IE 7 To Be Pushed Out Via WSUS Auto-Update in February -- Redmondmag.com

IE 7 To Be Pushed Out Via WSUS Auto-Update in February

By Becky Nagel
01/24/2008

Cecilia Cole, Windows Server Update Services (WSUS) program manager, announced today on Microsoft's WSUS team blog that the service will force-push out Internet Explorer 7 to organizations with WSUS set to auto-approve updates.

The rollout will come on Feb. 12, the same day Microsoft is scheduled to release that month's Patch Tuesday update.

According to Cole's post, the push will affect "few" users as most do not use the non-default auto-update setting, although no figures were given.

According to Microsoft knowledge base article KB946202, IT admins who use the auto-update setting will have to disable it before Feb. 12 in order to avert the push. The article contains instructions for disabling auto-approve, as well as for avoiding it from being installed when re-enabling the auto-updates after the release.

About the Author

Becky Nagel serves as vice president of AI for 1105 Media specializing in developing media, events and training for companies around AI and generative AI technology. She also regularly writes and reports on AI news, and is the founding editor of PureAI.com. She's the author of "ChatGPT Prompt 101 Guide for Business Users" and other popular AI resources with a real-world business perspective. She regularly speaks, writes and develops content around AI, generative AI and other business tech. Find her on X/Twitter @beckynagel.

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