SOLVED: How to Distribute Internet Explorer 11 (IE11) Using a WSUS Server

Internet Explorer 11 will eventually appear in WSUS after being released directly to it by Microsoft, but until then you can still deploy IE11 using WSUS:

1. Launch WSUS
2. Click UPDATES (not ALL UPDATES but the root UPDATES) in the top left
3. Click IMPORT in the top RIGHT of the Actions Pane
4. When the MICROSOFT UPDATE CATELOG browser window appears type INTERNET EXPLORER 11 in the search field
   1. Note that I always have to close that MICROSOFT UPDATE CATELOG browser window and then click IMPORT in WSUS again after doing the CATELOG ActiveX component install
5. Find INTERNET EXPLORER 11 and the features you care about and click their ADD button:
   1. for me this was ‘IE 11 for 64 Bit Windows 7′, ‘IE 11 December 2013 Cumulative Update’ and ‘IE11 Language Pack – English’
6. Click VIEW BASKET (hidden in small print at the top right of the screen)
7. Click on the IMPORT DIRECTLY INTO WINDOWS SERVER UPDATE SERVICES checkbox and then click the IMPORT button
8. Wait a minute or two for it to complete the import
9. In WSUS, click ALL UPDATES (top left) then REFRESH from the Actions Pane (top right)
10. Sort by APPROVAL or RELEASE DATE or something else you like and scroll to the items in question and approve them
11. Have a nice day

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