Edge opens PDF files when you click a link to the document. Learn how to force Edge to save the file or open it with your choice app.

Internet Explorer also supported the once-popular ActiveX plug-ins, which enabled it to open types of files not normally supported by browsers. Many old sites relied on ActiveX in order to function.

In case you're one of the people who's been trying to open a PDF via Internet Explorer 11 to no avail, fear not: Microsoft heard you and has addressed the problem with its KB5004760 update.

With Internet Explorer no longer supported by Microsoft, here's how to jump ship to Microsoft Edge.