Solved Internet Explorer 11 - Google

[hawke7]

Sites visited do not show in History drop-down list (As indicated in attached)

This has only stopped working in the last couple of days.

Would appreciate any assistance please.

 

[ICIT2LOL]

Hello hawke mate run these for starters
SFC /SCANNOW Command - System File Checker usually accepted as best run for three runs
and
Disk Check

 

[hawke7]

ICIT2L0L,

Thanks for reply.

I have carried out sfc /scannow on 3 occasions - results on desktop (do you need to see?)

I have carried out Disk Check - don't know what the results were - all finished by the time I went back to PC.

Original problem still exists.

Question - Could a Windows update have caused the problem? Just a thought.

I suppose a Repair Install would be the last straw - need to speak on a couple of points before I attempt to carry out what seems to be a mammoth task - although it is probably fairly straightforward.

 

[Callender]

I've been reading that Windows Update KB3185330 breaks it:

https://productforums.google.com/forum/#!topic/chrome/sz_Vid0rjyQ;context-place=forum/chrome

It's not an issue for me as I hardly ever use IE, never use Google Toolbar and set search engine in my other browsers to "Encrypted Google Search"

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If you want your search history then you might possibly get it by signing into Google.

Welcome to My Activity

Download your past searches - Search Help

 

[Callender]

Related post on MS Technet:

PROBLEM after installing October, 2016 Security Monthly Quality Rollup for Windows 7 for x64-based Systems (KB3185330)

 

[ICIT2LOL]

No need for reports mate and Callender probably has hit the nail on the head. Updates to me are a wretched nuisance and I never update unless I know exactly what they are intended for and then only if I think they are pertinent to me. Actually I think that the loss of my WLM might be due to one too.

 

[Callender]

Actually I think that the loss of my WLM might be due to one too.

WLM is going to be in it's way out soon I think:

Microsoft kills Windows Live Essentials app suite

Download Windows Essentials offline installer for Windows 10

 

[hawke7]

Callender/ICIT2L0L,

Thanks again for responses.

I see from updates that I have installed KB3185330.

Do I need to uninstall this update - if so how do I do it? Apologies for having to ask!

 

[Callender]

Personally I'd leave it installed and wait for a fix - either from Microsoft or Google. I can't see that they'd leave it broken.

If you want to uninstall the update launch an Elevated Command Prompt

In the window that opens type Powershell then press Enter

Wait for the PS prompt to appear.

Then type:

wusa /uninstall /kb:3185330

Press Enter

 

[ICIT2LOL]

Actually I think that the loss of my WLM might be due to one too.

WLM is going to be in it's way out soon I think:

Microsoft kills Windows Live Essentials app suite

Download Windows Essentials offline installer for Windows 10

Yep well it has died on my machines as far as hotmail mails are concerned aand am carrying on with Thunderbird and Outlook though both are not so well laid out or easy on the eye as WLM

 

[spottydog10]

This the same issue?

Google toolbar not remembering searches

 

[hawke7]

Hi All,

I uninstalled the update just to make sure that it was the culprit.
Drop down history is now working.
I may re-install update and as Callender suggested, wait for a fix.

Many thanks to all for all your efforts - really appreciate it.

 

[ICIT2LOL]

Glad it is working mate but I have to wonder why an update which any reasonable person would think is to iron out the bugs in the system or just tweak it to make it easier to use etc but it turns out that updates - to me at least cause more problems than they are worth to be frank.
I have to also wonder who is dreaming up all these updates - are they having a bad hair day or what when they dream up some of them??

 

[iris2011]

Thanks for identifying that KB3185330 update prevent from displaying Google browsing history as pointed out by Hawke7.
It was driving me crazy.
I have uninstalled and now all is good.
I noticed that it is a display problem as my browsing history was being saved but not displayed.

I just wonder if I am missing something by not processing this update. I guess I will find out later.