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?


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Caver1