

If you later on decide to re-install Internet Explorer 9, just go to /ie and download the latest version (that upgrade may also be available under your optional Windows Updates). Once you have completed the uninstallation, Windows 7 will need to be restarted before the change can take effect. Follow the prompts, enter your administrative credentials if needed.Right-click on the " Windows Internet Explorer 9" entry, and choose " Uninstall" from the context menu.Since you've likely installed quite a few Windows Updates, the easiest way is to type " Internet Explorer" in the search field (text box) in the top right corner of the Control Panel window. No need to wait for Windows 7 to load all applications installed on your computer: just click on the " View installed updates" link on the left side of the Control Panel window that opened.Open the start menu and type " uninstall" then, click on " Uninstall a program" under " Control Panel".The screenshot below shows compatibility mode disabled (default) and enabled - notice that the "broken page" icon is blue and darker in the second case (Internet Explorer 9 keeps track of which domains you want to show as backward compatible, and lets others render with the default settings). Tip: before you uninstall Internet Explorer 9 from your PC, keep in mind that it includes a "backward compatibility" button in the address bar, which allows you to force select websites to "render" (show and behave) as they would under an older version of IE.


There are quite a few changes in the interface of Microsoft's web browser (the tabs, buttons, menus, etc.), but also quite a few security upgrades in Internet Explorer 9 - since it is the safest version of Internet Explorer, we recommend that you not only upgrade to it, but not revert to an older version: nonetheless, this tutorial explains how to completely remove Internet Explorer 9, and (automatically) revert to using Internet Explorer 8. Windows 7 comes with Internet Explorer 8 pre-installed on your computer, and Internet Explorer 9 ("IE9") is available as a standard Windows Update. Uninstall Internet Explorer 9 from Windows 7
