Windows Browser Ballot, What really happens.

OK, I have now tested different scenarios. Here are the conclusions:

• If the Windows machine has any other browser than IE installed prior to the first boot after installing the update, ballot is not shown. IE can but must not be the default browser, it seems the ballot assumes the choice is made when user has installed additional browsers
• If the Windows machine has only IE installed prior to the first boot after installing the update, the ballot of 12 browsers is shown:
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
• Even if the user wants to keep IE as the only (default) browser and chooses not to install any additional browser, he / she must 'install' IE by clicking the appropriate button. If user chooses not to install any browser, not even IE, but instead closes the window it causes IE to disappear from Start Menu and Taskbar:
  
  
  
  User must in this case manually re-pin IE to Start Menu and Taskbar, although it disappears once again after next reboot if again no browser is chosen.
• If the user chooses IE, which is of course already installed, he's brought to this page:
  
  
• If user chooses to install any other browser, the download starts automatically
• Ballot appears after every reboot until a browser is chosen and installed. On one of my systems the ballot was not shown after reboot though no browser was chosen, reason is a complete mystery to me. In this case the ballot had to be manually started by clicking its shortcut on Desktop
  
  

Kari

Great you posted the screenshots...i'd forgot to slide the bar to see more choices...yes IE had to be re-pin in the taskbar.

Great report, Kari. Even though it does not affect me; I enjoyed the learning experience.