Suggested Sites accuracy is improved for some secure sites when you use Internet Explorer 11 for Windows 7

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Symptoms

Users of Suggested Sites cannot receive accurate recommendations when you use sites that enable SSL in Internet Explorer 11 for Windows 7.

This hotfix enables usage history from a small subset of sites that enable SSL, to be shared securely with Microsoft, in addition to the history from other sites that is already available. This history is only shared if the user has opted-in to Suggested Sites.

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Cause

This issue occurs because the Suggested Sites online service does not have accurate usage data for sites that use SSL. The necessary browser history is not shared with Microsoft.

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Resolution

Update information

To resolve this issue, install the most recent cumulative security update for Internet Explorer. To do this, go to Microsoft Update.

For technical information about the most recent cumulative security update for Internet Explorer, go to the following Microsoft website:

http://www.microsoft.com/technet/security/current.aspx

Note This update was first included in security update 2909921.

For more information, click the following article number to view the article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:

2909921 MS14-010: Cumulative security update for Internet Explorer: February 11, 2014

After you apply the latest Internet Explorer Cumulative security update package, enable the Internet Explorer "Suggested Sites" feature.

NoteIf the "Suggested Sites" feature is disabled, the SSL logging will also be disabled.

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