Microsoft to start pushing IE 8 to existing IE users

Microsoft already has pushed via Auto Update the final version of Internet Explorer 8 to customers who had installed the beta version of its latest browser. Starting next week, the company plans to begin delivering IE 8 via Automatic Update to users with older versions of IE installed.

“IE8 will not automatically install on machines. Users must opt-in to install IE8. Users will see a Welcome screen that offers choices: Ask later, install now, or don’t install.”

Microsoft notified users back in January that it would start pushing IE 8 to them via Auto Update.

Administrators also can make sure to block IE 8 from installing if they don’t want it via the IE 8 Blocker Toolkit.