Internet Explorer, the world's oldest web browser, is shutting down today!

Internet Explorer began to be used in the 90s but now things are changing and Microsoft has taken a big decision to discontinue its web browser after 27 years.

If you are around 30-40 years then you will remember how the internet knocked in India. Small e i.e. Internet Explorer was used to browse the Internet in the 90s, but along with many other things of technology, web browsers also became smart and fast and Internet Explorer left behind.

Now Microsoft is also going to shut down Internet Explorer considering the demand of the time. Let us tell you that this web browser was first released in the year 1995. At that time it had to be purchased but later versions started coming free and they were made available either by downloading or as in-service packs.

The popularity of this web browser around the year 2000 can be gauged from the fact that in the year 2003 it was used 95 percent. However, the rapidly growing technology in the web space had overtaken Internet Explorer somewhere. Many browsers like Mozilla Firefox, Google Chrome and DuckDuck Go were replacing Internet Explorer. As the understanding of the Internet increased among the people, the user base of Internet Explorer kept on declining. In 2016, Internet Explorer’s feature development was discontinued after the arrival of Microsoft’s new browser. With this, the story of the downfall of Internet Explorer began.

Significantly, Microsoft has decided to shut down Internet Explorer on June 15, 2022. That is, after two days this web browser will say goodbye. Let us tell you that people are taking advantage of the services of this web browser for the last 27 years. After this announcement, there are many people on social media who are sharing their memories associated with Internet Explorer, while there are many users who were also trolling Internet Explorer on social media. Let us tell you that Microsoft 365 stopped support for Internet Explorer on August 17 last year. Apart from this, Microsoft Teams stopped supporting Internet Explorer on 30 November in the year 2020.

Let us tell you that Microsoft has decided to give a new design update for some of its new products. After this announcement, products like Microsoft Edge, Microsoft Teams, Windows 11 are going to get new features. During its Build developer conference, Microsoft announced several updates. Through these updates, special features can be seen in Windows 11, Microsoft Edge and Teams.