Microsoft is officially pulling the plug on Internet Explorer in June 2022.

Internet Explorer, The Love-To-Hate-It Web Browser, Will Die Next Year

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2021-05-22 21:00:07

Microsoft is officially pulling the plug on Internet Explorer in June 2022. Alexander Hassenstein/Getty Images hide caption

At 25 years old, the much-reviled web browser that once dominated the Internet couldn't shake its reputation as the slow, buggy net-surfing option.

Microsoft has been stepping away from the product since at least 2015, when it introduced its successor, Microsoft Edge (previously known as Project Spartan). By mid-June of next year, the Internet Explorer desktop app will finally be put to rest.

The company says Microsoft Edge is faster, more secure and compatible with early-internet websites — qualities its predecessor was maligned for lacking.

Microsoft 365, the company's subscription-based app bundle, will say its farewell to the browser this August. The video-conferencing platform, Microsoft Teams, already buried Internet Explorer last November.