Windows 10, the latest version of Windows operating system, ships with two web browsers: Internet Explorer and Microsoft Edge. While all are familiar with Internet Explorer and its shortcomings, the new Edge browser is not just the successor to Internet Explorer but it’s has been developed from scratch and it’s pretty good in terms of user interface, speed and features.
Step 1: Type Control Panel in the Start menu or taskbar search box and press Enter key to launch. Step 2: Once Control Panel is launched, click Uninstall a program to open Programs and Features. Step 3: On the left-pane, you will see a link called Turn Windows features on or off. Step 4: Here.
Since Microsoft Edge browser doesn’t include all the features available in other browsers like Google Chrome, and because some old websites are compatible only with Internet Explorer, Microsoft has not dropped Internet Explorer from Windows 10. Microsoft might remove Internet Explorer from future Windows 10 builds though.
- Steps to Uninstall Internet Explorer 11 Completely in Windows 10. The first thing you need to do is open Turn Windows features on or off and for that use the search feature. In search box just type Turn Windows Features On or Off and once you see this option in the search bar, click to open it.
- To uninstall IE11 / Internet Explorer follow these steps. Open Control Panel. Or open My PC, click on Computer then Uninstall or change a program. Open windows features setting. In the left sidebar, click on the Turn window features on. Exclude Internet Explorer 11.
That said, most of the websites work great on Edge browser and you don’t need to open Internet Explorer most of the times. If you are not using Internet Explorer on Windows 10, you might want to get rid of it.
Turning off or removing Internet Explorer 11 from Windows 10 is relatively easy thanks to Windows Features. Using it, one can enable or disable several Windows 10 features including Internet Explorer.
Users who find that having Internet Explorer is not so useful in Windows 10 can remove or disable it by following giving below directions.
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NOTE: Please note that this method will not completely remove Internet Explorer from Windows 10. The feature can be enabled again in future if and when required. To completely remove Internet Explorer, use a Windows installation customization tool such as NTLite.
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Step 1: Type Control Panel in the Start menu or taskbar search box and press Enter key to launch the same. You can find all the ways out there to open Control Panel in Windows 10 by referring to our 5 ways to open Control Panel in Windows 10 guide.
Step 2: Once Control Panel is launched, click Uninstall a program to open Programs and Features.
Step 3: On the left-pane, you will see a link called Turn Windows features on or off. Click the same to open Windows Features.
Step 4: Here uncheck the box next to Internet Explorer 11 and then click OK button.
You will get the following confirmation dialog with “Turning off Internet Explorer 11 might affect other Windows features and programs installed on your computer, including default settings. Do you want to continue?” message.
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Click Yes button to turn off Internet Explorer. If asked, please reboot your PC once. That’s it!
To enable the same again, follow Step 1 to Step 3, and then check the box next to Internet Explorer before clicking OK button.
The Microsoft Windows 10 update forces Internet Explorer 11 to your system. Unfortunately, there is no way to prevent this from happening if you use Windows 10.
If you are experiencing problems visiting websites or web-applications in IE11 because of compatibility issues, utilize the Compatibility View feature in IE.
If you don’t want IE11 on your system at all, you can uninstall it. Be aware that you cannot use IE10 on Windows 10 though. There is no way to make IE10 or lower versions work on Windows 10.
To uninstall IE11, follow these steps.
- Open “Control Panel“.
- Select “Programs“.
- Select “Turn Windows features on or off“.
- Uncheck “Internet Explorer 11“, then click “OK“.
- Select “Yes” on the warning about Turning off Internet Explorer 11.
The removal process will start after these steps and you will be prompted to restart the computer. Once restarted, there will be no versions of Internet Explorer installed on the system.
If you ever decide you want IE 11 back on your system, simply access this same screen again and check then box.