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You can go to add remove programs.Add Remove windows components and remove internet explorer there it is still in the system but it will shut it down.Befor you do that go into the internet options/programs and take the click out to check to see wether it is the default browser.If you get rid of internet explorer you wont be able to use windows update anymore.so you could just uninstall IE and reinstall IE to see if it fixes your problem and uncheck the default box and use it for updating.