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Microsoft has been slowly weaning users off its throwback Internet Explorer browser for a very long time, recently hoopla so far as to use a forced Windows update to install its new Chromium Elbow browser on your Windows PC. However next month, Microsoft's planning to gravity your computer to automatically launch some 1,156 websites in Edge, too -- if you try to launch an "incompatible" site in IE.

That's the report from ZDNet, which conjointly recorded a video spunky how it works:

There's smack-dab a few big-name sites on the automatically-launch-in-Edge list, including Facebook, Instagram, Twitter, YouTube, a number of Google products, Microsoft Teams, as well-built as a rather few banks as well-built as over-and-above big brands.

According to a Microsoft FAQ, the fecundation will roll out in Microsoft Elbow adaptation 87, which is. set to arrive the wingding of November 19th, as well-built as that Elbow will automatically try to nomadize your browsing data from IE unless you uncheck a box (see the image below).

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Given that older versions of Internet Explorer listen been the bemoaning of web developers for a actual unfurled time, as well-built as given that even good estimates suggest Internet Explorer counts for no more than 5 percent of today's web traffic, this isn't a decidedly frustrating move. I personally haven't touched IE in years, as well-built as I'm happy to imprison it might become less of a security risk.

But I conjointly understand that some people still use the browser, as well-built as those people might be conscience-stricken when their computer suddenly launches Elbow instead. This column is for them.

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