Windows 7 Update Lets IE9 Install Without Restarting the PC

Internet Explorer 9 installations cannot complete unless the computer is restarted during the deployment process.

Microsoft indicates that this behavior is not generalized, but I had to restart all the machines I own and manage on which I installed IE9, and I highly doubt it that I was the only one.

On sever occasions I asked myself how can the latest versions of Firefox, Chrome, and Opera install without requiring an update, while Internet Explorer needs to reboot the machine.

But according to the Redmond company this issue can be corrected with just a simple update. Well, as long as users are running Windows 7, at least.

Windows 7 customers can download KB 2467023, with the refresh also being offered to those with Windows Server 2008 R2.

“In some scenarios, after you install Internet Explorer 9, or a later version of Internet Explorer update from Windows Update or Microsoft Update, you may be prompted to restart your computer. This update reduces the number of scenarios in which a restart is required,” the software giant notes.

Microsoft reveals that this particular update: “addresses issues that occur when system binaries are unloaded and loaded in Windows 7 and in Windows Server 2008 R2.”

The company provided no additional explanations related to what exactly KB 2467023 does, beyond reducing the possibility that the IE9 install process will force users to reboot their PCs.

The refresh has been available for some time now, but since the vast majority of Windows 7 users still have to make the jump to IE9, I think it might come in handy.

Microsoft is currently building Internet Explorer 10, the default browser of Windows 8, but which will also support Windows 7.

Let’s hope that the IE team can manage to somehow make IE10 install without requiring a restart or various updates to have already been deployed.

Update for Windows Server 2008 R2 x64 Edition (KB2467023) 

Update for Windows 7 (KB2467023)

Update for Windows 7 for x64-based Systems (KB2467023) 

Internet Explorer 10 (IE10) Platform Preview 2 (PP2) Build 10.0.1008.16421 is available for download here.

Windows Internet Explorer 9 RTW for Windows 7 and Windows 7 SP1 is available for download here.

Windows Internet Explorer 9 RTW for Windows Vista SP2 and Windows Server 2008 SP2 is available for download here.

Windows Internet Explorer 9 RTW for Windows Vista SP2 64-bit edition and Windows Server 2008 SP2 64-bit edition is available for download here.

Windows Internet Explorer 9 RTW for Windows 7 64-bit edition, Windows 7 SP1 64-bit edition, Windows Server 2008 R2 64-bit edition and Windows Server 2008 R2 SP1 64-bit edition is available for download here.