How to Turn Browser Add-Ons On or Off in Internet Explorer 7

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  1. Go to the Tools menu, select the Manage Add-ons option, and then click the Enable or Disable Add-ons option.
    (In case the menu is not showing, press the Alt key first.)
  2. Select an add-on name on the list and then click the Enable or Disable options under the Settings section.

    3. browser add ons

  3. Click the OK button.

Note: By default only the currently loaded add-ons are listed, if you want to see all add-ons, select Add-ons that have been used by Internet Explorer in the top selection.

Unfortunately you can only select one add-on at the time to enable or disable. If you want to run Internet Explorer 7 without any add-ons, you can use a command line switch. Open a command prompt and change the directory to “C:\Program Files\Internet Explorer“.
Then type: iexplore.exe -extoff and press Enter.
Internet Explorer will now start with all add-ons disabled.

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64 Comments to “How to Turn Browser Add-Ons On or Off in Internet Explorer 7”

  1. Jules says:
    April 2, 2010 at 7:43 am

    @Heather – The last option mentioned in the article will allow you to start IE without add-ons from the command line. Have you tried that?

  2. Dakota says:
    April 18, 2010 at 11:27 pm

    im stuck on step 1. it wont let me choose that option its like blocked off please help.

  3. Alfred says:
    April 26, 2010 at 2:04 am

    How do we turn off the add-ons from explorer or diable it I hate it how do we contact microsoft about this problem im still with windows xp

  4. Neil says:
    July 31, 2010 at 3:40 pm

    I don’t know where the tools menu is. :P

  5. Hamid Basheer says:
    August 28, 2010 at 4:27 pm

    my add on option is not working . i mean disabled how to recure it.

  6. Andrea Oneal says:
    September 27, 2010 at 10:46 pm

    I cannot find the add-ons setting button. HUUUUUUUUUUH So frustrating!!!!! HELP ME!!!!!

  7. Jules says:
    September 28, 2010 at 8:38 am

    @Andrea Oneal – It is not a button, but a menu option. Press the ALT key to show the menu in case you do not see it.

  8. lineth says:
    September 29, 2010 at 12:46 am

    I cant turn on my add- on again!!!! I go to my settings and they are all on, then if their all on then why does it tell me its not on??=( PLEASE SOMEBODY HELP ME ASAP

  9. Kristi says:
    October 18, 2010 at 2:48 am

    I can not turn my add-on on again. I never turned them off they just went off when I was doing a cleaning of my system. Can anyone help me get them to turn on again?

  10. Kristi says:
    October 18, 2010 at 2:50 am

    Them menu tells me my add-on’s are enabled but I E keep telling me the are disabled. What can I do?

  11. kieran says:
    October 31, 2010 at 11:34 am

    internet explorer is running without add-ons.cant change this as manage add-ons is not highlighted in tools

  12. Alex says:
    November 5, 2010 at 9:41 pm

    Somehow my add-ons got disabled and I don’t know how to turn them back on again.. Now. I can’t do anything on my computer
    PLEASEE HELP AND REPLY SOON

  13. big H says:
    February 7, 2011 at 5:44 pm

    IE is running with add-ons disable how do I enable them I went to tools and enable everything and still says disable.

  14. keith beach says:
    August 12, 2011 at 12:23 am

    Microsoft is run by bill gates he hates you because you are not a geek. He just wants your money and then he spits on you and if you die of frustration he dances on your grave. Also he Mad Jacks on your headstone.

    Sick Freak

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