Windows Server Browser

[Michael]

Hi all,

 

With Internet Explorer entering the history books, what are your plans for Windows Server?

[free780]

MS are not dropping support for IE on LTSC versions of server. However the only reason you'd need it is some legacy app.

[Jcx500]

Try not use Browsers on servers now, if we do either chrome or MSedge.

[Michael]

MS are not dropping support for IE on LTSC versions of server. However the only reason you'd need it is some legacy app.

 

That's a good point actually - maybe I should have included Remove IE and install nothing else (browser-less)?

[jthompson]

Where a browser is required, we tend to install Chrome. In any case, we also have duff proxy settings applied for server admins via GPO, just to avoid accidental browsing.

[KK20]

2022 has edge installed so that is good enough for the non-core servers. Edited May 23, 2022 by KK20

[Michael]

In the end I decided to remove IE on every server, regardless what role(s) it was running and only installed Google Chrome on servers that require it.

 

Examples in my case are Papercut MF and ePortal - useful to be able to test on the VM itself, but should also lower the surface area of attack longer term.

[paulkerton]

Avoid running browsers on servers at all tbh.

[slugshead]

Shouldn't be using web browsers at all on servers. There's a reason it's all set to restricted and every domain untrusted as default.....