Microsoft ends support for Windows 8 and older versions of Internet Explorer

While the users of windows 8 are recommended to either upgrade to Windows 8.1 or Windows 10, the IE users of 7, 8, 9 and 10 versions must upgrade to IE 11 or the Edge browser.

Microsoft also discontinued support for Internet Explorer versions 8 through 10, which now forces users to upgrade to Internet Explorer 11. That is, 4.18 percent of users are on IE 10, another 6.67 percent use IE 9, and 8.95 percent are on IE 8.

Microsoft has issued an “End of Life” notice for nearly all remaining versions of its popular web browser Internet Explorer, potentially leaving millions of users vulnerable to viruses, spyware and other malicious software. Windows 8.1 will be active until January 10, 2023, Windows 7 until January 14, 2020, while the latest version of the OS, Windows 10 will become defunct after October 14, 2025.

It’s the versions 8, 9 and 10 of Internet Explorer that have now seen its deadline alert. Therefore, if you’re an IE user, you should check whether your browser is up-to-date. This can be verified by opening IE and hit the Settings button at the top right corner and choose the About Internet Explorer. It also means that they don’t need to dwell on their users not getting the best experience because they’re using an older browser. Moreover, the Tiles of the tablet interface did not elicit a positive response from most users.

NetMarketShare estimates that Internet Explorer accounts for 57 percent of the browser market, compared with 25 percent for Chrome, 12 percent for Firefox and 5 percent for Apple’s Safari. This was the last browser version to be installed on the OS.

If you use any other version of Windows, or another web browser, congratulations!

At one point, Microsoft’s web browser was considered to be the web browser, wresting the crown away from then forever king Netscape. Microsoft has addressed this with IE 11 (which also partly explains its performance improvements), so you no longer need feel embarrassed to say it’s your browser of choice… IE 11 takes this further with a “Do not track” option to prevent web sites from secretly following you around the web for advertising purposes.