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In case for Windows 7 users that don't want to automatically be updated to IE10.

 

The Internet Explorer 10 Blocker Toolkit enables users to disable automatic delivery of Internet Explorer 10 as an important class update via Automatic Updates (AU) feature of Windows Update (WU).

 

Overview

To help our customers become more secure and up-to-date, Microsoft will distribute Windows Internet Explorer 10 as an important update through Automatic Updates for Windows 7 SP1 and higher for x64 and x86 and Windows Server 2008 R2 SP1 and higher for x64.

This Blocker Toolkit is made available to those who would like to block automatic delivery of Internet Explorer 10 to machines in environments where Automatic Updates is enabled. The Blocker Toolkit will not expire.



Note:


  • For computers running Windows 7 or Windows Server 2008 R2, the Blocker Toolkit prevents the machine from receiving Internet Explorer 10 via Automatic Updates on the Windows Update and Microsoft Update sites.
  • The Blocker Toolkit will not prevent users from manually installing Internet Explorer 10 from the Microsoft Download Center, or from external media.
  • Organizations do not need to deploy the Blocker Toolkit in environments managed with an update management solution such as Windows Server Update Services or Systems Management Server 2003. Organizations can use those products to fully manage deployment of updates released through Windows Update and Microsoft Update, including Internet Explorer 10, within their environment.
  • Even if you used the Blocker Toolkit to block Internet Explorer 8 or Internet Explorer 9 from being installed as a high-priority or important update, you will still need to use the Internet Explorer 10 version of the Blocker Toolkit to block Internet Explorer 10 from being installed. There are different registry keys used to block or unblock automatic delivery of Internet Explorer 8, Internet Explorer 9 and Internet Explorer 10.

See the "Additional Information" section below for detailed instructions on configuring and deploying the Blocker Toolkit. The same information is also provided in the Help file included in the download.

 

 

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TH

It's nice of Microsoft to allow users to stick with IE9. As a Microsoft MVP, do you prefer IE9 or IE10 yourself?
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It's nice of Microsoft to allow users to stick with IE9. As a Microsoft MVP, do you prefer IE9 or IE10 yourself?
It doesn't matter to me the only time I have used IE10 is on my Win 8 Pro VM's and I use Firefox mostly LOL

 

TH
@ wrote:

@ wrote:

It's nice of Microsoft to allow users to stick with IE9. As a Microsoft MVP, do you prefer IE9 or IE10 yourself?
It doesn't matter to me the only time I have used IE10 is on my Win 8 Pro VM's and I use Firefox mostly LOL

 

TH

I like Firefox but can't use it. On our work website, Firefox will not activate some of the javascript-based selection buttons. What is really strange about that is Firefox version 15.0.1 worked great, but the version before that and the versions since that do not work.

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