It's a good idea to move away from IE, but it's fairly easy to get around the block. When the Edge prompt comes up, roll over the Edge icon on the taskbar and u

It's a good idea to move away from IE, but it's fairly easy to get around the block. When the Edge prompt comes up, roll over the Edge icon on the taskbar and use the X to close the prompt. Then, click on the IE icon to unminimize the IE window. Other options include, but are not limited to: * disabling the IE add-on that triggers the prompt (IEToEdgeBHO): you can disable it via group policy [0] or registry [1] and IE will function as normal, or * running Internet Explorer without add-ons: iexplore.exe -extoff, or * opening Internet Options, go to Programs tab, click "Manage add-ons", then clicking "Learn more about toolbars and extensions" I've also seen other ways of launching IE using VBA or other legacy features. Some of these methods also work on Windows 11. [0]: https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/internet-explorer/ie11-deploy-guide/enable-and-disable-add-ons-using-administrative-templates-and-group-policy#using-the-clsid-and-administrative-templates-to-manage-group-policy-objects https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/internet-explorer/ie11-dep..., CLSID: {1FD49718-1D00-4B19-AF5F-070AF6D5D54C} [1]: https://www.ghacks.net/2020/10/23/internet-explorer-users-will-be-redirected-to-microsoft-edge-if-incompatible-sites-are-opened/#comment-4476174 https://www.ghacks.net/2020/10/23/internet-explorer-users-wi... (the key type is String)