1. Microsoft Edge Replaces Internet Explorer 8
2. Microsoft Edge Replaces Internet Explorer

The Internet has been abuzz since Microsoft’s announcement that the company will phase out Internet Explorer (IE). Though IE has been the target of many Internet memes and other jokes, the end of Internet Explorer has some very real implications.

1. Though the Edge browser itself has been around since 2015 and Microsoft has been warning of phasing out Internet Explorer (IE) for years, this update officially confirmed to users that Edge was now.
2. With the launch of Windows 10 comes Edge, Microsoft's new built-in browser that's meant to replace Internet Explorer. Though IE will still come with Windows, the older browser is being relegated.
3. Jul 12, 2020 If Edge has become the default browser. Start Settings Apps Default apps make Internet Explorer the default Web browser. If your Internet Explorer shortcut has vanished. Do a Cortana search for Internet Explorer.
4. Aug 23, 2020 Microsoft Edge will replace Explorer and will have more features than Explorer since it will rely on Chromium software which was created by Google for their Chrome browser.

Q: I used to use Internet Explorer as my browser and have Yahoo! as my homepage and had all my favorites listed on the right side of the screen. But a few days ago my computer updated itself and installed Microsoft Edge over Internet Explorer and now my home page is the Microsoft website and my Favorites are gone. How can I get those back?

— Joan G., Fort Pierce

A: In May and June of 2020, Microsoft released a large Windows 10 update for all users, which aimed to fix various security concerns and added a number of productivity options to the operating system.

While several enhancements were installed in the update, one of its more noticeable features was the prominent appearance of the Microsoft Edge browser.

Though the Edge browser itself has been around since 2015 and Microsoft has been warning of phasing out Internet Explorer (IE) for years, this update officially confirmed to users that Edge was now Windows' preferred browser – going so far as to showcase the new Windows features in an Edge-base slideshow after the post-update restart and also by installing an icon for it on the Taskbar without getting user approval first.

Having said this, please know that IE is still there – the icon you were used to clicking on may have been replaced by the Edge icon but the program is still there. Simply locate it's executable by searching for it in Cortana to use it again and then create a shortcut for it on the Desktop using the steps found at this URL if you intend to keep using it: https://support.microsoft.com/en-us/help/945402/the-internet-explorer-icon-is-missing-from-your-desktop

But don't rule out Edge just yet.

Edge looks and works similarly to later versions of IE and it's significantly more secure than IE, especially when it comes to protection against phishing.

And realistically, it will provide you everything you liked about IE beforehand provided you spend a few minutes customizing it now.

For example, to return your list of favorites to the main view, do the following:

Launch Edge, then click on the three dots in the upper-right corner of the browser window. In the menu that pops up, click on Settings and scroll down through the menu offerings until you see a line reading 'Import or Export.' Click on that and then command the browser to import your Favorites and other information over from Internet Explorer. That's it. Once completed, your Favorites should appear for you when you click on the Favorites button in Edge (the star icon with the three lines coming out of it in the top bar).

The same goes for re-setting your homepage.

To change your homepage back to what it was pre-update (as the update may have made it the Microsoft website instead of your regular IE homepage by default), just follow these steps:

Launch Edge, select Settings (the three dots in the upper right corner) and then click on 'Settings' in the menu that appears. Then click on 'Appearance' in the new tab that appears, and under the 'Show home button' section, type in the URL of the home page you want to have (in this case it would be Yahoo.com) and hit 'Save.' Close the tab and reload the browser and the change should take effect.

For additional steps like these, as well as information on how to integrate various other customizations into Edge if desired, please visit this URL: https://www.windowscentral.com/how-customize-your-favorites-list-edge-windows-10

One note: To ensure your Yahoo! homepage remains personalized, be sure to be logged into your Yahoo account after accessing it.

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This article originally appeared on Treasure Coast Newspapers: Computer help: Recent update replaced Internet Explorer with Microsoft Edge; what can I do to get IE back?

Microsoft's new browser will be called 'Microsoft Edge.'

At its Build developers conference in San Francisco, Microsoft(MSFT) said Wednesday the browser will replace Internet Explorer when Windows 10 debuts later this year. It was previously known as 'Project Spartan.'

Edge will use an 'e' icon similar to the one Internet Explorer has used since 1996. Microsoft operating systems chief Joe Belfiore noted that the 'e' icon 'now has a completely different and better meaning than it has for a while.'

Unlike Internet Explorer, Edge will support modern browser functions, such as extensions. Microsoft showed off Edge extensions for the first time Wednesday, so it's definitely starting way behind rival browsers Chrome and Firefox.

But Belfiore claimed that it would be extremely easy to build apps and extensions -- an app on Chrome could easily work on Edge with 'virtually no work' and just a few tweaks.

Windows for everyone, running everything. Microsoft also made several other Windows 10 announcements on Wednesday, including its grand ambitions for its new operating system.

Microsoft is seriously committed to getting Windows into the hands of everyone. It had already announced that Windows 10 will be a free upgrade to anyone using Windows 7 or 8. By 2018, Microsoft said its goal is to have 1 billion people using Windows 10.

Microsoft Edge Replaces Internet Explorer 8

That would make it by far the most used version of any operating system in existence. Right now, 500 million people are using Android KitKat -- currently the OS version with the highest user base in the world.

To get more people using Windows, Microsoft opened the door wide to developers to bring their apps to the operating system. Soon, you'll be able to run Google(GOOGL) and Apple(AAPL) apps on your Windows Phone or PC.

Well, kinda. Windows 10 is going to run an Android subsystem that allows app makers to bring Android apps to Windows with a few tiny tweaks. Similarly, Windows will support the same code iPhone uses for its apps, putting iOS apps in the Windows Store with little extra effort. That's how King(KING) brought Candy Crush to Windows, Microsoft said.

The Windows Store will also support 'Win32' apps, letting companies like Adobe post their apps in the store, instead of requiring customers to navigate to a sea of websites to download them. Adobe, for example, will be able to put Photoshop in the Windows Store when Windows 10 debuts.

'Windows 10 represents a new generation of Windows built on an era of more personal computing, where the mobility of the experience is what matters -- not the mobility of the device,' said Satya Nadella, Microsoft's CEO, at the event. 'We want people to go from meeting Windows to choosing Windows to loving Windows.'

Microsoft Edge Replaces Internet Explorer