about being forced to install the new Microsoft Edge, I'm not sure about that. but if you have installed New Microsoft Edge on the official website first, you will not be offered to install Microsoft Edge via Windows Update. that's what I know.
about the end of Internet Explorer 11 support I already knew a few weeks earlier. via the news portal. and starting from Microsoft Edge Version 85 there is a new option, namely "Internet Explorer Compatibility" at URL: edge: // DefaultBrowser as shown below.
Interesting about the Internet Explorer Compatibility. I've had EDGE installed on my machine forever. I assume it came with the initial windows 10 installation. I don't know why I get so upset about the EDGE thing as Internet Explorer has always been on the machine and there is no way to remove that either. It's the constant nagging from MS about using EDGE now that bothers me. They should know it's already on my machine and not keep bugging me about it. i.e. at the top of this page: THE NEW BROWSER "RECOMMENDED" BY MICROSOFT IS HERE.
[No thanks] or [Switch Now] - have to click no thanks to make the "nag banner" disappear. - (my quotes on Recommended.) As I said in a previous post, it's not recommended, it's a forced install of that browser.
RE: your next post about drivers etc. Consider yourself lucky you are not dealing with driver issues as many of us are, were or will be :D
I have no clue what the Kaomoji keyboard shortcut bug is. Don't think it will affect me at all. You also are MUCH more knowledgeable about computers than I am and, therefore, may be able to fix things a lot quicker than me or know ways to prevent them from happening in the first place. Always appreciate your replies.