Tips When Internet Explorer has stopped Working

Do you find pop-up error message “Internet Explorer has stopped working” every time you try to open Internet Explorer browser? It is very annoying because the browser will stop working every time the message appears. Moreover, the pop-up message keeps reappearing over and over, no matter what we do.

Well, if this is the first time you’ve noticed that Internet Explorer has stopped working, the problem might be temporary. Just try restarting your computer. But if this happens ever and over again, here is how to fix it:

1. The pop-up message can’t be closed right? So restarting Windows may become the only solution.
2. After restarting your Windows, try to open Internet Explorer again.
3. And then, click Start on the taskbar.
4. Click All Programs, Accessories, and then Systems Tools.
5. Click Internet Explorer (No add-ons). Apparently, the error seems to be triggered by some incompatible add-on.

Method 1: Disable Protected Mode

1. Click on “Tools”, “Internet Options”:

2. Go to the tab “Security” and untick the option “Enable Protected Mode”:

3. Restart the Internet Explorer.

Method 2: Reset Internet Explorer Settings

1. Click on “Tools”, “Internet Options”:

2. Go to the “Advanced” tab and click on “Reset”. Read the warning message and confirm if you want to proceed:

Method 3: Download and Reinstall Internet Explorer 7 or 8 (XP-only)

You could try to reinstall the Internet Explorer.
Download Internet Explorer 8

Method 4: Switch Browser

Try another browser, like Firefox, Opera or Google Chrome.
If this doesn’t help, check out the solutions at the Microsoft website.