
For instructions about how to create and use Windows images, see Create and Manage a Windows Image Using DISM. Update your Windows images to include IE11, and then add the update to your MDT deployment share or to your Windows image. For more information about how to use these systems, see Configuration Manager, System Center Essentials 2010, Windows Server Update Services, and Microsoft Intune Overview.Īs part of a Windows deployment. Use Configuration Manager, System Center Essentials 2010, Windows Server Updates Services (WSUS), or Microsoft Intune to deploy IE11.


Your deployment method should be based on whether you're installing to computers already running Windows, or if you're deploying IE11 as part of a Windows installation.Įxisting computers running Windows. IE11 comes pre-installed on Windows 8.1 and Windows Server 2012 R2 or you can download it for Windows 7 SP1 or Windows Server 2008 R2 with Service Pack 1 (SP1) from the Internet Explorer Downloads site.Ĭhoose how you'll deploy your installation package. Check whether third-party vendors have new versions or updates to necessary add-ons, apps, or code libraries.Ĭhoose the right version of Internet Explorer. Decide if your Group Policy Objects should migrate to the new version.Ĭheck vendor support for updated functionality. For more information, see Internet Explorer 11 desktop app retirement FAQ.īefore you install Internet Explorer 11, you should: The latest StatCounter numbers show Microsoft Edge is now used on 9.54% of desktops worldwide, just behind Safari at 9.84% - although both are still far behind runaway market leader Google Chrome on 65.38%.Update: The retired, out-of-support Internet Explorer 11 desktop application has been permanently disabled through a Microsoft Edge update on certain versions of Windows 10. Microsoft Edge continues to perform strongly in the global browser market, with recent figures placing it on the verge of surpassing Apple's Safari offering. Its Microsoft 365 deadline passed in August 2021, although some apps may still function via the browser, albeit with users seeing a severely diminished experience.Įxternal tools have also pulled back, with Google Search withdrawing support for Internet Explorer in October 2021, leaving the browser reliant on its own in-house Bing search, with support for Docs, Sheets, Slides and other Google Workspace apps removed in March 2021.


Microsoft first announced plans to retire support for Internet Explorer 11 across Windows 10 and Microsoft 365 back in August 2020, and since then has been gradually stripping back services for the software. > Microsoft 365 update will make sure no one is at a disadvantage (opens in new tab) > Internet Explorer might not be entirely dead just yet (opens in new tab) Microsoft Edge is about to give you an excellent new way to procrastinate (opens in new tab)
