Block IE11 from Automatically Installing for Windows 7 and Windows Server 2008 R2

19 Nov

You can download the IE11 blocking mechanism from here: Toolkit to Disable Automatic Delivery of Internet Explorer 11
What IE11_Blocker.cmd does…
http://www.microsoft.com/en-us/download/details.aspx?id=40722
When the .cmd is run a new registry key is created:

Registry Key:  HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\Setup\11.0

Type: REG_SZ

Name: DoNotAllowIE11

Data value: 0 or empty = not blocked; 1 = blocked.

IE11_Blocker.cmd has several command-line switches available to perform additional functions. The options are:

/B (blocks IE11 from installing on the local computer)

<ComputerName> /B (blocks IE11 from installing on a remote computer you specify)

/U (unblocks the automatic delivery of IE11 on the local computer)

<ComputerName /U (unblocks the automatic delivery of IE11 on a remote computer you specify)