In October 2020, Microsoft took a new initiative to phase out Internet Explorer (IE11) for its new Chromium-based Microsoft Edge browser. Beginning November 2020, users navigating to sites using Internet Explorer are being redirected to the new Microsoft Edge if it detects incompatibility.

Initially, though the redirection is happening to a list of 1,156 websites, Microsoft is expanding the list to more number of sites. In case you are not happy and would like to disable the redirection, here's how you can prevent sites from being redirected to Microsoft Edge.

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How to prevent sites from being redirected to Microsoft Edge?

Nov 29, 2020 Beginning November 2020, users navigating to sites using Internet Explorer are being redirected to the new Microsoft Edge if it detects incompatibility. Initially, though the redirection is happening to a list of 1,156 websites, Microsoft is expanding the list to more number of sites. Nov 30, 2020 While the RedirectSitesFromInternetExplorerPreventBHOInstall policy appears in the User Config, it looks like it fails because the setup doesn't detect the setting unless it's set in the Computer Config. This isn't documented in the release notes or the ADMX itself, but it's logical since the installer/updater typically runs as system.

Why Is Internet Explorer Opening Edge

  1. Internet Explorer is still widely used, especially in corporate environments. The browser won't receive feature updates anymore but Microsoft will release security updates for it for years to come.
  2. HKEYLOCALMACHINE Software Policies Microsoft Edge AllowTokenBindingForUrls; HKEYLOCALMACHINE Software Policies Microsoft Edge AllowTrackingForUrls.

When I Open Ie Edge Opens

To prevent the sites from being redirected from the Internet Explorer to Microsoft Edge (Chromium), open the latest version of Microsoft Edge and follow the steps as mentioned below:

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总览 许多现代网站的设计都与Internet Explorer不兼容。每当Internet Explorer用户访问不兼容的公共站点时，他们都会收到一条消息，告诉他们该站点与他们的浏览器不兼容，并且他们需要手动切换到其他浏览器。.

Stop Internet Explorer From Opening Edge

  1. Click the three dots (...) present at the top-right corner of the Microsoft Edge browser, and click Settings.
  2. Navigate to 'Default browser'.
  3. Under the Internet Explorer compatibility section, click the following dropdown and select 'Never'.
  4. Restart the browser for the changes to take effect.

Internet Explorer Redirects To Edge

Next time when you launch a website in Internet Explorer, and even if it detects as incompatible, it won't redirect you to Microsoft Edge. In the future when you like the redirection to take place, follow the above steps and deselect 'Never' from the dropdown.





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