Two ways to disable Internet Explorer in Windows 7

Most users of the Windows operating system consider Internet Explorer to be far from the best of its kind. Moreover, it becomes completely faded against the background of competitors. In view of this, users often wonder how to disable Internet Explorer in Windows 7 and other versions of this system. About this in the article.

How to completely disable Internet Explorer in Windows 7

It is worth saying right away that there are two ways to complete the task. For example, adherents of the command line can do everything with a special command. Other users will find it more convenient to use a special utility with a graphical interface. By the way, if you want to know how to disable Internet Explorer in Windows 7 through the registry, then there will be no answer. This is because this option is missing from this system component. In the registry, you can only configure the browser.

Method 1: through the control panel

Perhaps, first we’ll look at a way to disable Internet Explorer in Windows 7 using a GUI utility. This turns out to be much easier for the vast majority of users.

All actions will be performed in a special section of the control panel, so for starters, open it. Here is the sequence of actions:

1. Open the Start menu. To do this, click on the corresponding icon in the lower left corner of the desktop.
2. In the menu that appears on the side panel on the right, click on the "Control Panel" button.
3. A window of the same name opens in which you need to select the item "Programs and Features". If it is not, then select "Uninstall a program."
4. A window will open in which you can remove the program from the computer. But this does not need to be done. Click on the "Enable / Disable Components" link - it is located on the left sidebar.
5. A window appears listing the components of the operating system. Find Internet Explorer and uncheck it.
6. A warning window will appear in which you must click the "Yes" button.

It remains only to wait for the operation to complete and restart the computer.

This was the first way to disable Internet Explorer in Windows 7.

Method 2: through the command line

Not every user is used to using the command line, however, it is through it that you can perform absolutely any action in the system, including disabling the standard browser. But first, let's figure out how to run this command line:

1. Open the Run window. To do this, press Win + R on your keyboard.
2. A window will appear in the lower left corner of the screen. You need to enter a command in it to start the necessary utility - cmd.
3. To start the specified item, click the "OK" button.

That same command line window will open. In it you need to enter one single command. Copy and paste the following text:

dism /online /Disable-Feature /FeatureName:Internet-Explorer-Optional-amd64
      
      

        
        
        
      

    
        
        
        
      
      

        
        
        
      

    
     

As in the case with the previous method, after that the process of the operation will follow. You must wait for it to complete, and then restart your computer. By the way, if in the future you want to enable the browser from Microsoft, you need to run another command:

 dism /online /Enable-Feature /FeatureName:Internet-Explorer-Optional-amd64
      
      

        
        
        
      

    
        
        
        
      
      

        
        
        
      

    
     

Now you know two ways to turn off Internet Explorer in Windows 7, but it's up to you to decide which one to use.

We hope that the article was useful and you were able to cope with the task.