How To back out of IE11

During the past week or 2 Microsoft has added Internet Explorer 11 to it's list of "critical updates" which can be a real problem for many of us. Many of the internet sites we visit such as banks and other important service providers simply are not ready for Microsoft's newest browser, and Microsoft should know this. Unfortunately IE 11 (Internet Explorer) was unwisely (if you ask me) added to the most resent critical update list. This means anyone who has critical updates setup to automatically download & install is "rewarded" with the newest internet browser.

Not So fast Microsoft!

Now don't get me wrong IE 11 has some great new features such as the new Developer Tools, better standards support and better HTML 5 video among other security improvements.

If you find, that after this update occurs IE crashes and does not behave normally or that some of the sites you regularly visit start misbehaving you should downgrade IE 11 to IE 10 or IE 9.

To do this open the "Control Panel" and "Programs and Features". Then click "View Installed Updates" on the left panel. Be patient as this can take a few moments to load all the updates. Under "Microsoft Windows" select "Internet Explorer 11" and uninstall it.

Once you have completed this you will be asked to reboot the PC. Do this and log back into Windows. Internet Explorer will revert back to either IE9 or IE10, depending on which one you were using at the time of the upgrade.

At some point down the road, hopefully soon, IE 11 will work fine with just about everything we use, but for now, many of us will experience problems with the new browser and downgrading it is really the only solution.