Microsoft plans to automatically update everyone to latest IE
published on December 16, 2011
by Tony Hill
by Tony Hill
That way, all the users will have the most up-to-date and safest browsing experience, with the latest protection against malicious software, since the biggest threat today is socially engineered malware, which typically targets outdated Web browsers.
From official Windows blog
Today we are sharing our plan to automatically upgrade Windows customers to the latest version of Internet Explorer available for their PC. This is an important step in helping to move the Web forward. We will start in January for customers in Australia and Brazil who have turned on automatic updating via Windows Update. Similar to our release of IE9 earlier this year, we will take a measured approach, scaling up over time.
As always, when upgrading from one version of Internet Explorer to the next through Windows Update, the users home page, search provider, and default browser remains unchanged.
We want to make updating to the best protection possible as fast and simple as we can for Windows customers. 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. With automatic updates enabled through Windows Update, customers can receive IE9 and future versions of Internet Explorer seamlessly without any "update fatigue" issues.
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