[MINI HOW-TO] Disable Third Party Extensions in Internet Explorer
- by Mysticgeek
Are you looking for a way to make browsing to sites you’re not sure of in Internet Explorer a bit more secure? Here we take a quick look at how to disable third-party extensions in IE.
Open up Internet Explorer and click on Tools then select Internet Options…
Under Internet Properties click on the Advanced tab and under Settings scroll down and uncheck Enable third-party browser extensions and click Ok.
Now restart IE and the extensions will be disabled.
You can then re-enable them when you know a site can be trusted and you want to be able to use its services. This will help avoid malware when you visit a site that wants to install an extension and you’re not sure about it.
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