Internet Explorer 10 Automatic Update Blocker Toolkit Available for Download

Microsoft has made available for download the Internet Explorer 10 Automatic Update Blocker Toolkit. This Blocker Toolkit enables users to disable automatic delivery of Internet Explorer 10 (IE10) as an important class update via Automatic Updates (AU) feature of Windows Update (WU).

The IE10 Automatic Update Blocker Toolkit can be used to prevent IE10 from being automatically installed on user's Windows 7 machines when it is available via Automatic Update. This Toolkit has no expiration date and is configured either by running the registry file on the client machine or by deploying Group Policy in domain joined environments. The toolkit also provides an unblock procedure that allows IE10 to be installed through Automatic Update.

When IE10 Release Preview is installed on Windows 7, the IE10 Automatic Update Blocker Toolkit does not block automatic deployment of IE10. This ensures that users running IE10 Release Preview continue to receive the latest security fixes. Additionally, the toolkit does not prevent users from manually installing IE10 from the Microsoft Download Center.

Download Internet Explorer 10 Automatic Update Blocker Toolkit
The following file is available for download from the Microsoft Download Center:
Internet Explorer 10 Automatic Update Blocker Toolkit

System requirements

• Supported operating systems: Windows 7 Service Pack 1, Windows Server 2008 R2 SP1

Note:

• For computers running Windows 7 or Windows Server 2008 R2, the Blocker Toolkit prevents the machine from receiving IE10 via Automatic Updates on the Windows Update and Microsoft Update sites.
• The Blocker Toolkit will not prevent users from manually installing IE10 from the Microsoft Download Center, or from external media.
• Organizations do not need to deploy the Blocker Toolkit in environments managed with an update management solution such as Windows Server Update Services or Systems Management Server 2003. Organizations can use those products to fully manage deployment of updates released through Windows Update and Microsoft Update, including IE10, within their environment.
• Even if you used the Blocker Toolkit to block IE8 or IE9 from being installed as a high-priority or important update, you will still need to use the IE10 version of the Blocker Toolkit to block IE10 from being installed. There are different registry keys used to block or unblock automatic delivery of IE8, IE9 and IE10.

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