Windows Fact: Internet Explorer

Recently, after quite a while of having switched from Internet Explorer to Google Chrome, which I very much prefer, I noticed that Internet Explorer was not actually gone from my Windows 8 laptop, and found that I could not remove the program files from the hard drive. Also, the Icon for Internet Explorer was still around on my laptop, but only when I needed to search for something among all my software as shown below.

This annoyed me to no end, of course. I mean, why would I want IE on my laptop if I never use it and it seems to serve no purpose, right? Unfortunately, after many attempts of deleting the files from my hard drive and uninstalling it, I figured out why it would refuse to disappear. When I finally went into the control panel of my laptop, going to programs, and using the "Turn Windows Features on or off", which is located on the left hand side of the program list, and disabled Internet Explorer,

It seemed to finally be over. But of course, it did not solve this irritating issue. So I finally used the internet to find out why it would simply not go away. As it turns out, Internet Explorer is an integral part of the windows operating system, and without it on the computer, some things would be unable to run or work properly. So luckily I was unable to get rid of it, or I probably would have had issues with my laptop that I most certainly wouldn't want. As for anyone else who have had this same issue, do not distress, because Internet Explorer is very important to the system and helps it function properly!