Add-ons, also known as ActiveX controls, browser extensions, browser helper objects, or toolbars, can improve your experience on a website by providing multimedia or interactive content, such as animations. However, some add-ons can cause your computer to stop responding or display content that you don't want, such as pop-up ads.
If you suspect that browser add-ons are affecting your computer, you might want to disable all add-ons to see if that solves the problem.
Hide all To disable all add-ons temporarily
- Click the Start button , click All Programs, click Accessories, click System Tools, and then click Internet Explorer (No Add-ons).
- If disabling all add-ons solves the problem, you might want to use Manage Add-ons to disable all add-ons permanently and then turn on add-ons only as you need them. To disable an add-on, follow the steps below.
To disable add-ons by using Manage Add-ons
- Open Internet Explorer by clicking the Start button , and then clicking Internet Explorer.
- Do one of the following:
- Do one of the following:
- Click the add-on you want to disable, and then do one of the following:
- Repeat step 4 for every add-on you want to disable. When you are finished, click Close in Internet Explorer 8, or click OK in Internet Explorer 7.
•In Internet Explorer 8, click the Tools button, and then click Manage Add-ons.
•In Internet Explorer 7, click the Tools button, point to Manage Add-ons, and then click Enable or Disable Add-ons.>
•In Internet Explorer 8, under Show, click All Add-ons.
•In Internet Explorer 7, in the Show list, click Add-ons currently loaded in Internet Explorer.
•In Internet Explorer 8, click Disable.
•In Internet Explorer 7, under Settings, click Disable.
Source: windows.microsoft.com
