On Tuesday, January 12th 2016, Microsoft Internet Explorer versions 8, 9, and 10 will reach their End of Life (EOL). Microsoft will be issuing a security patch on Tuesday that will notify users of these deprecated versions of Internet Explorer to upgrade to version 11 or to the Microsoft Edge browser.

End of Life means that these versions of the popular web browser will no longer receive security updates or any other kind of patches, leaving those running them open to new vulnerabilities in the future. It also means that web designers and web applications will no longer support these outdated versions of the Internet Explorer web browser, resulting in end-users finding limited functionality on an increasing number of websites.

For Windows 7, 8, and 8.1 users it is recommended to upgrade immediately to Microsoft Internet Explorer 11 (if you haven’t already) or to upgrade to Windows 10 to use the Microsoft Edge browser.