JDK-7166247 : Deployment Toolkit should recognize IE Metro for Windows 8 and provide appropriate default response
  • Type: Enhancement
  • Component: deploy
  • Sub-Component: deployment_toolkit
  • Affected Version: 6u31
  • Priority: P2
  • Status: Resolved
  • Resolution: Fixed
  • OS: windows
  • CPU: x86
  • Submitted: 2012-05-03
  • Updated: 2016-10-18
  • Resolved: 2016-04-21
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7u111Fixed 8u101Fixed 9 b117Fixed
Description
Windows 8 Consumer preview includes the Metro UI which is shown by default.  The IE browser runs in Metro mode which means that plugins are disabled.  When a user encounters Java content on a page, they may be asked to install Java even though they have already done so.  Or, the Java content will simply not respond.  DT should recognize IE Metro mode and provide an appropriate default response.
Comments
No plans to address for 6u, please contact me if there is an issue/concern.
02-05-2016
The 7u18 release is being removed from the system. The bug should be closed or targeted to a different release value.
01-05-2013
I expect we are going to have major problems supporting Win8 with our current implementation of DT. If a page with DT is opened in IE10 from the Start Screen (i.e. formerly "Metro"), the user may be automatically directed to java.com (and possibly end up on the Manual page) to download Java. Ideally, we could detect this situation and redirect the user to the "Desktop", but there isn't an easy way to figure out if you are in IE10 Metro vs. IE10 Desktop. The User Agent string won't clue you in. There is a meta tag that we could use that will pop up an IE10 message that directs users to the desktop. We might want to incorporate this in DT. There are also some other useful strategies outlined on this Microsoft page titled Get ready for plug-in free browsing - msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/ie/hh968248(v=vs.85).aspx
26-10-2012
SUGGESTED FIX Show a message to the effect "Switch to the Desktop in order to view Java content on this page."
03-05-2012