59. Uninstall Internet Explorer 9

Microsoft's latest web browser, Internet Explorer 9 is billed at being one of the fastest browsers available. To be honest this is a claim that every browser developer acclaims, but it is not always true. The only real way to evaluate and come to an independent option of speed is to try it on your own computer.

While Microsoft acclaim that their browser is by far the fastest we, personally, don't agree with the claim. Yes, it is an improvement on Internet Explorer 8, but then anything is an improvement on Internet Explorer 8!

If you decide to try Internet Explorer 9 you are either going to love it or hate it. If your opinion is of the latter, then you will, obviously, want to uninstall Internet Explorer 9 and go back to IE 8.

To Uninstall Internet Explorer 9, proceed as follows:

Click the Start button.
On the Start Menu look to the right and, Click Control Panel.

Fig: 59-1 Click the Control panel option on the Start menu
When the Control Panel window opens look for the Programs and Features Icon and click on it. Fig: 59-2 below show Control Panel as it looks in Large Icon mode. If your Control Panel is set to Category mode then you will need to first click on the Programs link then, in the next window, click on the Programs and Features link.

Fig: 59-2 Control panel in Large Icon mode
In the Programs and Features window look to the left of the window (in the blue margin) and Click on the View Installed Updates option.

Fig: 59-3 Click on the View Installed Updates option
The view installed updates window will now open.
This window will now need to populate with all of the available updates that have been installed on your computer. This could take a minute or so, so be patient.
Once the update window has populated, scroll down to the Microsoft Windows section and look through the list of updates. You are looking for Windows Internet Explorer 9.
Once you have located the Windows Internet Explorer 9 option, Right click on it and then click on the Uninstall option.

Fig: 59-4 Locate Windows Internet Explorer and Right click on it
A Pop Up box will appear asking you if you are sure you want to uninstall this update.
To continue, Click the Yes button.

Fig: 59-5 Click Yes to continue with the uninstall
Another box will now appear asking you to Wait while the update is being uninstalled. This could take a few minutes so, again, be patient.

Fig: 59-6 It will take a few minutes for Internet Explorer 9 to be uninstalled
Once the uninstall has been completed you will be asked to Restart your computer. To do this click the Restart Now button.

Fig: 59-7 Click the Restart Now button to restart your computer
As your computer begin the restart sequence a screen will appear informing you that the operating system is preparing to configure Windows. It is essential, at this point, that you Do No accidentally turn your computer off.

Fig: 59-8 Preparing to configure Windows
Once configuration has reached 30 percent your computer will start to shut down.

Fig: 59-9 Initial configuration begins to shut down the computer when it reaches 30 percent
Your Computer will now start its shut down sequence.

Fig: 59-10 Computer begins to shut down
When the shut down sequence completes your computer will restart and you will then see the Starting Windows Logo.

Fig: 59-11 Starting Windows screen
The operating system will now continue configuring Windows.

Fig: 59-12 Windows continues to configure the changes made to Internet Explorer
Finally your desktop will appear and the uninstall will be complete. If you now click the Internet Explorer icon in the taskbar you will find that IE 9 has been replaced with Internet Explorer 8 thus returning your system back to its original configuration.

Fig: 59-13 Internet Explorer returned back to original version