Wednesday, 14 August 2019

How to Open Old Web Pages in Internet Explorer on Windows 10

Internet Explorer shortcut on a Windows 10 desktop.

It’s 2019, but some businesses and government agencies still have old websites that don’t function correctly in new web browsers. Windows 10 still includes Internet Explorer 11 and Microsoft has committed to supporting with security updates.

We recommend avoiding Internet Explorer when possible. It’s old and outdated. It doesn’t include modern web features and is likely easier to attack than modern web browsers. Only use it when necessary—which, for most people, shouldn’t be much.

Even Microsoft recommends avoiding IE and encourages you to use Microsoft Edge instead. Microsoft’s Chris Jackson has called Internet Explorer a “compatibility solution“—not a modern web browser you should use.

How to Open a Web Page in IE From Edge

If you use Microsoft Edge, you can quickly open web pages in Internet Explorer when necessary.

To do so, click menu > More Tools > Open with Internet Explorer. Edge will launch IE and open the current web page.

Opening a web page in Internet Explorer from Microsoft Edge.

How to Launch Internet Explorer on Windows 10

You don’t have to use Edge to launch IE. You can launch Internet Explorer and use it normally. You’ll find Internet Explorer in your Start menu.

To launch Internet Explorer on Windows 10, click the Start button, search for “Internet Explorer,” and press Enter or click the “Internet Explorer” shortcut.

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