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A year after releasing the first preview version of Internet Explorer 9 browser, Microsoft has finally released the final version of Internet Explorer 9 and is now available to download. Internet Explorer 9 comes with enhanced interface, HTML5 support, tracking protection, and hardware accelerated browsing.

This version of Internet Explorer also comes with small but very useful features. It lets you pin your favorite websites to the taskbar, and better management of add-ons.

Internet Explorer 9

Majority of Windows users who have installed Internet Explorer 9 are happy with the improved performance of the browser and new interface. However, a small percentage of Windows users are experiencing variety of issues. If you’re also experiencing any issues after upgrading to Internet Explorer 9, uninstalling Internet Explorer 9 might resolve your browser issues.

Related: Set Google as default search engine in Internet Explorer 9.

Follow the below mentioned steps to uninstall Internet Explorer 9 from your PC and revert to Internet Explorer 8 browser on your Windows 7 and Vista.

Step 1: Open Programs and features window. To open it, type appwiz.cpl in Start menu search area and then hit enter.

Uninstall Internet Explorer 9 Platfrom Preview

Step 2: In the left pane, click View installed updates option to see list of installed updates. Here locate the entry named Windows Internet Explorer 9.

How to uninstall Internet Explorer 9

Step 3: Right-click on the entry and select uninstall to remove Internet Explorer 9  from your PC and revert to Internet Explorer 8.

And if for some reason, the above mentioned guide doesn’t work, check out how to uninstall Internet Explorer from your PC when the standard uninstall procedure doesn’t work.

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  4. admin says

    Those of you having issues in uninstalling Internet Explorer 9 using above guide can remove it using the Command Prompt method:
    intowindows.com/how-to-uninstall-internet-explorer-9-browser-when-the-standard-uninstallation-procedure-doesnt-work/

  5. Eric Chapman says

    seems alot of people are havn trouble finding ie9 under installed updates, it doesn’t show as ie9 just check ur most recent installs around the time that u installed it and u will find it.

  6. Eric Chapman says

    THANKS,THANKS,THANKS!!!! HP customer service was no help at all, you saved me alot of time and energy+money. ie9 was a terrible experience and you taught me how to uninstall it thanks again.

  7. Joe Flood says

    No sign of Internet Explorer 9 in “Installed Updates”. The program is useless – dead slow, jams on every other website and have had to switch to Firefox. At a guess – I would say it has something to do with Java or ActiveX. Give me IE8!

  9. stuppi says

    I installed IE9 successfully. After that I had to restore the system on a point a fortnight earlier because of other updates not working. After system restoring, IE9 does not start any longer.Some programs don’t display (McAfee). Because of the system restoring IE9 doesn’t show up in Installed Updates – so I can’t deinstall it. Trying to reinstall a complete new version is not possible because of the already installed version.
    What can I do??

  10. raju says

    hi , how do i uninstall the IE 9. i can’t find it in updated entries.please send the solution to my mail, thanks for your support.

  11. Rosby says

    Thank you soooo much!!!

    I uninstalled IE9 and reverted back to IE8. Now I’m able to print my Windows Mail messages again. Before I uninstalled IE9, I somehow got a script error line 2107 and wasn’t able to print.

    I’ll be copying this link and re-posting it to help others.

  12. Ron says

    Cathy – it would seem that you don’t. I have the same problem, IE9 is not showing in Installed Updates. I have tried the command line uninstall to no avail too. I have tried it as the admin account and I have tried it in safe mode. Still there. I am stuck with IE9 release candidate too, which I would ignore quite happily but for the fact it keeps NAGGING me that my version is no longer supported and that I should update. Guess what, it won’t update either!
    I fear that the only solution to this problem when the recommended procedure does not apply (not showing in View Installed Updates) is to rebuild. My machine is otherwise stable so I will not do so, rather chalk this up to experience and never install a new version of IE again.

  13. Cathy W says

    I have read all the threads and tried multiple instructions. IE9 is not showing up under installed updates or installed programs. My PC has been VERY unstable with multiple hangups and crashes since I installed IE9 HELP!!!!

    IF IT IS NOT SHOWING IN EITHER PLACE HOW DO I UNINSTALL IT!! HELP PLEASE!!!!!

  14. Glen Burch says

    I installed IE9 on Jun 8, 2011. The next day I found I no longer had the use of Outlook-2007. After exchanges over several weeks with Microsoft “experts” at their Answers forum (Outlook subdivision), I discovered another forum under their Vista subdivision that indicated there’s a systemic problem with IE9 and Office-2007 Trust Center. Sure enough I tried to access the Trust Center under Excel-2007 and was summarily dispatched away from the menu that included Trust Center. At least I don’t get the “…not responding” message with Excel or Word. So I can’t run Outlook-2007 on my Vista (64-bit) machine. I have tried uninstalling this Update several times and it fails every time. When it attempts to launch Windows after “Configuiring” the Update changes, it aborts and relaunches Windows, recommending to launch in “Starup Repair” mode which System Restores back before the Update changes. I could not get out of IE9, even by restoring back to an April restore point. I tried ripping out some obvious folders manually, but I find IE9 back and functioning when I relaunch Windows. The irony is that I like the brevity of the IE9 launch page and wish I could keep it. But running Outlook-2007 on my little netbook (an XP machine) is too cumbersome, and I would have to take Outlook-2007 over IE9.

    Does anyone have a notion how to disable IE9 without going through the Updates/Uninstall routine, which doesn’t work for me.

    By the way, the Microsoft experts have stopped responding to both my threads on their Answers.Microsoft forum. They don’t have the answers, it seems.

    Thanks,

    GB

  15. gary griffin sr. says

    absoutly no good.why did yahoo recommend ie9? i think it is a ripoff.it is wrong to keep from going back to vista home premium

  16. Lynn L. says

    I’m late to the party for uninstalling IE9, and still somewhat confused by the Q&A or question & reply process, I did find my answer. Thank you to all who knew/advised those of us who could not find Microsoft Internet Explorer 9(or any other version of IE)in Programs add/remove, to look on the left sidebar for Installed Updates. Thank you, thank you, thank you all. Not only was it as easy as pie to uninstall IE9, IE8 was still sitting there as the previous default program – nothing to do but uninstall IE9. Thanks again to all who TOOK the TIME to continue answering the same question over and over – I wish I knew how to thank you all by name. Dallas, Texas

  17. D burrell says

    I am trying to download adobe flashplayer to accses you tube i cannot uninstall to allow to enable to accses youtube. To upgrade adobe i have problems installing. i have also had problems with blue screen and have had a new website because of problems can you help me please.

  18. Gene says

    I recently updated to IE9, don’t like it……..want IE8 back but I can’t uninstall IE9……this is the procedure I have followed to no avail

    The following instructions apply to both Windows 7 and Windows Vista.
    1.
    Click the Start button , type Programs and Features in the search box, and then click View installed updates in the left pane.

    2.
    Under Uninstall an update, scroll down to the Microsoft Windows section.

    3.
    Right-click Windows Internet Explorer 9, click Uninstall, and then, when prompted, click Yes.

    4.
    Click one of the following:
    •
    Restart now (to finish the process of uninstalling Internet Explorer 9, and restore the previous version of Internet Explorer).

    •
    Restart later (to wait until you shut down or restart your computer).

    There is no Programs and Features search box only Programs, so I can’t type anything in it

    Any advise?

    Note

    After you uninstall Internet Explorer 9, the previously installed version of Internet Explorer will be available on your computer. It is not necessary to reinstall.

  19. Derek says

    Another EPIC FAIL from Microsoft. I’m sick of being the beta/bug tester for this multi-billion dollar monopoly. Hey, scam artists, hire more people to check your aweful products prior to unleashing junk on your captive audiences!

  20. Martin says

    Running Vista, SP2.

    I tried the official instructions for uninstalling IE9. I right click on the application in the Uninstall updates window. It prompts me with the confirmation dialogue box. I say “Yes,” and that’s the end of it. Nothing happens. Re-booted. Still there. Went through the documented uninstall instructions again. Nothing.

    Tried two system restores. It’s still there. Can’t use IE at all. It bombs every time.

    Is there a secret, backdoor method for removing this worthless piece of garbage from my PC?

  21. Rob says

    I have IE9 v9.0.8112.16421 installed on my Win 7 computer. It does not show up in the list of installed updates. Under turn on and off windows. There is no IE9. Internet options wont load. Windows update says there is a version of IE9 in important updates that needs to be install. Iv tried 100 times now now luck. Gives error Code 9C48. I used the trouble shooter and it resets some stuff. And it still wont work. I downloaded IE9 offline installer. IT says there is a newer version and wont install. So I tryed the version with bing. IT tells me some files were in use to restart. I do so and still the sane thing. Also when I load IE it loads but hangs and crashes and all sort of things. Also I cannot access the tools or see what version it is. Iv also use programs such as Aida 64 to tell me what version of IE I have. Acourding to them I dont have IE installed at all. And my restore dates are all missing except for the last 3 days. So I cannot restore to a time before IE9. Im begining to think the only way to solve this is to wipe my HDD and do afresh clean install of everything. So let me know out there with all you techs. Can you help me and all the others who have the same problem as me?

  23. verlie burroughs says

    wow! looks like microsoft has a little tweaking to do on internet explorer 9… i downloaded it thinking why not, it’s just another update, big mistake. suddenly my favorites bar was missing! favorites bar is my lifeline, it’s my rolodex of most important web pages, maybe i am stuck in the past, but i am ok with that, I don’t want a new way…dear microsoft, you will never be google, get used to it. I did a system restore, seemed to solve the problem, not sure why its not working for others, good luck with that dudes.

  24. mp says

    thanks for the info, mission accomplished. For those having trouble finding IE 9 in the list of “installed updates”, I didn’t see it at first either, but after the green “bar” at the top finished loading (which took a couple of minutes), I found it and followed the instructions given.

    on a negative note, my “windows updates” keep obnoxiously telling me I need to update to IE 9!! This is a problem.

  25. Dawn says

    I followed your instructions to remove the ie9 update and it has been removed with ie8 listed, however, the format is still ie9 and I can’t get internet explorer to open. The only way I can get ie to open is going through Google. How do I fix that???? What a waste of time this update has caused. I have spent hours trying to solve the ‘issues’!

  26. Crystal says

    Thanks for the instructions on how to uninstall IE9, this update was horrible. I wasn’t able to access a lot of websites that I normally go to when I update to IE9. I didn’t like the fact that the favorites tab was moved and overall it just wasn’t a good update.

  27. Steve says

    I run a website, after I downloaded Explorer9 I managed to get into it, but when I changed information it corrupted one item and completely deleted another. After reading this article I uninstalled Explorer 9 and everything is OK again.
    Thanks for your assistance.

  28. sarah says

    ive tried everything it doesnt show up in uninstall lists, its just no where to be found to remove it, i tried to restore my pc to an earlier point but i cant do that it will wipe the whole system blank..im fu*ked and i need this bs to go away…i cant print sh*t i haye the way it functions and im so mad…can anyone help? PLEASE!!!!!??????

  29. Alex says

    IE 9 version 9.0.8112.16421 was uninstalled and now is says 9.0.8080.16413 is what I have, but when I try and start IE, a page flashes and then shuts down. Can not run IE at all. Can not uninstall 9.0.808.16413 as it is not listed in programs or under installed updates. I only know I have it because of this: cmd/K reg query”HKLM\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\InternetExplorer”/v Version lists 9.0.8080.16413

  30. John Martin says

    This instruction is rubbish as Windows Internet Explorer 9 does not appear in the list of installed programs even though it is running and causing problems with hyperlinks in Outlook.
    What a load of crap?????

  31. Niteshade says

    To uninstall Internet Explorer

    The following instructions apply to both Windows 7 and Windows Vista.
    1.
    Click the Start button , type Programs and Features in the search box, and then click View installed updates in the left pane.

    2.
    Under Uninstall an update, scroll down to the Microsoft Windows section.

    3.
    Right-click Windows Internet Explorer 9, click Uninstall, and then, when prompted, click Yes.

    4.
    Click one of the following:
    •
    Restart now (to finish the process of uninstalling Internet Explorer 9, and restore the previous version of Internet Explorer).

    •
    Restart later (to wait until you shut down or restart your computer).

    Note

    After you uninstall Internet Explorer 9, the previously installed version of Internet Explorer will be available on your computer. It is not necessary to reinstall.

  33. John Tonetti says

    I have Win 7 and IE installed on my computer. I am unable to open search window-ie “Find Files and Folders”- in Works Task launcher. Do you suggerst that I uninstall IE 9 and go back to IE8?

  34. Chuck Flood says

    THANK YOU! for posting this. I installed IE9 yesterday; within a half-hour was disgusted with it and like so many others was searching for how to roll it back to IE8. It’s laughable that Microsoft makes such a big deal of the space-saving they’ve done by combining THEIR toolbar but then they make it impossible to resize or move ANY toolbars – which promptly eats up any soace “saved.” What a joke.

  36. Francois says

    I just installed this worthless piece of crap on a customer’s Windows 7 Ultimate PC. Her online webmail refused to display any email at all, saying she had 0 emails in her Inbox. At a guess I’d say it was a CSS/Javascript issue. Anyway, she screeched and wailed and panicked whilst I chuckled quietly in the background. 20 minutes later and I have uninstalled IE9 using the “Remove installed updates” feature in Windows Update. Rebooted and IE8 and everything else is back up and working.

    This is surely yet another example of shitty shitty shitty Microsoft programming.

    The client’s going back to IE8. She won’t have Firefox on her PC because, and prepare yourselves for some highly technical reasoning, “I don’t get on with it”. So be it, Madame, I’ll just bill you to hell and back :)

    I love Microsoft because without them my invoices would be much, much smaller.

    LOL

    Peace, everybody

  37. johnnyg says

    Why so many updates Microsoft ? Really getting sick and tired of the updates. Especially when they mess with my settings. So far updates have changed my sound system ,my printer,and today I had to mess around for three hours,with that disgusting IE 9. Most of the updates are the same thing, over and over and over and over again about some unknown BOOGYMAN that can gain access to my computer.

  38. Neal says

    I need uninstall IE9 ( not Beta, full release )and go back to IE8 and maintain my bookmarks. I need to go back to support a weather application which does not support IE9. As well when I look at installed programs it does not show up, nor IE8. I really could use some help.

  39. jerry says

    How do I get rid of IE9 since it doesn’t show up in the list of installed programs on Control Panel/Programs ? It crashes my computer whenever I open it.

  40. Molly says

    I downloaded the Internet explorer 9 and now we can’t uninstall it! but we also can’t get onto the Internet at all?? it keeps saying Internet explorer can’t display the webpage eventhough our Internet connection and signal says very good/strong. Please help I need to go on facebook!

  41. Andrew says

    Where do I start? I have had it so far 2 days and this is what I have experienced. Firstly lost all my bookmarked favorites. Bloody thing freezing up, then slowing down, then turning a tab in the browser into a seperate browser window and removing it from the tab list of the previous window. Automatically closed a tab I was on after using the refresh button as webpage wouldn’t load (happened a few times) In one instance I had 2 tabs open and one of them wouldn’t load properly so I closed it then all the information from the second tab page I closed was superimposed over the first tab. Not to mention it just seems a lot slower. The irony is the website that had advertising about IE9 saying it was optimised for that site now runs laggy and doesn’t always load the pages. Piece of crap – don’t reccommend downloading.

  42. DanD911Phx says

    The instructions here work for removing the RTM version of IE9 on Win7(SP1) 32 bit and reverting to IE8. It is necessary to back out of IE9 to avoid breaking Microsoft SharedView.

  45. Dominique says

    Okay Guys that didn’t work for me But heres what did. And it was Succesful Im so happy.

    1. Go to Control panel
    2.Click on Unistall Programs
    3. Type in the Search box on the TOP RIGHT CORNER “Windows Explorer 9” It should pop up….
    4. Right Click on it and Then hit Unistall

    This should take a few minutes. A Box will pop up saying that it will restart your computer. And hopefully it will be back to Windows Internet Explorer 8. I worked for me.

    Hoped that helped.

  46. EllJai says

    I’m with those who do NOT have IE9 in their control panel/installed update area. For those who suggested that I downloaded this myself, you are mistaken…it was installed as an update WITHOUT MY KNOWLEDGE!!! What now??????

  48. Rob Summers says

    I found that once I installed IE 9 I couldn’t open any of my folders. I have uninstalled it now.
    Thanks again

  50. Biff Johnson says

    downloadsquad.switched.com/2010/09/18/how-to-uninstall-internet-explorer-9

    This is the sight that saved me from I.E. 9 …. Microsoft no wonder your stock price has been garbage for 10 + years… You suck!!!!

    Its real simple to un-install just closely follow the directions.

  52. felix says

    PLEASE HELP….I cannot find IE9 from the Control Panel, what shoud I do………..

  53. Rob says

    To all those people complaining – keep in mind that you installed a Beta release. Did any of you read the install notes before installing it? A Beta is not even a Release Candidate yet (RC), so the expectation is that it is unstable, with some features not yet working.

    I think many of you need to take a step back and consider this before you start blindly pointing a finger at Microsoft. Would I install this? Not on your life. It sucks. But if I did install it and hated it, I would not blame Microsoft for having it on my computer. I would blame myself.

  54. Hate IE9 says

    IE9 is a huge FAIL! I had to jump through a few hoops to finally get my PC to recognize it even had installed updates. IE9 has me using FireFox to browse the web. Im so glad I was able to get rid of it, it was VERY unstable. The mega minds at Microsoft should be ashamed of their repeated failures. It’s incredible that Microsoft only hires employees with a certain IQ, yet they cant release any product that works the 1st, 2nd or 50th time.

  55. david robson says

    @ Rachel : Followed you above instuction, but comes back with syntax error /c can only be used 1 times.

  56. Muhammad Nazim says

    @Rachel
    Yur Entry is not working i tried every thing even run cmd as administrator it give eror .
    2ndly i have read the whole thread it is easy to say explorer 9 is in install updates go and uninstall but Most of the people claimimg and me too Internet explorer is not showing in install updates which havent been answered by any one even if we search in on right top .
    SO IF EXPLORER 9 IS NOT IN INSTALLED UPDATES AND NOT IN ADD REMOVE AND IF WE GO TO DELETE MANUALLY BUT AFTER RESTART IT CAME BACK AGAIN THEN I AM SORRY TO SAY THIS THREAD IS USELESS
    One more thing to add interestingly if we see the install history button in windows updates it shows explorer 9 succesfully installed but when we go and check it in install update directory there is nothing in it and even the whole microsoft latest updates are not there but some are i dont know why some not all . so reply othere wise wasting .

  57. Rachel says

    this is for anyone who is having trouble finding WINDOWS INTERNET EXPLORER 9 under VIEW INSTALLED UPDATES. the following is all you have to do:

    1. simultaneously press “WINDOWS” and “R” keys

    2. when the RUN box pops up, type cmd.exe

    3. copy and paste the following command and hit ENTER

    FORFILES /P %WINDIR%\servicing\Packages /M Microsoft-Windows-InternetExplorer-*9.*.mum /c “cmd /c echo Uninstalling package @fname && start /w pkgmgr /up:@fname /norestart”

    4. repeat the command twice

    5. restart your computer so it can update

    IE 8 should be back and IE 9 should be gone.

  58. James says

    I had installed iexplorer 9. It seems they are trying to clone firefox because it seems to be a better browser but somehow IE turned out to be a lously clone. I am going back to 8 where I feel better working with IE.
    Thanks for valuable help on uninstalling – I would have never thought of looking at the updates..

  59. cj says

    I went though the uninstall and it seemed to work fine just the way its suggested but then I see it is STILL in my start menu and the folder with all the files is STILL there. So I check and its no longer listed on the update list and its not on the program list but the folder wont even let me delete it. Says I need permission from TrustedInstaller to make changes to the folder?

  60. Feenee says

    There are at least 3 people complaining here that IE( doesn’t show up in installed programs OR installed updates. I too have NOTHING listed under windows in ‘installed updates’. Does anyone have any idea of where to go from here- IE9 won’t print my bank statements or open certain windows. It HAS to go!

  61. Ken Bouchard says

    Did the steps but it fails to uninstall. I see no other ways to uninstall it. Anyone know how to manually remove it and then bring back IE8? I would use it except it does not run toolbars, like United Gamers, etc. It is a horrible pile of junk, and I saw no improvements at all.

  62. IE9 - FAIL says

    Thanks a Million,

    Never Thought To Check Installed Updates.

    Got It Unistalled & Back To IE8.

    Thanks Again… (“,

  63. Derrick Freeman says

    Could’nt figure out how to uninstall IE9,from my daughter’s computer. Tried to get help from microsoft hotline. Wanted to charge her almost $200.00. Glad I found your website! Only took me 5 min. to straighten out the problem. Thanks

  64. alina says

    i use Windows 7 Ultimate and when i type on the start bar “appwiz.cpl” as the example says only show me the application and i can’t uninstall it. I don’t find it on Control Panel to uninstall it. Please help me!

  67. HEATHER says

    I have uninstalled Internet Exploer 9 and after restarting, it’s still there! Then I went to uninstall it again, and it’s not on the list, then I went to INSTALL internet Explorer 8 again, and it’s not letting me, saying already a newer version detected on your pc. help please! I could barely get THIS site to work! I want the old one back, any other ideas???

  69. jeighni says

    oh wow !! thank you!! im never going to install explorer again!!! stick to google chrome !! wooo what a relief. it was making my computer crap out T_T

  70. andy says

    microsoft… what a crock of sheet

    what were they thinking of by giving us this slime for a ie update !!!!!!

    creates a job for someone I guess!!!!!!

  72. Monique says

    I been dragging my feet about changing browers… this is the straw that broke the camel’s back. EI 9 your one headache too many, and one hopefully I dont have to deal with. Thank you guys for the information to getting rid of this bogus upgrade. Take care all!

  74. Rod says

    When trying to list items on ebay with the new explorer 9.0 the page either crashes because of mistakes on the page (ebays technical data) or the freaking pictures won’t upload. (No image is chosen). Change your vista control panel view to the old style, scroll down to Programs and features, open that and wait while all the updates load. Scroll down to the explorer 9.0 update and right click on it and chose UNINSTALL the piece of garbage. I haven’t had problems like this with any firefox programs. And haven’t had microsoft problems at all until I tried this new piece of crap they call 9.0…Get rid of it!

  76. Lana says

    This is insane.
    Why cant you make a decent program. It has been a fiasco that has consumed hours of time and am still unable to locate even the installed programs for Exporer 9 to uninstall it. All these comments re thanks for the help and tutorial dont mention where this great info is. I hate microsoft. Always is a problem. computer is taking 5 minutes just to boot… have no toolbar, menu bar, its a disaster. Stop making upgrades and leave well enough alone.

  77. Cable Mail says

    You have to go to control panel, then programs and features, click on “View Installed Updates” in the left pane, then search for “Internet Explorer 9”. Then click on uninstall/remove. Once done, it should revert you back to IE8. It all worked well for me.

  78. faylee says

    How do I remove ie9. It’s not listed in my installed updates. I could not restore this stinking computer either. I tried manually, but it only goes to a date of today to restore, even though I have manually created a restore point before I downloaded the awful ie9. I have vista 32.

  79. Hannes says

    Hey!

    My internet explorer 9 doesnt work. I can only see blank page no matter what adress i type in.

    I have been trying to remove the program and download the previous version but i cant delete the IE9. The instructions you give on this site does not help because i cant see internet explorer on my installed updates.

  80. Josie says

    Thank you for this, I’ve been frustrated with IE9 now for a week because it refuses to let me see videos and pictures on sites unless I shake (move scroll bar up and down) the window. and it was quite annoying. So again Thank you I was afraid it wouldn’t automatically revert back to IE8.

  84. Bonnie says

    What was Microsoft thinking?? Beta 9 is so riddled with problems that it didn’t enhance my browsing one bit as they said it would! Thanks for helping me remove it!

  87. intelligent hindu says

    well..so u r frustrated, eh? bill the inconfident eunuch has raised his petticoat on u and now u r looking and seeing no genitalia? u did not expect this eh? so sorry! well..my everyday sojourn thru mumbai roads gets me to view many such bills and they always do the unpleasant thing. they raise their petticoats..what do i do? i close my eyes. i wanna forget today existed. i wanna go back to tomorrow. i wanna deny the eunuch who thinks he owns me! i wanna do a ‘system restore’. yes. if nothing else works do what the hindus do. go back in time…

  89. Emm says

    THANKS SO MUCH! Im so happy i finally found a way to get rid of it!! SUCH A RELIEF! now i can actually do things on the internet! Wooohoooo!

  90. illidanomg says

    i did a system restore and my IE screwed up…now i want to reinstall but i cant find it in the list!!

  91. rjeitha says

    I have ie9 running on windows 7. i would like to uninstall and get back to ie8 but to my surprise i cannot find it in the list of installed programs.

    Can anyone help me… to uninstall it…??

  93. Alan says

    Ever since I tried to install IE 9 I get an “Internet Explorer has stopped working” message. However there is no IE 9 in my updates to remove and to top it off I cannot even do a successful system restore. Can someone help me?

  94. Cable Mail says

    I read this thread and it seems as though most of you have had a lot of trouble with IE9-beta. I have been using it for sometime since it was first posted. I have not had any problems with it until just a couple of days ago. I seem to have lost the ability to print web pages from within IE9. I have tried to figure out what the problem is with it through most of the threads and seems as though no one, even MS’s posts have a solution for the problem. So I guess I too will uninstall the IE9 as well. Interesting posts, take care all.

  95. Sal says

    Hey guys, I was having the same problem with IE9. It would not even start! And I was having issues uninstalling it. If you follow what the article says and just click on uninstall an update, click the ‘installed on’ collumn which will make the update much easier to find. I am about to reboot – hope it works!!

  98. JoKool says

    To uninstall for Win7, go to Programs and Features.
    Then select View Installed Updated in the left hand column. Windows Internet Explorer 9 should be listed and you can uninstall from here.

    Good luck

  101. Windoneit says

    WINDOWS IE9 IS RUBBISH! YES IT IS A BETA BUT WHY SO CRAP? IT CAUSED SO MANY PROBLEMS YOU MIGHT AS WELL NOT OFFER IT TO THE WIDER PUBLIC UNTIL IT CAN AT LEAST DEAL WITH BASICOPERATIONS!. AND WTF WONT YOU ALLOW FEEDBACK WITHOUT THIS BUREAUCRACY OF SIGNING INTO CRAP. LOOK AT POST 27, THIS IS OUR FEEDBACK!

  102. PerKakah says

    Tq bro.. i cant open eula adobe reader because of this shit!! like hell.. arghh.. anyway, thanks so much bro for u help.

  104. admin says

    @ Thomas Smith
    Please read the article once again. You can find IE under View Installed Updates option in Programs and Features window.

  105. Thomas Smith says

    appwiz.cpl brings up Programs and Features the Windows 7 version of add remove programs. There are no entries for any version of Internet Explorer to be uninstalled. If I use the Turn Windows features on or off, there is no Internet Explorer item there either.
    So this is another misleading article wasting time and webspace.

  109. Rob Evans says

    As usual, you have to reboot to get rid of it after “uninstalling”. Unbelievable. When are they going to un-couple IE with the rest of the OS??

  110. Aren says

    I tried 3 times to uninstall ie9beta using the step-by-step approach after the restart all 14240 files are reverted to ie9! This happened consistently in all three attempts after the three stage removal process.

  111. David Robson says

    Usual problems as everyone else has with Outlook Express and the McAfee blank box which won’t go away. I find no advantage at all in IE9, so will delete and reinstall IE8 as a back-up to Google Chrome, which is the best in town for everything, except some websites which are Microsoft “Owned” like some banks etc.

    David

  112. Rob Summers says

    I found that once I installed IE 9 I couldn’t open any of my folders. I am in the process of uninstalling it now. I hope it works.
    Thanks again

  113. Zara says

    Thanks for this tutorial, you’re a life saver. They need to do soooo much work on IE9 before it’s formal release, what a waste of time it was downloading it!

  117. Asif Ghanchi says

    Hi,

    I was facing some problem with IE9 for css issues so i unistall from system.

    Other thing was working fine.

  119. Toutim says

    Has anyone found another way to uninstall IE9 if it´s not shown in Uninstall an update? Actually the whole category Microsoft Windows Updates is missing from Uninstall an update.

  123. Kim says

    Hey samething here my stuff is jacked up too. How can I go back to 8 ive tried all but nothing works. Just need some help. Thnx

  125. Tracy says

    OK everyone. IE9 DOES NOT show up in my installed updates list, and it’s been weeks since I installed the beta update. HELP! I am having TONS of problems with ie9, and I just want to go back to 8. Other than deleting through “installed updates” how can I get rid of ie9??

  126. Rizky says

    Thank you, I thought it was not listed in the Installed Updates, but if I waited long enough, there it is Internet Explorer 9.

    IE9 beta is a nice software for those catchy websites, but it is still unstable, I hate the way when u click picture it appears in a tab (instead of a new window, which I’m more used to it).

    I hate the way if u download stuffs from Yahoo mail, u have to click twice because there’s this features below that asked u to download where,

    I hate also the fact that if u want to send a feedback, you have to pass thru annoying bureaucracy (so here’s my feedback, right here)

    also when I play Mafia Wars, I cannot send gift to my friend, because their name doesn’t appear. I try with Mozilla, they appeare, also with chrome

  128. okaysure says

    Its funny the author says its so stable, my experience has been that the beta is far from stable. no cufon support is major, png support for css3 tranforms is buggy, many sites hang. its a beta so its forgiven, but as far as content editorial, the beta is far from stable.

  132. David Putnam says

    Once I installed IE9, all sorts of weird stuff started to happen: Outlook crashed a lot; tried to send message to server – which attempt also crashed; HTML emails have :::: in them (I believe it is HTML for a line break); Outlook’s printing script stops working making it impossible to print emails from Outlook, etc, etc…and no easy way to report the issues to MSFT….not worth it…am deleting..if anyone knows how to get this info to MSFT, feel free…they apparently do not want feed back they make it so impossible…

  134. sbutcher says

    Method 2. If you deleted folder Internet Explorer from Program Files, return this folder, and go to Control Panel > System Restore. And here choose your update with IE9 and restore to IE8

  138. Ed says

    IE9 Beta managed somehow to mess up my McAfee ( It opened blank when I wanted to maintain my laptop). I was not sure before I uninstalled IE9 Beta but my suspicion was right, McAfee works fine now. Since IE9 Beta installs something it also clashes with some programs I guess ????

  141. Dilbert says

    I tried to uninstall IE9 Beta from my Vista because it is very unstable. However, I cannot even locate Internet Explorer 9 from the Installed Update table to uninstall it. Any clue what to do next? Thanks.

  143. fgdg says

    thanks. ie9 it’s another fail from microsoft. websites have bugs already on this new release. big big fail.

  146. Kumar says

    Thank you! It helped me! I was searching in add/remove programs instead of installed updates.. :)

    Thank you again!

  147. admin says

    @Rasmus

    The post has been updated with new instructions to completely uninstall Internet Explorer 9 beta. It was originally written for IE 9 preview build.

  149. Kent Frazier says

    It appears my problem was that IE 9 and Comodo (VengineI32.dll) don’t play together well. I renamed the comodo directory, and it seems all is well…

  150. Kent Frazier says

    IE 9 will not run on my Vista system. I cannot even uninstall it… it seems to have screwed up explorer…

    Faulting application explorer.exe, version 6.0.6002.18005, time stamp 0x49e01da5, faulting module VEngineIE32.dll, version 2.7.0.29, time stamp 0x4a965c8d, exception code 0xc0000005, fault offset 0x0001d285, process id 0x13c4, application start time 0x01cb5530198338ce.

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