According to foreign media reports, Windows 7 testers discovered an interesting change in the latest build 7048. Internet Explorer 8 can be completely removed in the "Windows Feature Options", but it will also affect the system browser. of use.
Here are the graphic steps:
Open “All Control Panel Options” from Control Panel;
Click "Programs and Features";
Click "Turn Windows Features On or Off" in the left sidebar (if you have elevated UAC permissions, you will receive a UAC prompt);
Waiting list is loaded;
Find Internet Explorer 8 in the program list and deselect it;
Click OK. You will see a prompt to restart your computer.
After rebooting once, the system will make some settings and then reboot again.
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Pictured: Internet Explorer directory after removing IE8
Removing IE8 requires restarting the computer twice, and then you will not be able to select IE8 in the "Default Programs" menu, which means that IE8 can no longer be started through normal methods. Although the Internet Explorer directory still exists, the directory The iexplore.exe file below no longer exists.
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