Windows 7 now has the ability to “uninstall” Internet Explorer 8. This decision was most likely made due to the antitrust issues Microsoft has been facing with the European Union, who has been pressuring Microsoft to either provide alternative browsers or not offer IE at all. Interestingly, European copies of Windows do not come with any built-in Media Players.

Anyway, “uninstall” means you can now remove the Internet Explorer executable completely from Windows 7. The IE files themselves will not be removed (for now) because IE has been integrated into a couple Windows components. If you really want to get rid of the IE executable, this is how…

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1) Open the Start Menu and type in Windows Features:

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2) Uncheck the Internet Explorer box:

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Once you click OK, you will be prompted to restart. After the restart, Windows will make a few configurations and reboot again. After that, you’re all set.

How to Extend the Windows 7 Activation Trial Period Up to 120 Days without using any cracks:

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1. Open the Start Menu.

2. In the Start Menu search box, type regedit, and press Enter.

3. In the registry, go to: (See screenshot below)
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows NT\CurrentVersion\SoftwareProtectionPlatform

4. In the right pane, see if SkipRearm is set to 0 (number 0) .

If it is not set to 0 - Right click on SkipRearm and click on Modify. Type 0 and click on OK.

If it is set to 0 – Skip this and go to step 5

5. Close regedit.

6. Open an elevated command prompt:

a. Open the Start Menu.
b. Click on All Programs and Accessories, then right click on Command Prompt and click on Run as administrator.

OR:

a. Open the Start Menu.
b. In the Start Menu search box area, type cmd and press CTRL+SHIFT+ENTER.

OR:

a. Open the Start Menu.
b. In the Start Menu search box area type cmd, then right click on cmd (at top), and click on Run as administrator.

7. In the elevated command prompt, type slmgr -rearm and press Enter.

8. Click on OK.

9. Close the elevated command prompt.

10. Restart the computer to apply the changes and reset your trial period back to 30 days to activate.