How to restore an IE in Windows 10

It's really strange, I do not have IE on my machine. It's not I lost my shortcut question, I really don't have it.

I just don't have it in my system32 folder. I want to test some polyfills, that are not working in edge, but should work in IE. But I can't, becuase it's missing.

Any idea how to restore it?

2 Answers

Right-click Start, click Command Prompt (Admin). Type:

sfc /scanfile="c:\program files\internet explorer\iexplore.exe"

See if that restores it. Let's know.

Also, check if IE is enabled in Optional Features.

Press WinKey + R, and type optionalfeatures.exeEnable the checkbox for Internet Explorer, and click OK.

If it's already enabled, uncheck it, click OK. Repeat the steps and enable the checkbox again, and click OK.

Internet Explorer, iexplore.exe, will be located in C:\Program Files\Internet Explorer. If it does not appear there, Internet Explorer has been turned off in Windows Features.

To enable it, search for Windows Features and select Turn Windows features on or off.

Then check the box next to Internet Explorer 11.

You will need to restart the computer to apply these changes.

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