What just happened? Microsoft has overhauled the Internet Explorer mode in its Edge browser following reports that attackers were exploiting the feature to compromise Windows devices. The company ...

Technically, it hasn’t been a standalone browser for years. Yet, the classic Internet Explorer is now emerging as a significant security vulnerability for Windows computers. Microsoft has already ...

Microsoft is pulling the plug on its Internet Explorer web browser for beginning June 15, 2022. "We are announcing that the future of Internet Explorer on Windows 10 is in Microsoft Edge," Microsoft ...

Microsoft has updated the Internet Explorer (IE) mode in its Edge browser after receiving credible reports in August 2025 that unknown attackers were using the tool to gain unauthorized access to ...

Don't miss out on our latest stories. Add PCMag as a preferred source on Google. Microsoft officially retired and disabled Internet Explorer in 2022, but hackers are still targeting the outdated ...

Microsoft has tightened access to Internet Explorer (IE) mode in its Microsoft Edge browser after discovering that hackers were exploiting a critical zero-day vulnerability to take control of users’ ...

Following active attacks, Microsoft has drastically restricted Internet Explorer mode in Edge. Attackers even used zero-days for system takeovers. The Internet Explorer is not dead yet. At least not ...

An advanced way to disable Protected Mode in Internet Explorer is through the Windows Registry. Open Registry Editor. One method is to pull up the Run dialog box (press Win + R) and enter regedit. Use ...

Microsoft’s Edge browser now includes Copilot Mode for enhanced productivity and personalized AI assistance. This new ...

Threat actors have worked around the security enhancements in Microsoft's Edge web browser, by simply using social engineering to tell users to enter the legacy Internet Explorer mode to launch ...

There are a growing number of AI browsers available, so I tested four: Perplexity Comet, Opera Neon, ChatGPT Atlas, and Dai.