[access-uk] Re: In Major Shift, Microsoft Will Auto-Update Internet Explorer Users
- From: Tristram Llewellyn <tristram.llewellyn@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- To: "'access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx'" <access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Thu, 15 Dec 2011 16:44:55 +0000
It is not at all unusual that after a certain period of time that Microsoft and
other browser vendors more aggressively auto-update the user's browsers. It is
worth noting that those on Windows XP will not update to IE9.0 so for those
there is no immediate worry. Windows VISTA and 7.0 users should watch this one
with special care where Access Technology is concerned as it may n ot support
IE9.0.
Regards.
Tristram Llewellyn
Technical Support
Sight and Sound Technology
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Subject: [access-uk] In Major Shift, Microsoft Will Auto-Update Internet
Explorer Users
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In Major Shift, Microsoft Will Auto-Update Internet Explorer Users
Microsoft announced this morning that it will begin auto-updating Internet
Explorer
users' PCs to the latest versions of the browser, a situation that will vary
somewhat
according to which Windows version they're using. This is similar to how
Google's
Chrome browser works, though Microsoft is of course also providing
corporations and
end users with workarounds should they wish to remain on their current IE
version.
"In an evolution to our update model for Internet Explorer, we will be
instituting
auto updates for IE users across Windows XP, Vista, and 7 using Windows
Update,"
Internet Explorer senior director Ryan Gavin told me earlier this week.
"We'll start
this process in January in Australia and Brazil and then gradually scale up
and roll
it out worldwide."
Microsoft says that this change is good for all of its core browser
audiences, including
consumers, developers, and the enterprise. It's good for consumers because
it lets
them stay up to date and secure automatically; all they need to do is enable
Automatic
Updates and the browser will be updated as needed, with no prompts. It's
good for
developers, because it lets them focus on the latest web technologies like
HTML 5
without worrying whether most users are accessing the web with a modern
browser.
And it's good for the enterprise because they can continue to use tools like
Windows
Server Update Services (WSUS) and the IE Automatic Update Blocker toolkits
to ensure
that they can override this functionality and update on their own schedules.
The experience will vary a bit depending on which version of Windows users
are running.
Those with Windows XP and Internet Explorer 6 will be updated to IE 8, Gavin
told
me, because that's the most recent IE version supported on XP. But users
with Windows
Vista or Windows 7 will be updated to IE 9. Looking ahead, Microsoft will
rollout
Internet Explorer 10 along the same lines as previous IE versions, first via
several
months of manual user downloads only, followed by the addition of IE 10 to
Windows
Update. At that point, it would be downloaded automatically to all supported
Windows
versions.
Today, IE 8 and 9 are offered through Windows Update as an Important update,
Gavin
noted, but the install process requires user interaction and, often, a PC
reboot.
So many users skip the install or forget about it. With this coming change,
IE installs
will now be automatic and will occur with no user interaction. This ensures
that
they are always up to date, as is the case with security updates and other
fixes.
"IE is how millions of Windows customers connect to the Web, so keeping that
part
of Windows updated at all times is critical to keeping them safe online,"
a Microsoft blog post
reads. "With Automatic Updates enabled through Windows Update, customers can
receive
IE 9 and future versions of Internet Explorer seamlessly without any 'update
fatigue'
issues."
Customers who have declined previous installs of IE 8 or 9 through Windows
Update
will not be automatically updated, Microsoft added. And consumers who wish
to block
any IE automatic updates can do so via an IE Blocker Toolkit. Versions are
available
today for IE 8 and 9, and Gavin told me one would be made available for IE
10 in
the future as well.
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