Computerworld posted a story that Microsoft has postponed the implementation of Java blocking within Internet Explorer and will give customers a little less than a month to deal with the unexpected change.

In an Aug. 10 addendum to a blog published four days earlier, Microsoft notified customers running Windows 7 and Windows 8 that it was pushing back the switch-on date for blocking outdated ActiveX controls.

"Based on customer feedback, we have decided to wait ... before blocking any out-of-date ActiveX controls," the company said. "The feature and related Group Policies will still be available on August 12, but no out-of-date ActiveX controls will be blocked until Tuesday, September 9."

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