anuseems Posted June 16, 2014 Share Posted June 16, 2014 (edited) Microsoft has quietly stopped serving security updates to Internet Explorer 11 on consumer and small business Windows 7 PCs unless the customer has successfully applied a browser update from AprilFrom Computerworld:The requirement and associated patch stoppage were similar to those Microsoft mandated for Windows 8.1 when it told customers they had to migrate to Windows 8.1 Update by June 10 or lose their patch privileges. The Windows 7 requirement, however, affected only IE11, Microsoft's newest browser, not the operating system.Users who have not installed the IE security update issued on April 8 -- identified by Microsoft as MS14-018 -- on Windows 7, and who rely on Windows Update to download and install fixes, did not receive the June 10 IE update. Nor will IE11 receive any future updates, security or otherwise, until that MS14-018 has been installed. Windows Update will not display the appropriate IE11 patches.http://www.computerworld.com/s/article/9249125/Microsoft_strips_some_Windows_7_users_of_IE11_patch_privileges Edited June 16, 2014 by anuseems Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
manju Posted June 16, 2014 Share Posted June 16, 2014 seems kind of fair.. IE had a flaw needing to be fixed before getting the other fixes patched :p Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
banned Posted June 19, 2014 Share Posted June 19, 2014 Microsoft is still patching IE6 for crying out loud, despite the fact that they lied to everyone about ending XP support. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MidnightDistortions Posted June 19, 2014 Share Posted June 19, 2014 Yet no one will know other than those who read tech articles. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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