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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 |
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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 |
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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. |
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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! |
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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 |
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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 |
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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 |
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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 |
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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 |
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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 |
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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 |
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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 |
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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 |
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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 |
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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 |
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