To do so, it utilizes the Trident MSHTML engine from Internet Explorer, with only sites that you configure using the outdated methods.

Most critically, it also contains a so-called IE Mode, which, if you still have Internet Explorer installed, lets you run a webpage as if you were using IE. Microsoft Edge is now built on Google’s Chromium web engine, which delivers webpages faster, supports more modern languages and web standards, and includes many features that Internet Explorer doesn’t. Though Microsoft Edge and Internet Explorer were both created by Microsoft, there are some major differences between the two, and thanks to the recent release of Chromium Edge, they’re bigger than ever. Thankfully, Microsoft has already thought of this and lets you use Internet Explorer in Edge. With Microsoft moving away from Internet Explorer in many of its Office 365 applications, many businesses will be moving away from it, but there’s some concern that legacy applications won’t be compatible.

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