How to remove Internet Explorer

Microsoft Internet Explorer is developed by the world-famous Microsoft company. Moreover, it is implemented in all versions of Windows operating systems and installed by default during the installation of a particular version of the system. And perhaps, for this reason Explorer is one of the most popular browsers, and its functionality has nothing to do with the relevance. But can I remove the internet explorer or can not it be done at all? In fact, the ability to disable or delete this browser exists. This applies both to the Windows XP operating system and to Windows 7. Let's try to understand more in how to delete the Internet Explorer and what you need to do for this.

Of course, if you prefer a different browser to work with the Internet, you can just leave the explorer and, in addition, install the view that suits you best. But still, many users want to observe "cleanliness" on their computer, then the question arises - "how to delete the Internet Explorer?". And in fact, the removal process is very simple. But first of all you need to know certain instructions for a particular version of the operating system.

In order to remove the browser in Windows XP, you need to go to the Start menu and go to the "Control Panel". Next, go to "Add or Remove Programs." By the way, you can do all this in a different way, for this you need to press the key combination "Windows + R" and, in the appeared command line, write "appwiz.cpl". After you have done this point of work on removing the browser, you need to find the checkbox "Show updates" - this needs to be installed. After the installation is complete, you will see "Service Pack 3" - this is removed. Everything, how to remove the Internet explorer in the operating system Windows XP, it became clear. But what if you do not want to completely delete the browser and just want to turn it off so that it can not be launched and its icon does not appear in the "start" menu, but if necessary it could be restored?

To do this, go to the "Start", then the "Control Panel" menu. Find the "Add or Remove Programs" icon and enter this option. After that, in the vertical left menu, find "Install Windows Components." When you click on this button, a "Please wait" window will appear on your screen. Next, a special window will appear, where all the system components are located, which can be turned on or off. Find Internet Explorer, uncheck the box that is located opposite. Click "Next" and wait until the whole process is completed.

If you do not know how to reinstall internet explorer, that is, restore or enable, in this case, do exactly the same job that was mentioned above. But just opposite the Internet Explorer system component, check the box and complete the action.

Now is the time to figure out how to remove the Internet Explorer in the operating system Windows 7 (Seven). Go to the "Start" menu, go to "Control Panel" and look for "Programs and Components". Here, in the left part of the window, you must click on "Turn Windows features on or off". Find the internet explorer and uncheck the box opposite. Confirm your agreement by clicking on the "Yes" button in the appeared window. On this, it can be said that the work is done. You can also restore the browser if you need it. To do this, do the same, but just opposite Internet Explorer, in the list of system components, check the box and confirm your decision. The browser will return to the "Start" menu and you will be able to work through it.

As you can see, the removal of the program in the seventh version is identical to the shutdown of this browser in Windows XP. And, in fact, there is nothing complicated. But already now you can easily use the browser that you most prefer, and the Explorer will not bother you.