February 14, 2023, maybe a day that people may remember as the day they received love or celebrated self-love along with the rest of the world, but for Microsoft, it is the day that it killed off Internet Explorer. For the longest time, Internet Explorer was Microsoft's default browser for Windows PCs, but it became a center for memes, especially regarding its slow performance. 

Internet Explorer served as a great platform in its early days, but the likes of Google, Mozilla, and Apple have all beat the browser in terms of accessibility, features, and availability across multiple devices. 

Microsoft: Internet Explorer Forced Out on Valentine's Day 2023

Back in 2021, Microsoft announced Internet Explorer's extinction on Windows 11, so this means that users of the new OS will no longer feel its absence on their computers.

However, this is not the same story for Windows 10 PCs, especially as it came pre-installed on their computers. 

On this 2023 Valentine's Day, Microsoft is now force-removing Internet Explorer and its access on most PCs still exists, killing off the program. 

Its previous announcements already marked its death, but some reported that they can still access this browser. 

Moreover, there was a previous tombstone in South Korea dedicated to IE's memory, but is also a massive disrespect to its name, being a "tool to download other browsers."

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Farewell Internet Explorer, No More Access on Windows 10

At one point in the past, Internet Explorer is one of the most used browsers in existence, competing with the likes of Opera, Apple Safari, Netscape, Mozilla, and more. 

After several years of existence and hanging off in the back seat of the competing web platforms, Microsoft is already bidding farewell to IE, and a forced one for the technology world. 

Internet Explorer and its Legacy

Microsoft held on to Internet Explorer for several years, even after launching its younger, faster, and more adept sibling, the Microsoft Edge. 

Who could forget the memes made around Internet Explorer? Especially those who claim that its process is so bad, decades ago news is only making headlines on this browser. 

Moreover, Microsoft's 2021 release of the current-generation PC operating system, Windows 11, also prevented Internet Explorer from being one of its default applications, focusing on the Edge browser. 

Sadly, Internet Explorer did not reach the age of 30 and is short of one year to achieve this, with its first version released in 1995 via the then Microsoft Windows OS. 

Microsoft killed off Internet Explorer a long time now, especially for Windows 11, but existing Windows 10 users still have access to this browser, without any support from the software company. While others have still accessed it until February, this Valentine's is also a day to remember for the now-extinct web browser. 

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