All you have to do is decline the update and hide it, and there you go.

Pastor Gil

-----Original Message-----
From: Brice Mijares [mailto:[email protected]] 
Sent: Thursday, December 15, 2011 9:19 AM
To: Russ Kiehne
Cc: gw-info
Subject: Re: Microsoft WillAuto-Update Internet Explorer Users.

            The important part of this text is,
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.
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Russ Kiehne" <[email protected]>
To: <[email protected]>
Sent: Thursday, December 15, 2011 8:39 AM
Subject: FYI: Microsoft WillAuto-Update Internet Explorer Users.


>I saw this on another list?  Does anyone know anything about it?
>
> We believe this is important enough that you need to be made aware of it.
> This is all we currently know about this.
>
> 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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