Live Discover query to check installed Internet Explorer

Hi gb-hg,

As an installed program, you could check and confirm the desktop application has been removed.

SELECT name, version, install_location
FROM programs
WHERE name LIKE '%Internet Explorer%'

As a file path, you will get a broader result. The desktop application is disabled in my Windows 11 environment (most recent build) and it still shows in the program file path you described. The Internet Explorer component is still supported through at least 2029, per Microsoft Lifecycle Policy.

SELECT filename, path, product_version FROM FILE WHERE directory = 'C:\Program Files\Internet Explorer\'
AND filename = 'iexplore.exe'

Hope this helps!

Hi gb-hg,

As an installed program, you could check and confirm the desktop application has been removed.

SELECT name, version, install_location
FROM programs
WHERE name LIKE '%Internet Explorer%'

As a file path, you will get a broader result. The desktop application is disabled in my Windows 11 environment (most recent build) and it still shows in the program file path you described. The Internet Explorer component is still supported through at least 2029, per Microsoft Lifecycle Policy.

SELECT filename, path, product_version FROM FILE WHERE directory = 'C:\Program Files\Internet Explorer\'
AND filename = 'iexplore.exe'

Hope this helps!