Premium OWA with Windows 8. Internet Explorer 1. IMPORTANT This article was published before the release of Exchange 2. SP3 Update Rollup 3 Exchange 2. SP3 Update Rollup 1. These update rollups fix the problem discussed here for Exchange 2. This problem concerns all Exchange versions from 2. This weekend I tested various Exchange servers to see exactly what the problem status is. My test results tell me that a fix is available for Exchange 2. Exchange 2. 00. 7 and 2. UserAgent Strings MS IE Full. We keep only the most current and major releases in the main page. This is the complete list of all MS Internet Explorer strings. How To Install Internet Explorer 11 Without Sp1' title='How To Install Internet Explorer 11 Without Sp1' />I need to to install Net Framework 3. SP1 on Server 2012 and I know of the method which requires the installation media. Installing. NET framework 3. Exchange 2. 00. 3 was not tested. Internet Explorer 1. IE version shipping with Windows 8. So far Windows 8. RTM availability was limited to Microsoft partners and the developer community. However we are now only a few days away from public availability. In addition, IE1. Windows Update. Here is what Microsoft says in this regard To help our customers become more secure and up to date, Microsoft will distribute Windows Internet Explorer 1. Automatic Updates for Windows 7 SP1 and higher for x. Windows Server 2. R2 SP1 and higher for x. All Exchange administrators should thus follow the deployment of IE1. Although OWA Light is a decent interface, users working with OWA Premium wont be happy with the switch. Apart for being more feature rich, OWA Premium also provides access to 3rd party OWA extensions. So if your organization depends on add ons such as OWA Recall, users wont find this functionality integrated into OWA Light. Test Results. Here are all the Exchange versions I tested together with the OWA interface. Exchange Version and Platform. OWA Interface. Exchange 2. SP3 Update Rollup 1. Hp Deskjet 3745 Driver For Windows Xp. Windows 2. 00. 3Light. Exchange 2. 01. 0 SP3 Update Rollup 2, SBS2. Light. Exchange 2. SP3 Update Rollup 2, Windows 2. Light. Exchange 2. SP2 Update Rollup 7, Windows 2. R2. Light. Exchange 2. Cumulative Update 1, Windows 2. Light. Exchange 2. Cumulative Update 2, Windows 2. Premium. Exchange 2. R2 Cumulative Update 2, Windows 2. R2. Premium. I only got OWA Premium in case of Exchange 2. CU2. Exchange 2. 01. CU1 and earlier Exchange versions all returned OWA Light. This is what the Exchange 2. It is immediately clear that OWA Light is being served. Exchange 2. 00. 7 also returns a similar login page showing the OWA Light checkbox. In Exchange 2. 01. OWA interface is being served. Robert Plant 1985. Pc Games Direct Blog. Blocking Internet Explorer 1. One possible solution is that of blocking the installation of Internet Explorer 1. Microsoft is providing a toolkit for blocking Automatic Updates from installing IE1. Toolkit to Disable Automatic Delivery of Internet Explorer 1. Of course organizations that manage updates through Windows Server Update Services WSUS or System Center can block this update without using this tool. Workaround. For those who cannot live without Windows 8. IE1. 1 a workaround is also available. We basically have to configure Internet Explorer to load OWA in Compatibility View mode. At Internet Explorer configure this under Tools Compatibility View Settings. Selecting the Display intranet sites in Compatibility View checkbox solves the problem for internal OWA access. As for external access, we have to add the domain used to publish OWA to the outside world. Enter this at the Add this website field and click Add. Final Tips. Overall I am quite positive about Windows 8. Windows 8 users will certainly be looking forward to this upgrade. Windows 8. 1 is also filling some blanks that could encourage the upgrade of more Windows XP and Windows 7 desktops. So it would really be a pity if Internet Explorer 1. On the other hand, anyone used to OWA Premium will not enjoy switching to OWA Light. If running Exchange 2. CU2 if not already done. As for Exchange 2. In my opinion Windows 8. Microsoft to allow such a problem to block its adoption. So it might not take long until a fix is available.