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Title
Install Internet Explorer 11 using scripts -
Description
Deploy IE11 without internet access, and only one reboot is required.
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Cause
Beginning January 12, 2016, older versions of IE browser (8~10) will not be supported anymore. A growing number of enterprises and individual customers start migrating to Internet Explorer 11. Upgrading to IE11 is an easy job for individual customers, however it could be challenging to IT administrators in large enterprise as they need to ensure the success of hundreds and thousands PCs. -
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- First things first, before attempting to install IE11 via scripting, please make sure prerequisite updates are already installed on clients.
Create a smart label containing all the prerequisite updates as shown in the example below, then run those updates including the created label through a patch schedule.
you can also download all IE11 prerequisites from Microsoft´s web site and manually install them. - Then download Internet Explorer 11 (Offline Installer)
- Log in to the K1000 adminui: http://(K1000_hostname)/admin. Or, if Organization Fast Switching is enabled, select an organization in the drop-down list in the top-right corner of the page then go to Scripting> Scripts> Choose Actions> New (or select the script to edit) and configure a kscript as needed.
- Under "Dependencies" upload IE11 installer:
x86: IE11-Windows6.1-x86-en-us.exe
x64: IE11-Windows6.1-x64-en-us.exe - Then create a task as the following example:
- First things first, before attempting to install IE11 via scripting, please make sure prerequisite updates are already installed on clients.
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Additional Information
In order to get further information about the available parameter to proceed installing internet explorer, visit the following link: https://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/dn454904.aspx