Disable Internet Explorer 11
 

I want to disable Internet Explorer 11. I have done everything that
Microsoft says you have to do to disable IE 11. Which really isn't that
much.
First I made Firefox the default browser. Didn't work as IE kept opening
up when links were clicked, even if they were clicked in Firefox. So I
decided to disable IE. Microsoft says that if you disable IE 11 then
nothing can access it as certain files are deleted so IE cannot run. So
I went to Program and FeaturesTurn Windows Features on or offDefault
ProgramsSet Associationsthen I unchecked IE 11. Supposedly that is
all you have to do. I even restarted the computer,didn't have to. In
File Associations I changed all IE entries to Firefox. When I made these
changes all IE icons were changed to FF.
Now I start FF click a link and IE starts up. How? Supposedly files have
been deleted. I used search in Windows Explorer looking for IE's .exe
file and it is not found. I look thru the part of the file system that I
can see and I can't find IE's .exe file .So how is IE starting up?
Supposedly if you disable IE 11 certain files are deleted and if you
reenable IE 11 Windows has to download the deleted files. So if those
files are gone how is IE running?
Any solution?


--

Caver1

Disable Internet Explorer 11
 

Caver1 wrote, On 5/11/2014 12:28 AM:
I want to disable Internet Explorer 11. I have done everything that
Microsoft says you have to do to disable IE 11. Which really isn't that
much.
First I made Firefox the default browser. Didn't work as IE kept opening
up when links were clicked, even if they were clicked in Firefox. So I
decided to disable IE. Microsoft says that if you disable IE 11 then
nothing can access it as certain files are deleted so IE cannot run. So
I went to Program and FeaturesTurn Windows Features on or offDefault
ProgramsSet Associationsthen I unchecked IE 11. Supposedly that is
all you have to do. I even restarted the computer,didn't have to. In
File Associations I changed all IE entries to Firefox. When I made these
changes all IE icons were changed to FF.
Now I start FF click a link and IE starts up. How? Supposedly files have
been deleted. I used search in Windows Explorer looking for IE's .exe
file and it is not found. I look thru the part of the file system that I
can see and I can't find IE's .exe file .So how is IE starting up?
Supposedly if you disable IE 11 certain files are deleted and if you
reenable IE 11 Windows has to download the deleted files. So if those
files are gone how is IE running?
Any solution?


--

Caver1

Windows Update needs and uses IE.
Other application software uses IE's files to print.

Probably not a good idea to tamper further.



--
...winston
msft mvp consumer apps

Disable Internet Explorer 11
 

On 5/11/2014 3:04 AM, ...winston wrote:

Caver1 wrote, On 5/11/2014 12:28 AM:
I want to disable Internet Explorer 11. I have done everything that
Microsoft says you have to do to disable IE 11. Which really isn't that
much.
First I made Firefox the default browser. Didn't work as IE kept opening
up when links were clicked, even if they were clicked in Firefox. So I
decided to disable IE. Microsoft says that if you disable IE 11 then
nothing can access it as certain files are deleted so IE cannot run. So
I went to Program and FeaturesTurn Windows Features on or offDefault
ProgramsSet Associationsthen I unchecked IE 11. Supposedly that is
all you have to do. I even restarted the computer,didn't have to. In
File Associations I changed all IE entries to Firefox. When I made these
changes all IE icons were changed to FF.
Now I start FF click a link and IE starts up. How? Supposedly files have
been deleted. I used search in Windows Explorer looking for IE's .exe
file and it is not found. I look thru the part of the file system that I
can see and I can't find IE's .exe file .So how is IE starting up?
Supposedly if you disable IE 11 certain files are deleted and if you
reenable IE 11 Windows has to download the deleted files. So if those
files are gone how is IE running?
Any solution?


--

Caver1

Windows Update needs and uses IE.
Other application software uses IE's files to print.

Probably not a good idea to tamper further.



Well, in theory, there is a windows "flavor" that does not have IE. That
said, I've no experience with it.

Disable Internet Explorer 11
 

Caver1 said on 5/11/2014 12:28 AM:
I want to disable Internet Explorer 11. I have done everything that
Microsoft says you have to do to disable IE 11. Which really isn't that
much.
First I made Firefox the default browser. Didn't work as IE kept opening
up when links were clicked, even if they were clicked in Firefox. So I
decided to disable IE. Microsoft says that if you disable IE 11 then
nothing can access it as certain files are deleted so IE cannot run. So
I went to Program and FeaturesTurn Windows Features on or offDefault
ProgramsSet Associationsthen I unchecked IE 11. Supposedly that is
all you have to do. I even restarted the computer,didn't have to. In
File Associations I changed all IE entries to Firefox. When I made these
changes all IE icons were changed to FF.
Now I start FF click a link and IE starts up. How? Supposedly files have
been deleted. I used search in Windows Explorer looking for IE's .exe
file and it is not found. I look thru the part of the file system that I
can see and I can't find IE's .exe file .So how is IE starting up?
Supposedly if you disable IE 11 certain files are deleted and if you
reenable IE 11 Windows has to download the deleted files. So if those
files are gone how is IE running?
Any solution?


--

Caver1

I'm not sure what you got going on, but I simply installed Google
Chrome, and made it default and everything points to Chrome except those
hard coded IE links. Windows update goes to IE, at least from desktop
that is. You can do windows updates from the metro windows of from
settings in the charm bar. Some have reported IE is needed, I'm not
sure of that.

My system is 8.1 with that last update 1 with basically no tweaks. A
recent reload of the system (4 weeks ago). and I rarely see IE but its
there!

Disable Internet Explorer 11
 

On 05/11/2014 03:04 AM, ...winston wrote:

Caver1 wrote, On 5/11/2014 12:28 AM:
I want to disable Internet Explorer 11. I have done everything that
Microsoft says you have to do to disable IE 11. Which really isn't that
much.
First I made Firefox the default browser. Didn't work as IE kept opening
up when links were clicked, even if they were clicked in Firefox. So I
decided to disable IE. Microsoft says that if you disable IE 11 then
nothing can access it as certain files are deleted so IE cannot run. So
I went to Program and FeaturesTurn Windows Features on or offDefault
ProgramsSet Associationsthen I unchecked IE 11. Supposedly that is
all you have to do. I even restarted the computer,didn't have to. In
File Associations I changed all IE entries to Firefox. When I made these
changes all IE icons were changed to FF.
Now I start FF click a link and IE starts up. How? Supposedly files have
been deleted. I used search in Windows Explorer looking for IE's .exe
file and it is not found. I look thru the part of the file system that I
can see and I can't find IE's .exe file .So how is IE starting up?
Supposedly if you disable IE 11 certain files are deleted and if you
reenable IE 11 Windows has to download the deleted files. So if those
files are gone how is IE running?
Any solution?


--

Caver1

Windows Update needs and uses IE.
Other application software uses IE's files to print.

Probably not a good idea to tamper further.





Disabling IE 11 in 8.1 only gets rid of or hides, depends on where you
go which terminology is used,the files that IE needs to startup/run. The
files that other application software needs. ie. Windows Update, is
still there. Go to Microsoft.com and search for disabling/uninstalling,
you can search for either, IE 11 if you don't believe me.

--
Caver1

Disable Internet Explorer 11
 

On 05/11/2014 03:14 AM, charlie wrote:
On 5/11/2014 3:04 AM, ...winston wrote:

Caver1 wrote, On 5/11/2014 12:28 AM:
I want to disable Internet Explorer 11. I have done everything that
Microsoft says you have to do to disable IE 11. Which really isn't that
much.
First I made Firefox the default browser. Didn't work as IE kept opening
up when links were clicked, even if they were clicked in Firefox. So I
decided to disable IE. Microsoft says that if you disable IE 11 then
nothing can access it as certain files are deleted so IE cannot run. So
I went to Program and FeaturesTurn Windows Features on or offDefault
ProgramsSet Associationsthen I unchecked IE 11. Supposedly that is
all you have to do. I even restarted the computer,didn't have to. In
File Associations I changed all IE entries to Firefox. When I made these
changes all IE icons were changed to FF.
Now I start FF click a link and IE starts up. How? Supposedly files have
been deleted. I used search in Windows Explorer looking for IE's .exe
file and it is not found. I look thru the part of the file system that I
can see and I can't find IE's .exe file .So how is IE starting up?
Supposedly if you disable IE 11 certain files are deleted and if you
reenable IE 11 Windows has to download the deleted files. So if those
files are gone how is IE running?
Any solution?


--

Caver1

Windows Update needs and uses IE.
Other application software uses IE's files to print.

Probably not a good idea to tamper further.



Well, in theory, there is a windows "flavor" that does not have IE. That
said, I've no experience with it.


That's not what I want. I want a Windows that works the way I want it to
and the way Microsoft says it will.

--
Caver1

Disable Internet Explorer 11
 

Caver1 wrote:
I want to disable Internet Explorer 11. I have done everything that
Microsoft says you have to do to disable IE 11. Which really isn't that
much.
First I made Firefox the default browser. Didn't work as IE kept opening
up when links were clicked, even if they were clicked in Firefox. So I
decided to disable IE. Microsoft says that if you disable IE 11 then
nothing can access it as certain files are deleted so IE cannot run. So
I went to Program and FeaturesTurn Windows Features on or offDefault
ProgramsSet Associationsthen I unchecked IE 11. Supposedly that is
all you have to do. I even restarted the computer,didn't have to. In
File Associations I changed all IE entries to Firefox. When I made these
changes all IE icons were changed to FF.
Now I start FF click a link and IE starts up. How? Supposedly files have
been deleted. I used search in Windows Explorer looking for IE's .exe
file and it is not found. I look thru the part of the file system that I
can see and I can't find IE's .exe file .So how is IE starting up?
Supposedly if you disable IE 11 certain files are deleted and if you
reenable IE 11 Windows has to download the deleted files. So if those
files are gone how is IE running?
Any solution?


--

Caver1

Reinstall Windows before you **** it up even more.

--
Alias

Disable Internet Explorer 11
 

On 05/11/2014 08:20 AM, Big Al wrote:

Caver1 said on 5/11/2014 12:28 AM:
I want to disable Internet Explorer 11. I have done everything that
Microsoft says you have to do to disable IE 11. Which really isn't that
much.
First I made Firefox the default browser. Didn't work as IE kept opening
up when links were clicked, even if they were clicked in Firefox. So I
decided to disable IE. Microsoft says that if you disable IE 11 then
nothing can access it as certain files are deleted so IE cannot run. So
I went to Program and FeaturesTurn Windows Features on or offDefault
ProgramsSet Associationsthen I unchecked IE 11. Supposedly that is
all you have to do. I even restarted the computer,didn't have to. In
File Associations I changed all IE entries to Firefox. When I made these
changes all IE icons were changed to FF.
Now I start FF click a link and IE starts up. How? Supposedly files have
been deleted. I used search in Windows Explorer looking for IE's .exe
file and it is not found. I look thru the part of the file system that I
can see and I can't find IE's .exe file .So how is IE starting up?
Supposedly if you disable IE 11 certain files are deleted and if you
reenable IE 11 Windows has to download the deleted files. So if those
files are gone how is IE running?
Any solution?


--

Caver1

I'm not sure what you got going on, but I simply installed Google
Chrome, and made it default and everything points to Chrome except those
hard coded IE links. Windows update goes and linto IE, at least from desktop
that is. You can do windows updates from the metro windows of from
settings in the charm bar. Some have reported IE is needed, I'm not
sure of that.

"Windows XP, Windows Vista, Windows 7, Windows 8, Windows RT, Windows
8.1, and Windows RT 8.1 include functionality that allows
users to remove all the visible entry points to Internet Explorer and
to set another browser as the default. Once access is removed and
another browser is chosen as the default, all Internet Explorer icons
and menu entries will be removed and Windows will no longer
automatically launch Internet Explorer. However, it remains possible for
apps and end users to directly invoke and launch Internet Explorer."
is quoted from here;
http://windows.microsoft.com/en-US/w...t-Explorer-off
And look here;
http://windows.microsoft.com/en-US/w...puter-defaults

My system is 8.1 with that last update 1 with basically no tweaks. A
recent reload of the system (4 weeks ago). and I rarely see IE but its
there!


I don't want links I click to open IE. I don't use it either but I want
more than just to rarely see it. If 8.1 would respect my wishes, as
Microsoft says it will, I would be satisfied with not disabling it.
In XP I set Firefox as the default and those same links opened in fire
fox so they are not hard coded for IE.

--
Caver1

Disable Internet Explorer 11
 

On 11-May-2014 08:51, Alias wrote:
Caver1 wrote:
I want to disable Internet Explorer 11. I have done everything that
Microsoft says you have to do to disable IE 11. Which really isn't that
much.
First I made Firefox the default browser. Didn't work as IE kept opening
up when links were clicked, even if they were clicked in Firefox. So I
decided to disable IE. Microsoft says that if you disable IE 11 then
nothing can access it as certain files are deleted so IE cannot run. So
I went to Program and FeaturesTurn Windows Features on or offDefault
ProgramsSet Associationsthen I unchecked IE 11. Supposedly that is
all you have to do. I even restarted the computer,didn't have to. In
File Associations I changed all IE entries to Firefox. When I made these
changes all IE icons were changed to FF.
Now I start FF click a link and IE starts up. How? Supposedly files have
been deleted. I used search in Windows Explorer looking for IE's .exe
file and it is not found. I look thru the part of the file system that I
can see and I can't find IE's .exe file .So how is IE starting up?
Supposedly if you disable IE 11 certain files are deleted and if you
reenable IE 11 Windows has to download the deleted files. So if those
files are gone how is IE running?
Any solution?


--

Caver1

Reinstall Windows before you **** it up even more.


+1

Disable Internet Explorer 11
 

On 05/11/2014 08:51 AM, Alias wrote:
Caver1 wrote:
I want to disable Internet Explorer 11. I have done everything that
Microsoft says you have to do to disable IE 11. Which really isn't that
much.
First I made Firefox the default browser. Didn't work as IE kept opening
up when links were clicked, even if they were clicked in Firefox. So I
decided to disable IE. Microsoft says that if you disable IE 11 then
nothing can access it as certain files are deleted so IE cannot run. So
I went to Program and FeaturesTurn Windows Features on or offDefault
ProgramsSet Associationsthen I unchecked IE 11. Supposedly that is
all you have to do. I even restarted the computer,didn't have to. In
File Associations I changed all IE entries to Firefox. When I made these
changes all IE icons were changed to FF.
Now I start FF click a link and IE starts up. How? Supposedly files have
been deleted. I used search in Windows Explorer looking for IE's .exe
file and it is not found. I look thru the part of the file system that I
can see and I can't find IE's .exe file .So how is IE starting up?
Supposedly if you disable IE 11 certain files are deleted and if you
reenable IE 11 Windows has to download the deleted files. So if those
files are gone how is IE running?
Any solution?


--

Caver1

Reinstall Windows before you **** it up even more.


How is disabling IE screwing it up?

--
Caver1

Disable Internet Explorer 11
 

On 05/11/2014 09:06 AM, Leala wrote:
On 11-May-2014 08:51, Alias wrote:
Caver1 wrote:
I want to disable Internet Explorer 11. I have done everything that
Microsoft says you have to do to disable IE 11. Which really isn't that
much.
First I made Firefox the default browser. Didn't work as IE kept opening
up when links were clicked, even if they were clicked in Firefox. So I
decided to disable IE. Microsoft says that if you disable IE 11 then
nothing can access it as certain files are deleted so IE cannot run. So
I went to Program and FeaturesTurn Windows Features on or offDefault
ProgramsSet Associationsthen I unchecked IE 11. Supposedly that is
all you have to do. I even restarted the computer,didn't have to. In
File Associations I changed all IE entries to Firefox. When I made these
changes all IE icons were changed to FF.
Now I start FF click a link and IE starts up. How? Supposedly files have
been deleted. I used search in Windows Explorer looking for IE's .exe
file and it is not found. I look thru the part of the file system that I
can see and I can't find IE's .exe file .So how is IE starting up?
Supposedly if you disable IE 11 certain files are deleted and if you
reenable IE 11 Windows has to download the deleted files. So if those
files are gone how is IE running?
Any solution?


--

Caver1

Reinstall Windows before you **** it up even more.


+1

Its Microsoft that screwed it up. And so far except to get it back to
using a decent start menu I have made no other changes.

--
Caver1

Disable Internet Explorer 11
 

On 05/11/2014 09:18 AM, Ken1943 wrote:
On Sun, 11 May 2014 08:58:39 -0400, Caver1 wrote:


"Windows XP, Windows Vista, Windows 7, Windows 8, Windows RT, Windows
8.1, and Windows RT 8.1 include functionality that allows
users to remove all the visible entry points to Internet Explorer and
to set another browser as the default. Once access is removed and
another browser is chosen as the default, all Internet Explorer icons
and menu entries will be removed and Windows will no longer
automatically launch Internet Explorer. However, it remains possible for
apps and end users to directly invoke and launch Internet Explorer."
is quoted from here;
http://windows.microsoft.com/en-US/w...t-Explorer-off
And look here;
http://windows.microsoft.com/en-US/w...puter-defaults

My system is 8.1 with that last update 1 with basically no tweaks. A
recent reload of the system (4 weeks ago). and I rarely see IE but its
there!


I don't want links I click to open IE. I don't use it either but I want
more than just to rarely see it. If 8.1 would respect my wishes, as
Microsoft says it will, I would be satisfied with not disabling it.
In XP I set Firefox as the default and those same links opened in fire
fox so they are not hard coded for IE.
That is only for the European windows where you must chose what browser
to install. IE is not even installed.


KenW



Where in there did you see for European users only? It's for all flavors
of Windows from "Windows XP, (to) Windows Vista, Windows 7, Windows 8,
Windows RT, Windows 8.1, and Windows RT 8.1 users"
according to Microsoft. See Microsoft's web page;
http://windows.microsoft.com/en-US/w...t-Explorer-off
It does not mention Europeans or for European edition of Windows.
And if it was only for European editions that don't have IE installed
why would they need to diasble IE?
That is all in your head.

--

Caver1

Disable Internet Explorer 11
 

On 05/11/2014 09:25 AM, Ken1943 wrote:
I was wrong on that.

I had to tell my email program what browser to open when clicking a url.
Picking a Windows default browser does not do the entire job.


KenW


Only setting a different default browser is supposed to do it except for
programs such as Windows Update and such or links that are hard coded
for IE. I don't do email in Windows and my wife only uses web email
providers. So that's not a problem. I have never had to tell an email
program in any version of Windows or Linux which browser to use as
they're already setup to use the default browser.
As I stated earlier I removed all preferences of files/folders to use IE
and changed them to use Firefox. If you can't do it the way Microsoft
says you can and you do it the way Microsoft says why do all IE
icons/shortcuts change to Firefox icons/shortcuts when you do?
And if it's a bad idea to do so, because it will break something else in
Windows, why would Microsoft put that capability in Windows and tell you
how to do it?

--
Caver1

Disable Internet Explorer 11
 

On 05/11/2014 09:56 AM, Ken1943 wrote:
You didn't read my other post.


KenW


What other post? This one?;
That is only for the European windows where you must chose what browser
to install. IE is not even installed.

There are no other posts from you in this thread and I did answer it.
Maybe you should read my answer.

--
Caver1

Disable Internet Explorer 11
 

Caver1 wrote:
On 05/11/2014 08:51 AM, Alias wrote:
Caver1 wrote:
I want to disable Internet Explorer 11. I have done everything that
Microsoft says you have to do to disable IE 11. Which really isn't that
much.
First I made Firefox the default browser. Didn't work as IE kept opening
up when links were clicked, even if they were clicked in Firefox. So I
decided to disable IE. Microsoft says that if you disable IE 11 then
nothing can access it as certain files are deleted so IE cannot run. So
I went to Program and FeaturesTurn Windows Features on or offDefault
ProgramsSet Associationsthen I unchecked IE 11. Supposedly that is
all you have to do. I even restarted the computer,didn't have to. In
File Associations I changed all IE entries to Firefox. When I made these
changes all IE icons were changed to FF.
Now I start FF click a link and IE starts up. How? Supposedly files have
been deleted. I used search in Windows Explorer looking for IE's .exe
file and it is not found. I look thru the part of the file system that I
can see and I can't find IE's .exe file .So how is IE starting up?
Supposedly if you disable IE 11 certain files are deleted and if you
reenable IE 11 Windows has to download the deleted files. So if those
files are gone how is IE running?
Any solution?


--

Caver1

Reinstall Windows before you **** it up even more.


How is disabling IE screwing it up?


It's an integral part of Windows. You did something wrong or your
default setting for FF should have worked. I know mine does on 7, 8 and
Linux.

--
Alias