How to Remove IE 8 from Windows 7 Completely

Enough is enough. If you think that you don't want to rely on Internet Explorer anymore (after seeing till the very end from IE 5 to IE 8 ) you can switch to Firefox or Google Chrome. Not a big deal is it? But nagging and incorrigible that Windows is, it won't let you remove or uninstall something that you are not using just because its made by them. You have paid for the product and now you can not get rid of it. How annoying is it? We had to compromise in Windows XP and Windows Vista. But not anymore. In Windows 7 build 7048, thankfully there is a feature by which you can remove IE 8. Let us see how.

 

1. Enter the Control Panel and find All Control Panel Options
2. Click Programs and Features
3. In the left sidebar, click Turn Windows Features On or Off (you will be thrown a UAC prompt if you elevated UAC)
4. Look for Internet Explorer 8 in the list and uncheck it.
5. Click OK. You will see a prompt notifying you of a reboot.
6. The machine will reboot once, configure things, and reboot again.

 That's it.