Microsoft just wants you sit and relax, while it rolls out the new process of updating its browser automatically. According to Microsoft's
Windows Team Blog: "Today we are sharing our plan to automatically upgrade Windows customers to the latest version of Internet Explorer available for their PC."
The company said that the step has been taken to ensure that all the IE users are using the latest and safest version of the browser. According to Ryan Gavin, senior director of Internet Explorer with Microsoft, "90 percent of infections that were attributable to a security vendor had a patch out for more than a year.”
The new service will debut in January for IE users in Brazil and Australia. However, for this service, you’ll need to turn your automatic updating feature on. The service will then be launched in a staggered manner internationally.
Microsoft has also offered opt-out service, in case you want to have complete control over your browser. This facility is especially useful for corporate clients, where such automatic updating may lead to disruption of corporate network. The blog states: "One of the things we're committed to as we move to auto updates is striking the right balance for consumers and enterprises – getting consumers the most up-to-date version of their browser while allowing enterprises to update their browsers on their schedule.”
The move is likely to help Microsoft in transitioning its users to the latest version of the browser. According to a recent report a large number of users are still using IE versions as old as IE6, which is particularly unstable version – much hated by web developers and users alike.