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Basic functionality like windows update was implemented using websites and activex components. You couldn't run that with any other browser.
by josefx 6y ago
Basic functionality like windows update was implemented using websites and activex components. You couldn't run that with any other browser.
- anoncake 6y agoActually you could, as long as that browser used the Trident engine. Microsoft could have easily shipped a dedicated update application that's just a simple "browser" locked to the windows update website.