Microsoft ends support for Internet Explorer < v11

**mashman** · 14th January 2016, 07:36

Just in case you know someone who still uses IE.

**mashman** · 14th January 2016, 07:51

Windows 8 as well... unless patched with 8.1

**TheDemonLord** · 14th January 2016, 08:15

Yay - thats sure to make the working day fun....

**awa355** · 14th January 2016, 10:24

How the hell would I find out which version I have?.

**Gremlin** · 14th January 2016, 11:01

Originally Posted by awa355

How the hell would I find out which version I have?.

Top right when you open, there is a cog, go to that then About Internet Explorer. Otherwise, if you have a toolbar along the top left, choose Help > About Internet Explorer.

Meh. Just because support ends doesn't mean it stops working, but then I'm trying to stop people using it anyway. Download Firefox or Chrome (yes, more techy peeps can use others).

Hell, we're still buying copies of Win7. Support ended last year

**Tazz** · 14th January 2016, 11:06

That seems soonish? They supported XP for eons.

**TheDemonLord** · 14th January 2016, 12:08

Originally Posted by awa355

How the hell would I find out which version I have?.

Go to Google - type in 'Download Firefox' or 'Download Chrome'

Never use IE ever again.

**Gremlin** · 14th January 2016, 12:12

Originally Posted by Tazz

That seems soonish? They supported XP for eons.

You have two levels of "support" from Microsoft: http://windows.microsoft.com/en-nz/windows/lifecycle

I say "support" because I've only ever called about activation issues (some including brand new products) and they haven't even fixed them all. One call included telling me I had to order manufacturer discs for a 6 year old PC... hahahah

MS is pushing Win10 hard, including pestering Win7 users - which is sorta on my to-do list to figure out how to kill all the reminders, but MS is cunning and release new updates doing the same thing...

**TheDemonLord** · 14th January 2016, 14:31

Originally Posted by Gremlin

You have two levels of "support" from Microsoft: http://windows.microsoft.com/en-nz/windows/lifecycle

I say "support" because I've only ever called about activation issues (some including brand new products) and they haven't even fixed them all. One call included telling me I had to order manufacturer discs for a 6 year old PC... hahahah

MS is pushing Win10 hard, including pestering Win7 users - which is sorta on my to-do list to figure out how to kill all the reminders, but MS is cunning and release new updates doing the same thing...

GWX Control Panel is what you are after Gremlin

**Gremlin** · 14th January 2016, 15:22

Originally Posted by TheDemonLord

GWX Control Panel is what you are after Gremlin

You little beauty. Perfick, bit of testing on my own machines, then away we go

**Akzle** · 14th January 2016, 17:51

Originally Posted by Gremlin

MS is pushing Win10 hard, including pestering Win7 users - which is sorta on my to-do list to figure out how to kill all the reminders, but MS is cunning and release new updates doing the same thing...

apt-get install a.better.OS

**Gremlin** · 14th January 2016, 18:18

Originally Posted by Akzle

apt-get install a.better.OS

oh sure, name another that works with Active Directory and uh... Microsoft applications and other Windows based software.

Hah, you're not in the corporate world of IT. I am.

**eldog** · 14th January 2016, 18:42

Originally Posted by Gremlin

You have two levels of "support" from Microsoft:

I say "support" because I've only ever called about activation issues

MS is pushing Win10 hard, including pestering Win7 users - which is sorta on my to-do list to figure out how to kill all the reminders, but MS is cunning and release new updates doing the same thing...

I still support an XP machine, it still runs fine chugging along no worries....
I would be still mucking about in Vista 64 if it wasn't for 1 program I use (they force you to upgrade)
I hope to never go through the nightmare that was Vista to 8.1 - MS not telling ya that you need to get product keys (for mostly MS products as they turn them off/hide them) then ask for the product keys (WTF????)

MS is getting really hard to even trying to get the auto update to install 10
I have installed this on 2 machines. From 7 and 1 that was supposed to be 10 (but supplier gave 8.1 saying that 10 was installed-buggers). Both took a while and required a few reboots etc but on the whole painless.

Just wish they hadn't altered the outlook format and colour scheme it's hard on my eyes.

On the 'web help' pages would be nice if I could just select a section of text/instructions and only print that part not the whole MS web page.

Myself just waiting for program supplier to confirm that W10 is certified for use then I will downgrade to 10 as I have only now really getting the hang of 8.1 after 12 months

**eldog** · 14th January 2016, 18:44

Originally Posted by TheDemonLord

GWX Control Panel is what you are after Gremlin

It's that tricky little bugger that is trying to get you to 'misclick' and install 10
hasnt been too aggressive over Xmas...... Because it's been turned off hahahahahaha