Stop Internet Explorer Redirects to Microsoft Edge

Windows 10 ships with two built-in browsers. One is the good old Internet Explorer that’s scheduled to go out of support in June 2022. The other one is the Edge browser, a newer-generation Chromium-based web browser. Obviously, Edge is Microsoft’s favorite browser.

 Unfortunately, there are times when Internet Explorer may struggle to display content from websites that use cutting-edge web technologies. Because of this, the browser first determines whether it can render the website's content or not. A list of all the websites that are incompatible with IE is also kept up to date by Microsoft. 

When IE cannot render a website, Microsoft Edge will be the default browser that you are switched to. In other words, when you open IE, Edge will automatically open and ask you to switch to it.

However, a lot of users don't really like that. They are therefore searching for strategies to stop IE from sending them to Edge.

 How Do I Stop Internet Explorer from Redirecting to Edge?

Open Microsoft Edge, then navigate to Settings. Locate Let Internet Explorer open sites in Microsoft Edge under Default browser. Change this setting to Never.

Due to its support for the most recent web standards, Edge is a superior option to IE. The redirection window also asks you to transfer your browsing history and preferences from IE to Edge in order to make the transition faster. Your Favorites folders, passwords, browsing history, and settings are all importable.

 The fact that Microsoft forbids users from choosing which browser to use is what enrages users the most. Instead, the business is merely shoving Edge down its throat.

Users of Windows 10 have made it abundantly clear that they should have the option to decide whether they want IE to open Edge or not. Many users even went so far as to completely uninstall Edge because the Redmond behemoth won't do it. It would appear that Microsoft overlooked that when implementing the automatic redirections.

Internet Explorer will automatically reroute you to Edge if it is unable to render the websites you are visiting. The good news is that automatic redirections can be avoided by changing your settings. What position do you take on this issue? Do you support Microsoft's approach or do you believe it has overstepped its bounds? Post your ideas in the