Windows Updates (you know, the one recommended to run Automatically) installed IE11 which brakes many websites, which created quite frustrating situation and highlights why Windows 8 is a complete failure, as is 8.1.
The only way that IE11 can be uninstalled is via the Turn Windows Feature On or Off, as it does not appear in the Uninstall Programs list. When I did that iexplore.exe got deleted, cannot find in any method suggested in the many online post about people having same issue trying to downgrade from IE10 to 9, so essentially I have no IE now. Thank God for Google Chrome! Trying to install IE10 manually gives a "IE10 is already installed message", but of course it can’t be launched without iexplore.exe, and the only option I’m left with is to turn IE11 back On. Nice huh? I have read that IE is now part of the Windows 8 OS so I'm SOL.
Thanks to Microsoft I now have a $700 paper weight as some sites I absolutely need (Bank, School, job WebMail which is Outlook and that doesn't even work anymore) that require IE do not work on IE11.
Of course according to Dell downgrading out of this IE8 frustration is out of the question, so I'm thinking of wiping it clean and installing a server OS and be done with it.
So oh great Microsoft Developers, can you help me find a way to make YOUR LAPTOP (obviously not mine) work for me. Please note that all the methods of searching for Explorer, Internet Eplorer, iexplore.exe, and so forth in order to PIN IT to my desktop have already been exhausted.
The only way that IE11 can be uninstalled is via the Turn Windows Feature On or Off, as it does not appear in the Uninstall Programs list. When I did that iexplore.exe got deleted, cannot find in any method suggested in the many online post about people having same issue trying to downgrade from IE10 to 9, so essentially I have no IE now. Thank God for Google Chrome! Trying to install IE10 manually gives a "IE10 is already installed message", but of course it can’t be launched without iexplore.exe, and the only option I’m left with is to turn IE11 back On. Nice huh? I have read that IE is now part of the Windows 8 OS so I'm SOL.
Thanks to Microsoft I now have a $700 paper weight as some sites I absolutely need (Bank, School, job WebMail which is Outlook and that doesn't even work anymore) that require IE do not work on IE11.
Of course according to Dell downgrading out of this IE8 frustration is out of the question, so I'm thinking of wiping it clean and installing a server OS and be done with it.
So oh great Microsoft Developers, can you help me find a way to make YOUR LAPTOP (obviously not mine) work for me. Please note that all the methods of searching for Explorer, Internet Eplorer, iexplore.exe, and so forth in order to PIN IT to my desktop have already been exhausted.
My Computer
System One
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- OS
- Windows 8.1 (unfortunately)