Modify Registry (only for Win10)
Microsoft has permanently disabled Internet Explorer on February 14, 2023. Through the update of Edge, users will be automatically directed to Edge when opening IE . The rest, as shown in the icon on the taskbar, will be used through " Quality Update " B update to achieve, when the computer installs the June 2023 B update , IE will be permanently disabled , and automatically directed to the Edge browser, all shortcuts and icons will be deleted.
Basically, this situation will only be encountered on Windows 10, because Windows 11 does not have a built-in IE browser, the following will teach you how to modify the Registry, so that you will not be automatically directed to Edge when you open IE on Windows 10, together look down!
As mentioned earlier, this method will be achieved by modifying the Registry, which can temporarily "evade" Microsoft's automatic orientation to Edge rules, and is suitable for users who are Windows 10 and find that they cannot open the IE browser normally.
Estimated time: 3 minutes
step one
Open the execution window through the keyboard shortcut " Windows + R ", enter " regedit " and press OK.
step two
Find the path " HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Policies\Ext\CLSID ", you can quickly search by copying and pasting the top search field.
step three
Double-click "1FD49718-1D00-4B19-AF5F-070AF6D5D54C" in the right window, and change the value data to "0".