Unsupported Internet Explorer detection refinement

Summary

Further refinement of this plugin will align detection of unsupported Internet Explorer installations with updated vendor guidance.

Change

Before this update, in accordance with vendor advisory KB5022834 from February 2023, if the registry key HKLM\SOFTWARE\Policies\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\Main\NotifyDisableIEOptions was not present or configured, the Unsupported Internet Explorer detection plugin would report as an unsupported installation of the product on versions of Windows prior to 11, and on Windows Server. Windows 11 machines could still report this plugin if paranoia was enabled in the scan configuration.

After this update, to align detection logic with Microsoft’s Internet Explorer Lifecycle FAQ, the check for this registry key has been removed, as it has been determined that it will only impact whether a user is notified that Internet Explorer is disabled.

As a result, the plugin will no longer report on Windows 11 devices, or on Windows 10 and Windows Server devices that have a cumulative update superseding the original update that disabled Internet Explorer.

Impact

Fewer reports of unsupported installations of Internet Explorer will show in scan results with the registry check no longer triggering them.

Plugins

22024 - Microsoft Internet Explorer Unsupported Version Detection

Target Release Date

August 1, 2024