<s>
The	O
idea	O
of	O
the	O
removal	B-Application
of	I-Application
Internet	I-Application
Explorer	I-Application
(	O
IE	O
)	O
from	O
Windows	O
was	O
proposed	O
during	O
the	O
United	O
States	O
v	O
.	O
Microsoft	O
Corp	O
.	O
case	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
process	O
of	O
removing	B-Application
Internet	I-Application
Explorer	I-Application
from	O
a	O
personal	O
computer	O
has	O
changed	O
over	O
the	O
browser	O
's	O
version	O
history	O
,	O
but	O
the	O
nature	O
of	O
many	O
of	O
its	O
upgrades	O
and	O
installation	O
methods	O
has	O
been	O
a	O
matter	O
of	O
public	O
interest	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
first	O
version	O
to	O
be	O
included	O
was	O
version	B-Protocol
2	I-Protocol
with	O
Windows	B-Application
95	I-Application
in	O
late	O
1996	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
However	O
,	O
Internet	B-Application
Explorer	I-Application
4	O
created	O
a	O
controversy	O
with	O
its	O
shell	O
integration	O
with	O
Windows	B-Protocol
Explorer	I-Protocol
.	O
</s>
<s>
With	O
the	O
release	O
of	O
Internet	B-Application
Explorer	I-Application
7	I-Application
,	O
shell	O
integration	O
began	O
being	O
reduced	O
,	O
such	O
as	O
changing	O
ActiveX	B-Application
hosting	O
and	O
a	O
different	O
look	O
than	O
Windows	B-Protocol
Explorer	I-Protocol
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
was	O
proposed	O
that	O
a	O
special	O
version	O
of	O
Windows	B-Device
7	I-Device
,	O
Windows	B-Device
7	I-Device
E	O
,	O
would	O
be	O
shipped	O
without	O
Internet	B-Application
Explorer	I-Application
in	O
Europe	O
as	O
a	O
result	O
of	O
EU	O
antitrust	O
investigations	O
against	O
Microsoft	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
However	O
,	O
in	O
July	O
2009	O
,	O
Microsoft	O
canceled	O
the	O
Windows	B-Device
7	I-Device
E	O
editions	O
due	O
to	O
negative	O
reactions	O
from	O
computer	O
manufacturers	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
2015	O
,	O
Microsoft	O
released	O
Microsoft	B-Application
Edge	I-Application
which	O
firstly	O
based	O
on	O
EdgeHTML	B-Application
on	O
launch	O
along	O
with	O
Windows	B-Operating_System
10	I-Operating_System
,	O
until	O
it	O
became	O
Chromium-based	O
in	O
2020	O
which	O
replaced	O
IE	O
's	O
status	O
as	O
the	O
default	O
browser	O
in	O
Windows	B-Operating_System
10	I-Operating_System
.	O
</s>
<s>
IE	O
11	O
is	O
still	O
available	O
and	O
preinstalled	O
on	O
Windows	B-Operating_System
10	I-Operating_System
,	O
but	O
users	O
setting	O
up	O
their	O
computers	O
for	O
the	O
first	O
time	O
have	O
to	O
actively	O
seek	O
it	O
from	O
the	O
Windows	O
Accessories	O
folder	O
in	O
the	O
Start	O
menu	O
since	O
it	O
is	O
not	O
pinned	O
to	O
the	O
taskbar	O
by	O
default	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
main	O
reason	O
for	O
keeping	O
Internet	B-Application
Explorer	I-Application
in	O
Windows	B-Operating_System
10	I-Operating_System
is	O
to	O
run	O
websites	O
,	O
based	O
on	O
legacy	O
HTML	O
technologies	O
,	O
which	O
are	O
not	O
,	O
or	O
improperly	O
,	O
supported	O
in	O
Microsoft	B-Application
Edge	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
On	O
May	O
19	O
,	O
2021	O
,	O
Microsoft	O
announced	O
that	O
Internet	B-Application
Explorer	I-Application
will	O
be	O
no	O
longer	O
supported	O
on	O
June	O
15	O
,	O
2022	O
and	O
as	O
part	O
of	O
transition	O
,	O
IE	O
mode	O
will	O
be	O
available	O
on	O
the	O
new	O
Microsoft	B-Application
Edge	I-Application
which	O
allows	O
launch	O
older	O
ActiveX	B-Application
controls	I-Application
and	O
legacy	O
websites	O
until	O
at	O
least	O
2029	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Windows	B-Application
11	I-Application
removed	O
Internet	B-Application
Explorer	I-Application
,	O
although	O
it	O
was	O
disabled	O
and	O
some	O
of	O
its	O
files	O
are	O
still	O
stored	O
in	O
Windows	O
 '	O
Program	B-Application
Files	I-Application
folder	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Users	O
that	O
are	O
trying	O
to	O
run	O
iexplore.exe	B-Application
via	O
Run	O
command	O
will	O
be	O
redirected	O
to	O
Microsoft	B-Application
Edge	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Additionally	O
,	O
if	O
it	O
is	O
run	O
for	O
the	O
first	O
time	O
since	O
the	O
release	O
of	O
Edge	O
Chromium	B-Language
,	O
IE11	O
will	O
now	O
open	O
a	O
new	O
tab	O
that	O
redirects	O
to	O
Edge	O
's	O
website	O
,	O
with	O
a	O
notice	O
that	O
"	O
some	O
websites	O
no	O
longer	O
support	O
Internet	B-Application
Explorer	I-Application
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Internet	B-Application
Explorer	I-Application
is	O
also	O
disabled	O
on	O
Windows	B-Operating_System
10	I-Operating_System
Semi-Annual	O
Channel	O
after	O
installing	O
February	O
14	O
,	O
2023	O
security	O
update	O
,	O
and	O
visual	O
references	O
of	O
the	O
browser	O
will	O
be	O
removed	O
on	O
June	O
13	O
,	O
2023	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Internet	B-Application
Explorer	I-Application
comes	O
as	O
an	O
integrated	O
component	O
of	O
Windows	O
that	O
cannot	O
be	O
uninstalled	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Newer	O
versions	O
of	O
Internet	B-Application
Explorer	I-Application
are	O
sometimes	O
released	O
for	O
existing	O
operating	O
systems	O
,	O
replacing	O
the	O
older	O
version	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Starting	O
with	O
Windows	B-Application
2000	I-Application
,	O
it	O
is	O
possible	O
to	O
disable	O
Internet	B-Application
Explorer	I-Application
:	O
The	O
user	O
can	O
no	O
longer	O
launch	O
it	O
but	O
its	O
web	B-Protocol
browser	I-Protocol
engine	I-Protocol
remains	O
operational	O
for	O
applications	O
that	O
use	O
it	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
This	O
is	O
not	O
unique	O
to	O
Windows	O
:	O
Safari	B-Application
,	O
the	O
default	O
browser	O
on	O
macOS	B-Application
,	O
is	O
similarly	O
integrated	O
into	O
the	O
operating	O
system	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
While	O
it	O
is	O
possible	O
to	O
delete	O
the	O
application	O
itself	O
without	O
problem	O
,	O
Safari	B-Application
is	O
in	O
fact	O
merely	O
a	O
front-end	O
for	O
Apple	O
's	O
open	O
source	O
WebKit	B-Language
framework	O
,	O
which	O
is	O
heavily	O
integrated	O
into	O
the	O
operating	O
system	O
and	O
cannot	O
be	O
removed	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
idea	O
of	O
removing	B-Application
Internet	I-Application
Explorer	I-Application
was	O
proposed	O
during	O
the	O
United	O
States	O
v	O
.	O
Microsoft	O
Corp	O
.	O
case	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
One	O
of	O
Microsoft	O
's	O
arguments	O
during	O
the	O
trial	O
,	O
however	O
,	O
was	O
that	O
removing	B-Application
Internet	I-Application
Explorer	I-Application
from	O
Windows	O
may	O
result	O
in	O
system	O
instability	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Microsoft	O
has	O
held	O
that	O
this	O
is	O
not	O
meaningful	O
;	O
that	O
in	O
Windows	B-Device
98	I-Device
and	O
newer	O
versions	O
,	O
"	O
Internet	B-Application
Explorer	I-Application
"	O
is	O
not	O
a	O
separate	O
piece	O
of	O
software	O
but	O
simply	O
a	O
brand	O
name	O
for	O
the	O
web	O
browsing	O
and	O
HTML	O
rendering	O
capacities	O
of	O
the	O
Windows	O
operating	O
system	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
These	O
people	O
include	O
consultant	O
Fred	O
Vorck	O
,	O
who	O
advocates	O
that	O
consumers	O
should	O
have	O
the	O
choice	O
to	O
remove	O
"	O
integrated	O
"	O
features	O
of	O
Microsoft	O
Windows	O
and	O
participates	O
in	O
the	O
HFSLIP	O
project	O
;	O
Dino	O
Nuhagic	O
,	O
who	O
is	O
the	O
creator	O
of	O
nLite	O
,	O
a	O
product	O
that	O
allows	O
users	O
to	O
remove	O
Windows	O
components	O
like	O
Internet	B-Application
Explorer	I-Application
and	O
Windows	B-Device
Media	I-Device
Player	I-Device
;	O
and	O
Shane	O
Brooks	O
,	O
who	O
created	O
98lite	O
and	O
XPLite	O
to	O
remove	O
and	O
manage	O
Windows	O
components	O
after	O
the	O
installation	O
of	O
the	O
operating	O
system	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Some	O
people	O
have	O
suggested	O
the	O
use	O
of	O
alternative	O
browsers	O
instead	O
of	O
Internet	B-Application
Explorer	I-Application
,	O
to	O
try	O
reduce	O
the	O
risk	O
of	O
vulnerabilities	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Methods	O
have	O
been	O
developed	O
by	O
these	O
programmers	O
and	O
others	O
to	O
remove	O
Internet	B-Application
Explorer	I-Application
from	O
Windows	B-Application
95	I-Application
after	O
installing	O
,	O
as	O
well	O
as	O
before	O
install	O
time	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Removing	B-Application
Internet	I-Application
Explorer	I-Application
from	O
Windows	B-Application
2000	I-Application
,	O
Windows	O
XP	O
and	O
Windows	B-Device
Server	I-Device
2003	O
is	O
also	O
possible	O
at	O
installation	O
time	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Australian	O
computer	O
scientist	O
Shane	O
Brooks	O
demonstrated	O
that	O
Windows	B-Device
98	I-Device
could	O
in	O
fact	O
run	O
with	O
Internet	B-Application
Explorer	I-Application
removed	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Brooks	O
went	O
on	O
to	O
develop	O
a	O
more	O
sophisticated	O
program	O
for	O
Windows	B-Device
98	I-Device
and	O
Windows	B-Device
ME	I-Device
,	O
marketed	O
as	O
98lite	O
,	O
which	O
turns	O
IE	O
,	O
along	O
with	O
several	O
other	O
"	O
mandatory	O
"	O
Windows	O
components	O
,	O
including	O
the	O
IE	O
components	O
left	O
behind	O
by	O
IEradicator	O
,	O
into	O
optional	O
components	O
that	O
can	O
be	O
added	O
or	O
removed	O
from	O
the	O
OS	O
at	O
will	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
He	O
later	O
created	O
XPLite	O
,	O
which	O
renders	O
many	O
parts	O
of	O
Windows	B-Application
2000	I-Application
and	O
XP	O
into	O
optional	O
components	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Another	O
programmer	O
named	O
Bruce	O
Jensen	O
published	O
a	O
similar	O
utility	O
called	O
"	O
Revenge	O
of	O
Mozilla	O
"	O
,	O
which	O
was	O
freeware	O
and	O
removed	O
many	O
other	O
Windows	B-Device
98	I-Device
components	O
identified	O
as	O
"	O
bloatware	O
"	O
or	O
as	O
being	O
of	O
questionable	O
value	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Although	O
Revenge	O
of	O
Mozilla	O
asked	O
the	O
user	O
to	O
supply	O
some	O
files	O
from	O
the	O
Windows	B-Application
95	I-Application
OEM	O
Service	O
Release	O
2	O
version	O
of	O
the	O
Windows	B-Protocol
Explorer	I-Protocol
shell	O
(	O
necessary	O
for	O
compatibility	O
with	O
the	O
FAT32	O
file	O
system	O
)	O
that	O
did	O
not	O
have	O
the	O
"	O
Windows	O
Desktop	O
Update	O
"	O
that	O
came	O
with	O
Internet	B-Application
Explorer	I-Application
4/Windows	O
98	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
As	O
a	O
result	O
of	O
the	O
shell	O
replacement	O
,	O
Windows	O
used	O
significantly	O
fewer	O
resources	O
than	O
normal	O
,	O
the	O
shell	O
did	O
n't	O
leak	O
resources	O
like	O
Windows	B-Device
98	I-Device
's	O
version	O
did	O
,	O
and	O
Windows	O
crashed	O
less	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
98Lite	O
,	O
using	O
Explorer	O
from	O
Windows	B-Application
95	I-Application
OSR	O
2	O
was	O
optional	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
method	O
developed	O
by	O
Fred	O
Vorck	O
manually	O
alters	O
the	O
setup	O
scripts	O
for	O
Windows	B-Application
2000	I-Application
to	O
prevent	O
the	O
installation	O
of	O
IE	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Removing	B-Application
Internet	I-Application
Explorer	I-Application
does	O
have	O
a	O
number	O
of	O
consequences	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Some	O
programs	O
bundled	O
with	O
Windows	O
,	O
such	O
as	O
Outlook	B-Application
Express	I-Application
,	O
and	O
some	O
basic	O
Windows	O
components	O
,	O
such	O
as	O
Help	O
and	O
Support	O
,	O
depend	O
on	O
libraries	O
installed	O
by	O
IE	O
in	O
order	O
to	O
function	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Before	O
Windows	B-Application
Vista	I-Application
,	O
it	O
was	O
not	O
possible	O
to	O
run	O
Windows	O
Update	O
without	O
IE	O
because	O
the	O
service	O
used	O
ActiveX	B-Application
technology	O
,	O
which	O
no	O
other	O
web	O
browser	O
supports	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
addition	O
,	O
third-party	B-Application
web	I-Application
browsers	I-Application
based	I-Application
on	I-Application
MSHTML	I-Application
engine	I-Application
require	O
IE	O
and	O
stop	O
working	O
without	O
it	O
.	O
</s>
