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Internet Explorer to be ‘permanently disabled’ on Windows 10 next week

Microsoft will permanently disable the out-of-support Internet Explorer 11 (IE 11) desktop app on Windows 10 with an upcoming Microsoft Edge update.

In an update to a FAQ page about retiring IE 11, Microsoft detailed the upcoming end of the ageing web browser. A Microsoft Ege update coming on February 14th, 2023 will permanently disable IE 11 on most versions of Windows 10. However, it will remain available on some versions of Windows (including Windows 8.1, Windows 7 Extended Security Updates, certain long-term servicing channel (LTSC) versions of Windows 10, and more).

A Windows security update scheduled for June 13th, 2023, will remove IE 11 visual references, such as the Start Menu and taskbar icons, from Windows.

Microsoft highly recommends users set up IE mode in the Edge browser ahead of February 14th to avoid any issues or disruptions.

This is the latest in the long, slow death of Internet Explorer. In May 2021, the company announced plans to kill IE 11 on Windows 10 the following month. Then in June 2021, the company announced Windows 11 and published a list of features that would be removed in the jump from Windows 10 to 11, which included IE 11.

However, nearly a year later, someone found a way to bypass settings and actually launch IE 11 on Windows 11. Despite Microsoft’s best efforts, Internet Explorer lives on.

Source: Microsoft

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Microsoft to stop selling Windows 10 Home, Pro at end of January

Starting January 31st, Microsoft will stop selling Windows 10 downloads.

The move shouldn’t come as much of a surprise — Windows 11 has been around for a while and Microsoft plans to officially stop supporting Windows 10 on October 14th, 2025. The Verge spotted updates to Microsoft’s online store to note that it will stop selling Windows 10 Home and Pro downloads at the end of the month.

However, Microsoft would only confirm its own plans to The Verge, which indicates Windows 10 will still be available from third parties beyond the January 31st deadline. At the very least, it’s not clear what will happen to Windows 10 licences available from the likes of Amazon.

The Windows 10 downloads being removed include licence keys, which are needed to activate and use the download. In it’s place, Microsoft is — naturally — recommending Windows 11.

The Verge notes that Microsoft launched Windows 10 in July 2015 with a focus on running like a service with continuous updates. At one point, the company even pitched it as the “last version of Windows,” although Microsoft eventually changed its tune on that.

Anyway, if you’re not interested in Windows 11 but need a copy of Windows to get you through the next two years, you can grab Windows 10 from the Microsoft store until January 31st.

Source: Microsoft Via: The Verge

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Xbox app on Windows 10 now lets you stream games from consoles or the cloud

The Xbox app on Windows 10 now allows you to stream games from either your home console or via the cloud.

PC game streaming had been in beta for the past several weeks but is now rolling out officially to everyone. However, this is the first time that Microsoft is making Remote Play on PC available for Xbox Series X/S.

In order to stream, you’ll need an Xbox Game Pass Ultimate subscription, which costs $16.99 CAD/month, as well as a compatible controller. You’ll then find a ‘cloud gaming’ option in the Xbox app which will let you stream hundreds of Game Pass titles.

For more on Game Pass, find out what’s coming to the service later this month.

Source: Xbox