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How to launch Oracle Forms 12 using MS Edge?

Hello,
Our users are currently using Internet Explorer for launching Oracle Forms(or Menu) in their computers. We would like to switch it to MS Edge. Unable to find any particular documentation related to switching/changing configuration from IE to MS Edge.
Any suggestions would be appreciated.
We are also in-process of upgrading Oracle Middleware from 12.2.1.3.0 to 12.2.1.4.0 as well. Going forward we would like to use MS Edge as the primary browser to open Oracle Forms.
Thank you !
Best Answer
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Although the Java Plugin is planned to continue being delivered through the life of Java 8, using the Plugin has technically be desupported. If you want to use Edge, you can do so if you enable "IE-Mode". But that will use the Java Plugin, which as I mentioned is no longer supported. This means that if you hit a bug that is only reproducible with the Plugin, it is possible the Java team may not fix it. Ideally you would move to Forms 12.2.1.4 and use Forms Standalone Launcher (FSAL) or Java Web Start.
If you want to use Edge with IE-Mode refer to the Microsoft documentation for information on how to set it up.
https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/deployedge/edge-ie-mode-policies
This one is a bit out of date, but the concept is valid.
Michael Ferrante
Senior Principal Product Manager
Oracle
Twitter: @OracleFormsPM
Answers
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The Internet Explorer is the last browser that still runs Java applets, you can't switch to Edge or any other browser.
Also Java applets and Java Webstart are now deprecated.
You should instead launch your Forms modules using the Forms Standalone Launcher (FSAL):
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Our users in organization would be switching to Windows 11, in which IE is disabled and only possibility of using/redirected to MS Edge.
So, FSAL is the only solution when we move to Windows 11 ?
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Yes, FSAL is the way to go.
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Although the Java Plugin is planned to continue being delivered through the life of Java 8, using the Plugin has technically be desupported. If you want to use Edge, you can do so if you enable "IE-Mode". But that will use the Java Plugin, which as I mentioned is no longer supported. This means that if you hit a bug that is only reproducible with the Plugin, it is possible the Java team may not fix it. Ideally you would move to Forms 12.2.1.4 and use Forms Standalone Launcher (FSAL) or Java Web Start.
If you want to use Edge with IE-Mode refer to the Microsoft documentation for information on how to set it up.
https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/deployedge/edge-ie-mode-policies
This one is a bit out of date, but the concept is valid.
Michael Ferrante
Senior Principal Product Manager
Oracle
Twitter: @OracleFormsPM
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Thanks for the link