Discover the hidden ways to access Internet Explorer on Windows 11, despite Microsoft's retirement of the browser.

Microsoft finally removed Internet Explorer completely out of Windows 11, and although there is an IE mode in the firm's Edge browser, that and other third party add-ons don't always work.

Microsoft removed a lot of things from Windows 11, and Internet Explorer is one of them. However, if you want to use Internet Explorer in Windows 11, there is only one method left.

Microsoft retired Internet Explorer on June 15, 2022, but you can still access the browser on Windows if you know a little trick.

The venerable Internet Explorer 11 browser for desktops is mostly getting automatically disabled and replaced with the Microsoft Edge browser through a Feb. 14 Microsoft Edge update.

For now, Internet Explorer 11 -- the last and final version of the legacy browser -- has been spared and will get technical security updates today, Microsoft said.

To help businesses migrate from Internet Explorer to Edge, Microsoft is offering Edge Setup guides. Choose the right one for your needs.

Google Search is no longer officially supporting Internet Explorer 11, marking the beginning of the end for Microsoft's now-ancient browser.

Microsoft ended support for Internet Explorer on Wednesday, putting its aging web browser out to pasture after nearly 27 years.