Windows 10 Internet Explorer Has Stopped Working
Internet Explorer has stopped working
"On my Windows 10 PC, I'm frequently getting an annoying error message saying Internet Explorer has stopped working immediately after opening Internet Explorer. Having tried to use CCleaner to clear temporary files and caches, it will then work again for a day or two before the problem starts happening again. What should I do to get rid of the error permanently? This is intolerable!"
Though Microsoft makes a long-term effort in promoting the user experience and the browsing performance in Internet Explorer, in the meantime, introducing a more powerful browser alternative Microsoft Edge since Windows 10, the older internet browser still owns a large number of customers. As a matter of fact, bad experience with Internet Explorer continues and needs improvement, especially the widely reported problem of Internet Explorer has stopped working, not responding, not opening and giving all kinds of errors.
Useful Tips Before the Recommended Workarounds
The internet browser you're accustomed to browsing everything, visit social media websites or watch online programs definitely stores crucial personal data, such as history, bookmarks, cached images and files, accounts, passwords and so on. It's none necessary to lose the whole important data while applying fixing methods, especially browser reset, system restore, in order to rectify the problem of Internet Explorer has stopped working.
So, copy the temporary IE files as a whole and keep them to a safe spot.
Temporary Internet Explorer files location in Windows 10:
C:\Users\user name\AppData\Local\Microsoft\Windows\INetCache\IE
For a complete copy of those IE related files, we recommend using third-party data backup software to help. For example, Qiling Backup offers easy and smart file backup feature, which enables users to backup internet browser temporary files on a regular basis with incremental backup or differential backup.
Step 1. To begin the backup process, click the File backup button.
Step 2. Lists of both local and network files are shown on the left-hand side of the screen. Expanding the directory so that you can choose the files to back up.
Step 3. Follow the guidance on the screen and choose the place where you want to store the back up.
Step 4. Make sure that the backup is encrypted and set the backup schedule by clicking Options in Backup Options.
You can also choose to start the backup at a certain time in Backup Scheme by clicking Options. There are many other customizable options that you can look into.
Step 5. You can store the backup file either on your computer, in Qiling's cloud service, or on a network-attached storage device (NAS).
Step 6. Qiling Backup enables customers store backup copies of their files on a third-party cloud drive or on the company's own cloud storage.
If you want to back up your data on a third-party cloud drive, select Local Drive and scroll down to add Cloud Device. Then fill in your account information.
Step 7. Click on Proceed to start a backup. When the backup process is done, it will display as a card on the left-hand side of the screen. A right-click will let you see more about how to handle the backup job in more depth.
Common Ways to Fix Internet Explorer Has Stopped Working in Windows 10
As far as we know, in addition to IE, the other internet browsers such as Microsoft Edge, Chrome and Firefox would in the same way stopped working, usually after each update for Windows 10 Creators 1703 or Anniversary 1607. Next are 5 widely applied methods to fix and remove Internet Explorer has stopped working error in Windows PC.
1. Update IE to the Most Recent Version: Ie 11.
You can easily get the latest update of Internet Explorer by downloading and installing it from Microsoft:
https://support.microsoft.com/en-us/help/17621/internet-explorer-downloads
2. Wipe all Temporary IE Files
Go to "Internet Options" > "General tab" > "Browsing History" > "Delete" > uncheck "Preserve Favorites website data" then delete Temporary Internet Files.
3. Reset IE from the Control Panel from Windows
Go to Network and Internet tab > Internet options > advanced > Reset
4. Reset IE in the Run from Internet Properties
- Press CTRL + SHIFT + ESC Keys simultaneously to pull up Task Manager.
- Locate iexplore.exe under the Processes tab. Right click on it and select End Task.
- Press Windows + R keys simultaneously this time to bring up Run box. Type inetcpl.cpl and click OK.
- Go to the Advanced Tab, and Click Reset. Place a check on Delete Personal Settings, and Hit Reset again. Click Apply/OK to close Internet Properties dialog.
- Now test to see if Internet Explorer opens up, if not then Hold the Windows Key and Press R again, and type inetcpl.cpl and Click OK. Go to the Advanced tab, and place a check on Use software rendering instead GPU rendering.
- Click Apply/OK and this should fix the issue with Internet Explorer.
5. Rename Users Profile and Edit Registry
- Reboot PC and log in as administrator.
- Rename users profile located in C:\users\ to
- Open Registry
- Go to \HKLM\Software\Microsoft\Windows NT\CurrentVersion\ProfileList
- Click on each of the S-1* till you find the username of the user you are trying to fix in the Central Profile key
- Right click on the left 'folder' and choose export
- Reboot
- Have the user log back in, and copy necessary files from the folder you renamed in step 3 to the newly created folder.
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