Temporary Internet files and history are lost in Internet Explorer 10 after you upgrade from Windows 7 or Windows Server 2008 R2 to Windows 8 or Windows Server 2012

To resolve this issue, follow these steps on the computer after you upgrade to Windows 8 or Windows Server 2012:

1. Sign in to the computer by using an administrator user.
2. Apply the update that is described in this article.
3. Install the most recent cumulative security update for Internet Explorer. To do this, go to the following Microsoft website: http://update.microsoft.com
   
   Note This update was first included in the following security update:
   2829530 MS13-037: Cumulative Security Update for Internet Explorer: May 14, 2013

In this situation, all temporary Internet files and histories of other users on this computer persist correctly after the upgrade.

Note The temporary Internet files and histories of the administrator user who you used to apply these updates will be lost.

Update information

How to obtain this update

Windows Update

This update is available from Windows Update.

Microsoft Download Center

The following files are available for download from the Microsoft Download Center:
For more information about how to download Microsoft support files, click the following article number to view the article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:

119591 How to obtain Microsoft support files from online services

Microsoft scanned this file for viruses. Microsoft used the most current virus-detection software that was available on the date that the file was posted. The file is stored on security-enhanced servers that help prevent any unauthorized changes to the file.

Prerequisites

To apply this update, you must be running Windows 8, or Windows Server 2012.

Registry information

To apply this update, you do not have to make any changes to the registry.

Restart requirement

You do not have to restart the computer after you apply this update.

Update replacement information

This update does not replace a previously released update.