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Website checks for latest Java version - Problem on Terminal server

Hello,

We have multiple terminal servers. Users often work on a bank website through Internet Explorer. If you start this webiste (https://e-kompas.dfm.nl/e-Kompas) it automaticly checks if the latest Java version is installed. If not you can't use the webpage.

Users do not have administrator right to install this. So I have to do it for them. Problem is that every user (30) has to log out of Internet Explorer before I can do the Java installation and even then sometimes I need to restart the server for Java to work after installation.

I want 1 of 2 options:

1. The website or java to stop checking if the system has the latest version. So I can check once a month if there is a new version and install it off working hours. Already figured out that Java version 6 doesn't do the check, but its to old and isn't relyable.

2. A good java auto updater (you can't do this with Java itself). I found a java auto update tool (http://sourceforge.net/projects/autojavaupdater) if I run the .exe file manually it always work but when I schedule it with Windows taskschedular it work 50% of the cases. When I doesn't work it removes the old version but it won't install the new version. I cannot rely on this.

Thanks in advance,

Jim
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Disable the Java update for IE.
But as @bbao has commented. It's not a good practice....
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Thanks for the info but it's not what im looking for.

I want Java to update automaticly (night time). When I use AD to deploy I still have to perform manual actions from my part (download setup file from java etc). Also I am to late because users use this bank website every day and when it doesn't work they will be calling me right away. So I'm always late and servers must be rebooted during daytime.

I know it's not a good practice to disable the update. Thats why we want to update it manually off hours once a month.
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