To my own experience, if you don’t want to use IE, leaving it alone while defaulting to other browser might be the better approach than completely removing it.
It is equipped with enhanced privacy features, including the ability to block third-party cookies. The softwares main feature is its improved performance for loading pages and running web applications.
Not sure what other programs will be affected without it, but be cautious knowing what you want to do. Internet Explorer 11 is a web browsing software by Microsoft, offering a clean, minimalist interface to navigate the web. Since Windows 8.1 doesn’t have a version to fall back to, it will leave no Internet Explorer for you once the computer is rebooted. After rebooting your computer, you will have no Internet Explorer on your computer. Un-check the option Internet Explorer 11, and hit OK. Go to Control Panel → Programs → Turn Windows Features on or off, which opens up Windows Features dialog box. Since IE 11 is the native version that comes with 8.1, it’s listed as a feature rather than an update in Control Panel. It’s a little bit different in Windows 8.1 though. Go to Control Panel → Programs → Programs and Features → Installed Updates, highlight Internet Explorer 11 under Microsoft Windows section, middle way in the list, and click Uninstall button at the top.Īnd reboot your computer, you are back to the version of Internet Explorer you have previously installed. Removing IE 11 on Windows 7 & 8īecause IE 11 is installed as an updated component in Windows, it’s listed as an update in Control Panel. If you’ve been trying this new version of Internet Explorer and are wondering how to remove it and back to the previous version.
