How do I turn off Internet Explorer?
I don't need Internet Explorer now I have Firefox, so what do I do with it? do I keep them both running ?
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by Gingerbread_ManYou don't need to remove Internet Explorer, but if you find it bothersome, you can do either of the following.
- Open the Windows Control Panel.
- Choose Add or Remove Programs.
- In the new window that opens, click Add/Remove Windows Components on the left side.
- Uncheck "Internet Explorer".
- Open the Windows Control Panel.
- Choose Add or Remove Programs.
- In the new window that opens, click Set Program Access and Defaults.
- On the right side, choose Custom.
- Next to the Internet Explorer entry, uncheck "Enable access to this program".
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You don't need to remove Internet Explorer, but if you find it bothersome, you can do either of the following.
- Open the Windows Control Panel.
- Choose Add or Remove Programs.
- In the new window that opens, click Add/Remove Windows Components on the left side.
- Uncheck "Internet Explorer".
- Open the Windows Control Panel.
- Choose Add or Remove Programs.
- In the new window that opens, click Set Program Access and Defaults.
- On the right side, choose Custom.
- Next to the Internet Explorer entry, uncheck "Enable access to this program".
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