If you thought this news would not affect many people, think again. A new study has shed light on the huge number of Windows users who will be affected by this huge change. A Lansweeper survey found that nearly 47 percent of Windows 10 PCs still have Internet Explorer 11 installed and will need to change and upgrade to Microsoft’s latest Edge browser before the expiration date is fast approaching. The Lansweeper study used a huge sample size, with more than nine million Windows devices from 33,000 organizations being analyzed. Commenting on the findings, Roel Decneut, head of strategy at Lansweeper, said: “From our point of view, it is not surprising that only one-fifth of Windows 10 devices are in the latest version or that Internet Explorer EOL will affect so much. “There can be many reasons for organizations to delay upgrades, such as being more conservative, having more pressing issues to deal with, or simply not having visibility in the version of operating systems they run. Organizations will need an overview of each device that when finished Internet Explorer 11 support. Without this data, they will remain vulnerable. “ After June 15, IE11 will automatically redirect users to the Edge. The Chromium-enabled browser has an Internet Explorer feature that makes it easy to navigate. This feature will be available on Edge by 2029. The study also highlighted other areas of concern for Windows users. The survey found that more than three-quarters (79 percent) of the Windows 10 machines analyzed run outdated versions of the operating system, which opens them up to unrepaired vulnerabilities. He also found that almost half (45 percent) of the Windows 10 computers analyzed had the ability to download the Windows 11 upgrade. This shortage of hardware requirements led only 1.44 percent of users to upgrade to the latest version of Windows. If you’re one of those Windows users who still rely on IE11 for all their browser needs, you can prepare for the big change right now. One important thing you may want to do today is import all the data you have in Internet Explorer into the Edge. Microsoft explained how to do this in a recent blog post that reminded IE users of the upcoming Edge exchange date. In it, the Redmond-based tech giant said: “We recommend that users enter their data from IE into Microsoft Edge before your organization’s internal IE withdrawal date. To easily enter their data, users can copy and paste the edge: // settings / importData into the Microsoft Edge address bar, then select “Microsoft Internet Explorer” from the options in the “Import from” section. These steps are also included in the e-mail series. end-user adoption resources from the IE Retirement Service. “ Internet Explorer is one of the most iconic and long-running pieces of Microsoft software and will be the end of an era once the app closes. In the early days of the World Wide Web, Internet Explorer was one of the most recognizable browsers. After the browser war between Internet Explorer and Netscape Navigator in the 1990s, Microsoft software became the most popular browser in the world. It had an astonishing 95 percent market share at one point and was the undisputed king until Google Chrome appeared. Microsoft Edge Browser is a direct response to Chrome’s current market monopoly. Edge is based on the same Chromium technology as Google Browser.
