IE 11 features in Win 7
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If you go to Features page, it is disabled to uncheck or it is disabled as unchecked or it its is disabled to uncheck in Components page?
If it is disabled to uncheck in both pages, i think it is due to Windows Update protection (it is checked in the compatibility option in the toolbar, available when Components page is selected).
I think you misunderstood what I am saying. Integrating the updates first, then customization next. When I check the features page after integrating the updates first it shows the IE-11 is disabled. When I compare the files in the "program files\Internet explorer" folder I know from experience when IE-11 is disabled there is a total of 32 files, when it is enabled there is 34. Hence, NTlite incorrectly shows IE-11 as disabled, when in fact it is enabled. I confirmed this in a virtual environment.
How did you get NTLite to recognise IE11 install? I've integrated it just fine? For me, I see no option for IE11 but I do see IE8 as disabled. Do I need to install the cumulative update first (KB3148198). Not looking to remove it just disable.
On installed machine I can just disable it manually, that's fine but would be nice to pre disable.
Thanks
On installed machine I can just disable it manually, that's fine but would be nice to pre disable.
Thanks
So IE11 cannot be disabled via features. IE8 is self disabled when IE11 installed. IE11 remains totally operational upon install.
My question is why would you bother installing IE11 KB to replace IE8, if you didn't intend to enable that Feature? With the patch set frozen on normal W7 (non-Embedded or Server) releases, it's not like you need to care if WU suggests installing an IE update.
In my case, IE installed fine, automatically IE8 became self disabled and I get no feature to switch off IE11.
I presumed that IE is used as a framework, I presumed this because despite being disabled on previous machines you still get offered IE11 update and one of the early cumulative updates without wrapping
When a Windows Feature is disabled, that means its component folders are present, but hidden in WinSxS, and none of the target files are hardlinked ("installed") or any of the registry keys added. Therefore in this state, it doesn't fully exist.
What you're thinking of is a different state where IE is installed, but doesn't auto-start or run at all. That has to be accomplished by a set of more involved reg keys to block IE's execution.
If any of your apps require the IE11 libraries then you have no choice but to install IE11, and leave the feature enabled. Unlike Edge, where the Legacy Components for IE11 are split into a separate package, this option doesn't exist for IE11 on W7.
What you're thinking of is a different state where IE is installed, but doesn't auto-start or run at all. That has to be accomplished by a set of more involved reg keys to block IE's execution.
If any of your apps require the IE11 libraries then you have no choice but to install IE11, and leave the feature enabled. Unlike Edge, where the Legacy Components for IE11 are split into a separate package, this option doesn't exist for IE11 on W7.
I was just wondering how the poster manages to get IE11 to show up in features under NTLite, for me that doesn't happen. When IE11 is installed, IE11 does not show up in features but I see that IE8 suddenly shows as disabled which ofcourse the latter is to be expected.
It's not a problem because I can disable on the new machine in seconds but when ever I've actually removed IE completely sometimes some things play up, Security essentials for example can throw a wobbly at times and need it's update order changing. So I always ran with IE disabled but not removed and that was always sufficient.
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abbodi's point is "inbox" Features or apps are marked as non-removable. You can't remove them after post-installation, and the offline image is the only chance you get to choose what happens. A lot of W7-era software is quirky, and you just have to live with it.
I've heard that, the telemetry is apparently more quirky than even 10/11?
Yeah it's no hindrance, as said I will disable feature after OS install, just would have been convenient to be able to disable in NTLite as a preset, like we could do with IE8.
I just have misread something but I was under the impression that the poster was able to disable IE11 feature in NTLite
I have indeed yes, the image WIM has been unmounted and remounted a couple of times. For me, I still see IE8 under NTLite, which now shows as disabled since installing IE11. IE11 and it's IE April 2016 cumulative update are detected just fine under the updates tab aswell. Within the system post install, I can see it as you've shown, that's not the issue, I presumed that I should also be able to see IE11 via features tab within NTLite UI