How to uninstall IE (Internet Explorer)
It’s not everyone’s favourite browser and yet we have no option when purchasing a new computer, it is however easy to remove if not needed.
Uninstall IE 7
- From the Start menu select Control Panel > Add or Remove Programs
- Find Internet Explorer 7 and select remove
- If Internet Explorer 7 cannot be found in the Add or Remove Programs group,
- Make sure all files and folders are un-hidden
My Computer > Tools > View tab > look for Hidden files and folders, now select show hidden files and folders
Now run the file spuninst.exe it can be found in your Windows directory/ie7/spuninst
Uninstall IE 6
- From the Start menu select Control Panel > Add or Remove Programs
- Select Add/Remove Windows Components, un-tick Internet Explorer > Next
If you having issue uninstalling any version of Internet Explorer then it makes sense to reinstall it first, this will then repair any files stopping it from being removed, now try to uninstall again.
If you are going to uninstall IE as a means to repair/reinstall then please checkout our IE error and repair guides first, many times a simple repair will only take a few minutes.
If you’re removing internet explorer to use another browser and there are many to choose from today such as Firefox, Netscape, Sea Monkey, to mention a few.
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