Internet Explorer has just been discontinued on most consumer versions of Windows as of June 15, 2022. Users even marked the "death" of Internet Explorer with tombstones noting that it was a good tool for downloading other browsers.
Thought Internet Explorer was completely removed from Windows 11 ? Not yet!
Although Windows 11 does not come with Internet Explorer pre-installed, the browser can still run on Microsoft's latest Windows operating system. The way to run Internet Explorer on Windows 11 was discovered by Twitter user @XenoPanter and widely promoted by The Verge editor Tom Warren.
How to run Internet Explorer on Windows 11
If you want to run Internet Explorer on Windows 11 for some purpose then here are the steps you need to follow:
And here it is, Internet Explorer is back on Windows 11. Once Internet Explorer is open, you can click the website address you want to visit in the search bar.
How to create Internet Explorer shortcut on Windows 11
To quickly open Internet Explorer on Windows 11, you can create a custom shortcut. The steps to create a shortcut are as follows:
Note : You can replace the word quantrimang before -embedding with any phrase you like. This method helps you open Internet Explorer on Windows 11 faster. After opening, you can enter the website address you want to access in the address bar to use it normally.
At the time WebTech360 wrote this article (August 4, 2022), this method of opening Internet Explorer works on all versions of Windows 11, including Insider test versions. WebTech360 has successfully tested this method on Windows 11 Dev Version 22H2 Build 25169.1000. Of course, this method can also be successfully performed on Windows 10.
This is clearly an unintended behavior and is likely a legacy piece of code that Microsoft reused but forgot to tweak in the default browser. Now that it has been made public, the Redmond-based company is likely to fix it soon.
In case Microsoft locks this method, use IE Mode on Microsoft Edge if you need to access websites that are only compatible with Internet Explorer.
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