How to Uninstall Internet Explorer one for Windows 7

Internet Explorer is the newest version of Microsoft's Web browser, but isn't everyone is a fan. If you prefer an older version, or Internet Explorer one isn ' t working properly, you can revert to your original version by Uninstalling the Internet Explorer updates. You can do the-within Windows or by using the Command Prompt.

Method 1

Control Panel

2. 1

   Open the Control Panel. You can open the Control Panel from the Start menu.

4. 2

   Open the program manager. Click the "Uninstall a program" link if your is in Category view, or "Programs and Features" If your is in Icon view. This would open a list of all the programs installed on your computer.

6. 3

   Open the list of installed Windows updates. Click the "View Installed Updates" link on the left side of the window. This would open a list of every update that have been installed for Windows. Since Internet Explorer is a Windows service, the any updates would be being listed here.

8. 4

   Find the Internet Explorer one by one entry. You can either scroll to find it or type "Internet Explorer" into the search field at the top of the window.

10. 5

    Uninstall Internet Explorer one by one. Either select the Internet Explorer entry and click the "Uninstall" button, or right-click on the entry and select "Uni Nstall ".

    • Confirm. Want to uninstall the update by clicking Yes. You are prompted again by the User account Control.

12. 6

    Wait for the uninstallation to complete. Uninstalling Internet Explorer One to take a few minutes. Once The uninstallation is complete, click Restart now to reboot your computer and complete the process.

    • Internet Explorer is reverted to the previously-installed version. This could is Internet Explorer, 9, or 8.

14. 7

    Hide the update. If you don ' t want-prompted to install Internet Explorer one-again later, you can hide it from Windows Update so it ge TS ignored.

    • Open the Control Panel. You can open the Control Panel from the Start Menu.

    • Select "Windows Update". If you is in Category view, select "System and Security" and then "Windows Update".

    • Click the " # Optional update (s) available" link.

    • Right-click on the Internet Explorer one by one entry. Select "Hide Update".

16. 8

    Install A different version of Internet Explorer. If you is downgraded to a older version of Internet Explorer, you can upgrade to any later edition if you want. For example, if uninstalling Internet Explorer one leaves you and Internet Explorer 8, you can install Internet Explorer 9 or ten manually. [1]

Method 2

Command Prompt

2. 1

   Open an elevated Command Prompt. Clicking the Start Menu, clicking Accessories, right-clicking on Command Prompt, and then selecting "Ru N as Administrator ".

4. 2

   Copy and paste the following command. This command would uninstall the Windows Explorer updates:[2]

   FORFILES /P %WINDIR%\servicing\Packages /M Microsoft-Windows-InternetExplorer-*11.*.mum /c "cmd /c echo Uninstalling package @fname && start /w pkgmgr /up:@fname /norestart"

   • Paste the above command and press? Enter

6. 3

   Accept the errors. You'll likely receive several errors messages upon running the command. You'll need to click OK in each of the error Windows this appears.

8. 4

   Restart the computer. Once you were returned to the Command Prompt, the uninstallation process was almost complete. You'll need to reboot your computer to finish the process.

10. 5

    Hide the update. If you don ' t want-prompted to install Internet Explorer one-again later, you can hide it from Windows Update so it ge TS ignored.

    • Open the Control Panel. You can open the Control Panel from the Start Menu.

    • Select "Windows Update". If you is in Category view, select "System and Security" and then "Windows Update".

    • Click the " # Optional update (s) available" link.

    • Right-click on the Internet Explorer one by one entry. Select "Hide Update".

12. 6

    Install A different version of Internet Explorer. If you is downgraded to a older version of Internet Explorer, you can upgrade to any later edition if you want. For example, if uninstalling Internet Explorer one leaves you and Internet Explorer 8, you can install Internet Explorer 9 or ten manually.

How to Uninstall Internet Explorer one for Windows 7