DISM disable-feature did not remove Internet explorer

Question

I ran the following command to remove the internet explorer 11 optional feature from server 2016 servers.

dism /online /Disable-Feature /FeatureName:Internet-Explorer-Optional-amd64

It worked fine on most servers but did not remove the shortcuts or executable on one of the servers. The feature is listed as disabled but is still usable. I have tried enabling and disabling again but it does not remove the IE application. The server is restarted each time.

Any suggestions would be welcomed.

Answer 1

Might also try from Control Panel.
https://support.microsoft.com/en-us/help/4013567/how-to-disable-internet-explorer-on-windows

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Answer 2

@Dave McAffee
Hi,

At the end of the DISM command, it will automatically prompt you to reboot. Simply hit the “Y” key to reboot the system.

To be completely safe, clear all the temporary files in the system using this series of commands. It would be safe to ignore any files that cannot be deleted because they were in use:
C:\> DEL /S /Q "%TMP%*."
C:\> DEL /S /Q "%TEMP%*."
C:\> DEL /S /Q "%WINDIR%\Temp*."
C:\> DEL /S /Q "%USERPROFILE%\Local Settings\Temp*."
C:\> DEL /S /Q "%USERPROFILE%\Local Settings\Temp*."
C:\> DEL /S /Q "%LOCALAPPDATA%\Temp*."

Hope above information can help you.

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