Microsoft has reminded Windows users it will permanently disable IE on Windows 10 desktops via an update to Edge on February 14, 2023 -- the next Patch Tuesday.

A new preview version of Internet Explorer 10 for Windows 7 will be available tomorrow, according to LiveSide, a site that follows Windows Live.

Internet Explorer 11 was never Windows 10's primary browser—that would be the old, pre-Chromium version of Microsoft Edge. But IE did continue to ship with Windows 10 for compatibility reasons ...