial contexts, will be well served with this change through faster and more responsive web access to greater sets of features in everyday toolsets like Outlook, Teams, SharePoint, and more," Microsoft says. The new Edge which is based on Google's Chromium project offers "better, more innovative online experiences", according to Microsoft. Today, the web is ruled by open web standards that IE historically did not conform to. Microsoft nods to the changes to the browser landscape that have happened since IE 11 was launched in 2013. We are committed to helping make this transition as smooth as possible." While we know this change will be difficult for some customers, we believe that customers will get the most out of Microsoft 365 when using the new Microsoft Edge. "For degraded experiences, new Microsoft 365 features will not be available or certain features may cease to work when accessing the app or service via IE 11. That means no new Teams features will appear for IE11 users. SEE: Windows 10 Start menu hacks (TechRepublic Premium)īy degraded experience, Microsoft means that users won't see new Microsoft 365 features in IE 11. "Beginning August 17, 2021, the remaining Microsoft 365 apps and services will no longer support IE 11," Microsoft said in a blogpost.
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