Enabling or disabling add-ons
To enable or disable add-ons for Internet Explorer, complete the following steps:
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Open the Manage Add-Ons window, shown in Figure 5.
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If you can start Internet Explorer, choose Tools and select Manage Add-Ons.
If Internet Explorer won’t start, open Control Panel and choose
Internet Options. On the Programs tab, click the Manage Add-Ons button.
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From the Manage Add-Ons window, select the add-on you’d like to manage.
If the add-on is disabled, click the Enable button to enable the
add-on. If the add-on is enabled, click the Disable button to disable
the add-on.
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Restart Internet Explorer for your changes to take effect.
Starting Internet Explorer without add-ons
From testing, security, and troubleshooting standpoints, you can
start Internet Explorer for the desktop without loading any add-on
modules. In fact, this is often the first step administrators take when
attempting to resolve browsing issues for a user.
To start Internet Explorer with all add-ons disabled, complete the following steps:
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Start a command prompt.
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At the command line, type C:\Program Files\Internet Explorer\iexplore -extoff.
This opens an Internet Explorer for desktop window like the one you see in Figure 6. Note the multiple indications that add-ons are currently disabled. If you want to manage add-ons, just click the Manage Add-Ons button in the information bar.
