Upgrade Internet Explorer 8 on clean Windows 7 install

[Dragonchaser]

I just did a clean Windows 7 install.

BTW there is an excellent guide here by gregrocker.

How do I upgrade the default IE8 to IE11? Should I uncheck IE 8 (Control Panel > Programs and Features > Turn Windows features on or off) or just leave it checked and then install IE11?

Or do I install IE11 and it will uncheck IE8 by itself during the installation process?

I was browsing the net and found an interesting read basically saying not to uncheck it.

I noticed after installing W7 and then running Windows Update it installed some IE11 updates even while IE11 is not yet installed.

 

[ThrashZone]

Hi,
It's best to uninstall the ie11 update if installed and hide it when it comes up,
Then recheck for updates and load them in the way they were first released 9-10-11
That way if you decide to roll back to a prior version 10 is already there
Plus it just works better
Cheers.
For the record ie10 is the more stable version

Also turning a windows feature off does nothing productive.

 

[Dragonchaser]

Hi ThrashZone,

Thanks for your reply.

It's best to uninstall the ie11 update

But how do I find the IE11 update(s)?

In Control Panel > Installed Updates, I only saw one (1) IE11 related "update" which was in fact IE11, no update but the application itself AFAICT.

Do I uninstall that or just leave things the way they are?

I've been using Chrome and everything works just fine...

 

[ThrashZone]

Hi,
If you don't use ie11 why worry about it being there
I certainly wouldn't turn ie off as already stated = leave it alone one day you might find Chrome is acting up and or corrupted and you'll need to uninstall Chrome and then what
Cheers.

 

[Layback Bear]

My system are done in this fashion.

Leave I.E. 11 on your system and keep it updated using Windows 7 Updates.
I keep I.E. 11 as default browser.
I use Firefox about 90% of the time.

I highly recommend keep 2 or more browsers on your system just in case something happens to one of them. You will still have access to the internet without a hassle.