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• Microsoft releases multiple fixes for CRM 2011 bugs, including Win10 emergency KB 4016635

  Posted on March 23, 2017 at 06:00 CDT by woody • Comment in the Forums

  Note that none of these patches are going out through Windows Update (at least, not yet). You have to download and install them manually.

  That makes three cumulative updates for Win10 Anniversary Update in the past eight days.

  Details at InfoWorld Woody on Windows.

  Windows Patches/Security Dynamics CRM 2011, Internet Explorer 11, KB 4012204, KB 4012215, KB 4012216, KB 4016446, KB 4016635, KB 4016636, KB 4016637

• Challenge of the day: Make Google your default search provider in IE 11 on Win10

  Posted on June 5, 2016 at 11:54 CDT by woody • Comment in the Forums

  The method’s changed since the last time I looked. Tricky, Microsoft.

  (Protip: To make sure that you really set the default search provider, restart IE and see if Google’s still chosen.)

  Uncategorized Google Search, Internet Explorer 11

• Should I upgrade my Win7 machine to IE 11?

  Posted on December 27, 2015 at 09:53 CST by woody • Comment in the Forums

  Just got a good question from reader AR:

  Season’s Greetings to You & Yours!
  I presently have IE9 installed on my Windows7 Home Premium desktop PC.
  I read in your column that support for IE will end on Jan 12 2016, with a few exceptions.
  Win7 is not one of the exceptions.
  I haven’t used IE in several years; I use Firefox and/or Chrome.
  Being as how “IE is part of Windows OS”, can I safely remove IE from my OS?
  Is it as simple as using the “add/remove program” function?
  Not that simple. I recommend that you upgrade to IE11, but wait a week or two. I’m looking into some oddities.
  Of course, once you’ve upgraded, there’s absolutely no reason to actually USE it. Heavens, no.
  Windows Patches/Security Internet Explorer 11

• Microsoft re-releases EMET 5.2, fixing IE problems under Windows 8.1

  Posted on March 17, 2015 at 12:00 CDT by woody • Comment in the Forums

  IE started crashing minutes after Friday’s release of EMET 5.2.

  Now there’s a new version called… wait for it… EMET 5.2.

  InfoWorld Tech Watch

  Windows Patches/Security EMET 5.2, Internet Explorer 11

• Black Tuesday toll: KB 3003743 breaks RDP, IE11 vs EMET 5, security webcasts dead

  Posted on November 13, 2014 at 05:13 CST by woody • Comment in the Forums

  The, uh, good news just keeps piling on.

  InfoWorld Tech Watch

  Windows Patches/Security EMET 5, Internet Explorer 11, KB 3003743, Microsoft Security webcasts, November 2014 Black Tuesday

• IE11 patches blocked until Windows 7 users install KB 2929437. Win 8.1 users need KB 2919355

  Posted on June 16, 2014 at 13:23 CDT by woody • Comment in the Forums

  Same old patching cut-off we saw with Windows 8.1 Update 1, but in a less dire form.

  InfoWorld Tech Watch.

  Windows Patches/Security Internet Explorer 11, KB 291355, KB 2929437

• Internet Explorer 11 has all sorts of problems with Flash

  Posted on November 25, 2013 at 22:50 CST by woody • Comment in the Forums

  If you’re seeing bizarre Flash behavior with IE 11, you aren’t alone – and the problems exist with Windows 7, Windows 8, and Windows 8.1.

  InfoWorld Tech Watch

  Windows News Flash, IE11, Internet Explorer 11

• Internet Explorer 11 on Windows 7 problems – and Adobe Flash updates

  Posted on November 15, 2013 at 07:08 CST by woody • Comment in the Forums

  This just in from EP:

  Adobe has released new security updates for Flash Player versions 11.7 and 11.9 for Windows in Adobe security bulletin APSB13-26: http://www.adobe.com/support/security/bulletins/apsb13-26.html

  There are some problems with Internet Explorer 11 under both Windows 7 and Windows 8.1.

  First problem – Google and Outlook Web Access don’t seem to work correctly with IE11 on Win8.1 as mentioned at The Register site: http://www.theregister.co.uk/2013/10/21/internet_explorer_11_breaks_google_outlook_web_access/

  Second problem – blurry fonts occurring on IE11 on Win7 SP1 as mentioned in this recent Softpedia.com article: http://news.softpedia.com/news/Internet-Explorer-11-for-Windows-7-Blurry-Font-Issues-398251.shtml

  In short, those using any version of Windows with Adobe Flash Player should install the most recent flash player security updates. And those using Windows 7 should be using either IE9 or IE10 but do not upgrade Internet Explorer to IE11 until the problems with IE11 get resolved.

   Thanks, as always, EP!

  Windows Patches/Security Flash, IE 11, Internet Explorer 11