Safari (Works well on Mac, but not supported on Windows) These include:Įdge (Microsoft’s new browser that took over from IE)Ĭhrome (Currently, the most popular browser)įirefox (Known for having good default security settings) There are four key browser options that are supported by Microsoft 365 and Google apps. However, because so many applications are dropping support for the browser, it will effectively be at loss of support even prior to the official EOL.
So, if you’re running IE 11 on Windows 10, it won’t reach EOL until that OS does in 2025. Because it’s a component of Windows, it takes on the lifecycle of the operating system.
No, the browser isn’t technically at end of life yet.
If you or any employees at your business still use Internet Explorer, you need to upgrade now to another browser to avoid loss of service from multiple applications, including Microsoft 365 and Google’s Workspace apps, as well as to ensure you’re not risking any security vulnerabilities. Such as, popular CRM program Zendesk, ended support for IE 11 back on December 31, 2019. Some apps have already dropped IE support. Salesforce, for example, is ending IE 11 support for its Lightening Experience and communities on December 31, 2020. You can also expect multiple other cloud applications to follow the lead of Microsoft and Google and end support of Internet Explorer in their platforms. Google will begin warning users with a banner that will recommend IE users migrate to another browser to “avoid any possible disruptions in service such as degraded performance and security vulnerabilities.” Other Web Applications This includes popular applications that are access via web, such as:
If you’re not a Microsoft 365 user, you still need to think about switching away from IE, because Microsoft isn’t the only developer dropping support for Internet Explorer, Google is as well.Īs of March 15, 2021, Google Workspace apps will no longer work in IE 11. Gmail & Google Workspace Apps Ending Support for IE If you use Teams often to host video meetings, you may want to add a notice to your meeting invites that IE 11 is no longer supported, and suggest the use of an alternate browser, like Edge, Firefox, Chrome, or Safari. Some functions may stop working in the browserįor Teams users, this can mean that anyone trying to join your Teams video calls may not be able to when using the IE browser. New Microsoft 365 features won’t be available This means that either the applications will no longer be able to be accessed in the browser at all, or you may have an unreliable experience including one or more of the following: Microsoft describes it this way, “customers will have a degraded experience or will be unable to connect to Microsoft 365 apps and services on IE 11.” What does “loss of support” mean, exactly?
The rest of the applications in Microsoft 365 (Word, Excel, Outlook, MS Forms, etc.) will end support for the browser on August 17, 2021. Microsoft Teams has already ended support for IE on November 30, 2020. While IE 11 is not yet at its official end of life, it might as well be for Microsoft Teams and Microsoft 365 users because support is being ended for the browser by both. Why You Need to Migrate from IE 11 to a Newer Internet Browser Microsoft Teams & Microsoft 365 Ending Support for IE If you’re using Internet Explorer on any devices, it’s time for an upgrade to a different browser now. infrastructure at your office, it’s important to know when software, browsers, or operating systems are going to lose support so you can upgrade well before that happens. This is now its default browser and IE 11 is on the way out. The final sign of an impending end to IE was when Microsoft introduced a new browser in Windows called Edge. It was released by Microsoft in 1995 and held an impressive 95% of the browser market share in 2003.īut as the 2020’s unfolded, more browser competitors arrived, with Chrome, Firefox, and Safari all being introduced in the early part of the century, causing IE to lose its dominance. One of the browsers that has been around since the early days of the internet is Internet Explorer (IE).