Then, click Control Panel in the results.

On the Control Panel screen, nudge the Programs category.

The Windows Features dialog box displays.

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Uncheck the Internet Explorer 11 box.

In Windows 7, you may have a different version of Internet Explorer installed.

A warning dialog box displays saying that turning off Internet Explorer might affect other Windows features and programs.

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To continue disabling Internet Explorer, click Yes.

On the Windows Features dialog box, click OK.

A dialog box displays while the changes are applied.

you better reboot your box for the changes to take effect.

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If youre not ready to restart, click Dont restart and then restart manually when youre ready.

Otherwise, click Restart now.

Internet Explorer will also not be available on the Open with context menu.

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This doesnt completely remove all traces of Internet Explorer as other programs and processes rely on its rendering engine.

However, this procedure will definitely get it out of your way when working on your machine.

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