Out of the mouths of babes...
[KB2670838 hasn't been revised since its release on 11 Feburary 2013.]
KB 2670838 - The EVIL UPDATE
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Anonymous
Microsoft:
Why don't you fix the errors caused by KB 2670838 instead of having my computer re-install it as part of IE 10 without giving me any warning that it was going to do that?
This update has two effects on my system*; 1. For whatever reason, it turns the lower taskbar turquoise, 2. Explorer 9 or 10 and Chrome 25 get a 60 delay in information typed into them with internet speeds reminiscent of dial-up, while Firefox 19 ceases to function at all; The internet becomes essentially non-usable.
I wasted an entire day on this two weeks ago including an hour on the phone with one of your technicians when it was first installed. He had no idea what the problem was and I eventually gave up and uninstalled it. My problems ceased immediately upon its removal.
I had to go to an internet forum to learn that many people had these problems and how to set my updates to not automatically be installed. That proved to be no help as when installing IE10 this EVIL UPDATE (KB 2670838) just re-appeared again with no notice in your description that this might happen. Now I guess I will never install an update again since you provide no clues as to what it could do.
* My system info:
HP Envy, Windows 7 Home Premium, two screens attached using an HP usb notebook port replicator. Buy the way, this HP port replicator is a piece of garbage that has to be rebooted (the replicator - not the PC) as it freezes once or twice a day. But I thinks that's on HP - not you.
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Anonymous
2014-02-05T23:48:49+00:00 -
Anonymous
2014-02-06T15:37:48+00:00 Fact: this update IS pushed via Automatic Updates. That's why I let : 'Check for updates but...' option. Fact: I have IE 11 and this update is installed and not removed. Fact: just uninstall this update after moving to IE 11. IE 10 is a bit of ****! Regards.
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Anonymous
2014-02-06T17:19:57+00:00 this update IS pushed via Automatic Updates. That's why I let : 'Check for updates but...' option. Fact: I have IE 11 and this update is installed and not removed. Fact: just uninstall this update after moving to IE 11.
I never said that KB2670838 isn't pushed via AU.
These days, KB2670838 (as well as a few other Prerequisite updates) is "drive-by" installed in the background when you install IE11 (or IE10).
If KB2670838 is listed in Installed Updates on your computer and you uninstall it (or any other Prerequisite update), IE11 should be removed, too. [Ditto for IE10.]
IE11 Prerequisites include KB2729094, KB2731771, KB2533623, KB2670838, KB2786081 & KB2834140.
IE10 Prerequisites include KB2731771, KB2533623, KB2670838, KB2786081 & KB2834140.
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Anonymous
2014-02-06T17:25:55+00:00 So how are users supposed to use IE10 or 11 if Microsoft denies to fix this buggy update? I do not understand why Microsoft does not react. Okay, they probably want to sell Win8 instead, but we still expect Win7 to be properly supported :(
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Anonymous
2014-02-06T17:47:22+00:00 Seeing as how (tens of? hundreds of?) millions of Win7 users have successfully installed IE10 & IE11, is the update buggy or are the computers which cannot install IE10 and/or IE11 buggy?