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    Millions of Internet Explorer users must update, or lose patches


    Posted: 05 Dec 2015
    Millions of Internet Explorer users have just five weeks to upgrade to a newer browser before security patches dry up.

    Microsoft blasted a reminder to users earlier this week that after January 12 there will be no more patches to protect against drive-by downloads and other browser vulnerabilities.
    As many as 124 million users are running Internet Explorer 10 and earlier, and must update to a newer browser, according to the US Digital Analytics program.

    Most of the users are still running Internet Explorer 9, the statistics show, indicating a good portion of users still running Windows 7.
    Millions of Internet Explorer users must update, or lose patches | ZDNet
    Borg 386's Avatar Posted By: Borg 386
    05 Dec 2015



  1. Posts : 20,583
    Win-7-Pro64bit 7-H-Prem-64bit
       #1

    Or use another browser is the key words and well worth it too :)
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  2. Posts : 101
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       #2

    Frankly...this strikes me as being just another vector of 'strong-arm tactic' by M$ to further push people into using their Win 10 OS. I use FF and haven't bothered with IE for quite some time now, even though I have IE11 on this machine.
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  3. mjf
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       #3

    I haven't used Internet Explorer as my main browser for some years. But I thought IE was still required for some OS download capability ??? So if you kick it in the bin are there any consequences?
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  4. Posts : 9,600
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       #4

    IE11 will continue to be supported for a while. If MSpy discontinues support for it before 1/14/2020, I'm getting a lawyer.
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       #5

    I've never really tested turning off ie of any version to see if the update system is effected or not
    Seems it might be :)
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       #6

    mjf said:
    I haven't used Internet Explorer as my main browser for some years. But I thought IE was still required for some OS download capability ??? So if you kick it in the bin are there any consequences?
    I disabled IE via a registry hack rather than via "turn off windows features" but windows updates might require IE to be enabled for some updates to download and install correctly (I think) but I stand to be corrected on that.

    I eventually decided that it's best to leave IE enabled even if I don't make much use if it. I do sometimes download a standalone installer for a windows update from Microsoft Update Catalog and that only works with IE.
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  7. Posts : 20,583
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       #7

    Just found out something brilliant about ie11,
    It blocks an M$ site to include other M$ software updates like Office in my case 2007 from being offered lol

    You just can't make this stuff up and it was an issue in 2013 and still is I just had to uninstall ie11 to get my office 2007 updates

    https://social.technet.microsoft.com...w7itproinstall
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    ThrashZone said:
    Just found out something brilliant about ie11,
    It blocks an M$ site to include other M$ software updates like Office in my case 2007 from being offered lol

    You just can't make this stuff up and it was an issue in 2013 and still is I just had to uninstall ie11 to get my office 2007 updates

    https://social.technet.microsoft.com...w7itproinstall
    Thank God I have Office 2010. I get those updates every month.
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  9. Posts : 20,583
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       #9

    Yea I usually would too but I just installed on a new copy of 7 pro and did not choose to use windows updates after the install Oops,

    Well usually that would not be a big deal but with ie11 installed had me wondering what the heck is going on that the link takes me to a page to use the start button search to check for updates instead of the agreement page and to use my existing update settings :)
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