The tech giant said that this will affect all consumer versions of Internet Explorer. The browser will still get support on its Long-Term Servicing Channels (LTSC). The company has put a full list of what retirement covers.\
Though the Internet Explorer lost its relevance over the years, the browser is an important part of the history of the internet. The story of it spans the first big antitrust battle between Big Tech and regulators when Microsoft went in front of the US Department of Justice in the late 1990s. The outcome of that case is why many browsers today are free.