Windows 10: Disable Internet Explorer 11 as a standalone browser using Group Policy in Windows 10

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Microsoft is discontinuing Internet Explorer after 25 years. They have adequate reasons to do this as IE had its fair share of problems. It is time for businesses to migrate to Microsoft Edge, and so in this article, we are going to see how to disable Internet Explorer 11 as a standalone browser in Windows […]

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Microsoft Internet Explorer renamed to Windows Internet Explorer ?




Since version 7 of the world`s most popular web browser - Microsoft Internet Explorer was silently renamed to Windows Internet Explorer.Such a step from Microsoft is not a surprise since Internet Explorer is part of the Windows operation system for a long time.Obviously Microsoft corp. wants to state that Internet Explorer is already considered as a part of Windows and not as an external browser (remember the IE and WMP law issues last year!?).

 

Internet Explorer 11

We welcome you and thank you for participating in our Microsoft Community!

Regarding your query about Internet Explorer 11, I inform you that in Windows 10 two browsers for the web are pre-installed: Internet Explorer 11 and Microsoft Edge.

In your case, there are two possible scenarios, follow these steps to be able to use your product again normally:

Option 1: You can not find Internet Explorer, but it is activated:

1. Press the Windows + Q key to open the search box.

2. Type Internet Explorer.

3. In the search results, right click on the Internet Explorer icon and press Anchor to the taskbar.

Sometimes, when you uninstall another browser, Internet Explorer will be disabled and you will not be able to find it with the Search access. If this happens, try the following steps to reactivate it. If this happens, try the following steps to reactivate it.

Option 2: Internet Explorer is disabled:

1. Press the Windows + R keys, in this new window type appwiz.cpl

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2. In this new window, select the option Activate or deactivate Windows features.

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3. Search Internet Explorer 11 and make sure it is activated.

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Restart your computer and follow the steps in Option 1.

 

Windows Internet Explorer 9 Released

Microsoft released Internet Explorer 9, in its stable RTM form, nearly an year after it first released "Platform Previews", followed by Betas and Release Candidates. With its latest release, Microsoft's still popular web-browser underwent a major overhaul in terms of features and browser-engine. The new browser is backed by a faster Javascript engine, a faster rendering engine that makes use of GPU hardware acceleration for drawing, and redesigned user interface elements that make day to day web browsing experience snappier.

With Internet Explorer 9, Microsoft also took a bold step in not supporting Windows XP, which still holds a large chunk of the operating system market share, the new browser only supports Windows 7, Windows Vista, and Windows 2008/2008-R2 series operating systems. The user interface is far more minimalistic, uses simple icons, the status and menu bars are hidden by default, with tooltips doing the job of a status bar, and the browser continues to support a large number of ActiveX components. The browser also underwent a security overhaul. For 64-bit versions of Windows, the installer also packs a 64-bit version of the browser. Oracle already has a stable 64-bit Java ActiveX plugin, while Adobe Labs has a beta 64-bit Flash player for Windows, two big steps in porting the web-browser to x86-64.





DOWNLOAD: Microsoft Windows Internet Explorer 9