[ARCHIVED] IE Browser

[tjthomas3]

I have always been able to use Internet Explorer to access Canvas. It now says that it is not a supported browser. Can IT switch it back to enable Internet Explorer to be one of the browsers as so many people still use this.

[Robbie_Grant]

 @tjthomas3 ,

 Welcome to the Canvas Community!!!

Internet Explorer is no longer supported by Microsoft.  There are too many security issues with it and it cannot make use of the new HTML5 standards.  Development for any Internet Explorer was pulled by Microsoft in October 2016, and transferred to the Edge project. 

Please see  @scottdennis ‌' reply here too https://community.canvaslms.com/message/160318-re-ie11-no-longer-supported?commentID=160318#comment-... 

Robbie

[Stef_retired]

Hello,  @tjthomas3  Welcome to the Canvas Community! Internet Explorer 11 is a very old and no-longer-widely-used browser (please refer to W3Counter: Global Web Stats), and Microsoft itself is in the process of phasing out support for IE. We have to periodically have to update Canvas so that it can take advantage of the capabilities of more modern web technology in use by a majority of users and to guard against performance and critically to address security vulnerabilities with older browsers and technology. Here is a recent discussion around this topic:

Canvas and Internet Explorer 

[tjthomas3]

Ok. Thank you.

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