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How to Completely Uninstall Internet Explorer

January 8, 2024 by admin Category: How To

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This is an article on how to prevent your computer from using Internet Explorer. Windows 10 computers allow you to remove Internet Explorer as an optional feature; Besides, you can disable Internet Explorer from the Contrp Panel on all Windows 10, 7 and 8 computers. Note, you cannot remove Internet Explorer from your computer like with other programs.

Table of Contents

  • Steps
    • Using Windows 10 Settings
    • Using the Control Panel
  • Advice
  • Warning

Steps

Using Windows 10 Settings

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Open Start Windows Start

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by clicking the Windows icon in the lower left corner of the screen.

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Open Settings Windows Settings

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(Settings) by clicking the gear icon in the lower left corner of the Start window.

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Click Apps in the Settings window.
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Click the Apps & features heading. It’s the tab in the upper-left corner of the window. This opens a list of programs that are installed on the computer.
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Click Manage optional features . This is the link just below the “Apps & features” heading near the top of the window. When you click this option, you will see a list of optional features that have been installed, including Internet Explorer.
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Click Internet Explorer 11 . This option is usually displayed near the top of the page, but you may have to scroll down if your computer has many optional features (such as languages) installed.
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Click Uninstall under the “Internet Explorer 11” heading. Thus, Internet Explorer will begin to be removed from the computer.
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Wait for Internet Explorer 11 to disappear. This process only takes a few seconds; when you see the “Internet Explorer 11” header disappear from this page, you can continue with something else.
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Restart the computer. Click Start

Windows Start

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, select Power

Windows Power

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(Source) and click Restart in the menu that appears. When the computer finishes restarting, Internet Explorer is also gone.

Using the Control Panel

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Open Start Windows Start

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by clicking the Windows icon in the lower left corner of the screen.

  • On Windows 7, you would click
    Windows 7 Start

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    .

  • On Windows 8, you place the mouse pointer in the upper right corner of the screen, and then click the magnifying glass icon that is showing.
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Open the Control Panel. Type contrp panel , and then click the Contrp Panel icon at the top of the Start window.
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Click the Programs heading near the bottom of the Contrp Panel window.

  • If the “View by” heading in the top-right corner of the window has “Large icons” or “Small icons” on the right, you’ll click Programs and Features ( Programs and features).
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Click Turn Windows features on or off . This option appears below the “Programs and Features” heading at the top or upper left corner of the page. After you click the selection, the screen will show a new window.
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Find and uncheck the “Internet Explorer 11” box. You’ll see this option near the top of the window. Clicking the checked box to the left of the “Internet Explorer 11” heading will clear that selection.
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Click Yes when asked. This is confirmation that you want to remove Internet Explorer from your computer.
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Click OK at the bottom of the window to tell the computer to disable Internet Explorer.

  • This process may take a few minutes to complete.
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    Click Restart now when asked. This is the option in the lower left corner of the window. When the restart is complete, Internet Explorer 11 will no longer be on the computer.
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    Advice

    • Although you cannot completely remove Internet Explorer from your computer, disabling it will prevent it from opening HTML or PDF documents.
    • Internet Explorer has been replaced with Microsoft Edge as the default browser on Windows 10 computers. As a result, Internet Explorer rarely opens automatically.

    Warning

    • You cannot disable Internet Explorer without an administrator account logged in.
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    This is an article on how to prevent your computer from using Internet Explorer. Windows 10 computers allow you to remove Internet Explorer as an optional feature; Besides, you can disable Internet Explorer from the Contrp Panel on all Windows 10, 7 and 8 computers. Note, you cannot remove Internet Explorer from your computer like with other programs.

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