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Microsoft details Group Policy to control disablement of Internet ... (Neowin)

Microsoft has outlined a Group Policy that IT admins can leverage to better plan and dictate when Internet Explorer will be disabled at their organization ...

This is because most organizations enter a holiday freeze period in the last weeks of the year and it would be problematic if an unplanned disablement of IE takes place during this time period. For more information, see [Create and manage Central Store](https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/troubleshoot/windows-client/group-policy/create-and-manage-central-store) It basically mimics the upcoming Windows Update that will disable IE entirely, but the benefit is that rather than waiting for that unspecified date to arrive, organizations can schedule and plan their IE disablement timelines themselves. [Internet Explorer (IE) was retired a few months ago](https://www.neowin.net/news/end-of-an-era-internet-explorer-11-has-retired-here-is-what-you-need-to-know/), complete with a [gravestone to commemorate its death](https://www.neowin.net/news/internet-explorer-gravestone-in-south-korea-goes-viral/). This step will update the ADMX files on your machine directly (specifically inetres.adml and inetres.admx). The Group Policy is simply referred to as "Disable IE Policy" in Microsoft's documentation.

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Microsoft Says Companies Can Disable Internet Explorer Right Now (Softpedia News)

Microsoft has already retired Internet Explorer, but users are being redirected to Microsoft Edge in stages. The company, however, says that organizations ...

Since many organizations have end of year IT freezes and holiday time off, we recommend applying the Disable IE Policy by November 1, 2022 to avoid surprises and business disruption in case IE dependent websites were missed.” “For organizations that do not want to wait for the gradual redirection, or prefer to transition all of their users off of IE11 at once with Group Policy, the Disable IE Policy is our strongly recommended option to control the timing and rollout of the IE retirement process for their users. “Instead of waiting for the Windows Update to happen at a future date, we strongly encourage those organizations that have set up IE mode and that feel ready to transition off IE to use the Disable IE Policy to control when and how IE is disabled,” the company says.

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Microsoft Introduces New Group Policy to Control IE Retirement (Petri.com)

Microsoft has introduced a new Group Policy that should make it easier to control the Internet Explorer (IE) retirement process in enterprise environments.

Microsoft has released the new Disable IE Policy for organizations that want to transition all IE11 users simultaneously. Have you completed the transition from IE to Microsoft Edge or another supported browser? However, IT admins should roll out the group policy in a staggered manner before making it available for all end users. Microsoft has introduced a new Group Policy that should make it easier to control the Internet Explorer (IE) retirement process in enterprise environments. Interestingly, Microsoft plans to phase out IE usage in two stages. The company decided to gradually move users away from IE instead of dropping support altogether.

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Microsoft Suggests Ending IE 11 Before It Gets Disabled ... (Redmondmag.com)

Organizations waiting for Microsoft to "permanently disable" the Internet Explorer 11 browser should just end it beforehand, if possible.

Instead of waiting for the Windows Update to happen at a future date, we strongly encourage those organizations that have set up IE mode and that feel ready to transition off IE to use the Disable IE Policy to control when and how IE is disabled. A Microsoft spokesperson responding to that complaint had suggested back then that "for the purpose of playing videos in PowerPoint, Internet Explorer 11 is required to be on your computer," adding that there was "no replacement for now." It's IE Mode support that IT pros need to track if they have a need to maintain the older IE browser technologies. Microsoft's Wednesday announcement was largely an exhortation toward organizations that they don't have to wait for Windows Update to remove the IE 11 browser. This gradual approach is conceived as making things easier for organizations that are stuck on IE 11 technologies. IE 11 is unsupported as of June 15, 2022 for Windows 10 semiannual channel releases, for instance.

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