Reset Internet Explorer

In the following simple solution, I'll show you a quick and easy way to Reset Internet Explorer Settings back to the default. Restoring Internet Explorer as if you just performed a fresh installation of the web browser. Resetting Internet Explorer can be used to solve many problems such as errors like: "Internet Explorer has encountered a problem and needs to close" slow browsers, crashes and hanging and conflicting settings. The tool we are going to use is called Microsoft Fix it.

How to Reset Internet Explorer Settings

Restore Internet Explorer Settings back to factory defaults.

  1. Download the Microsoft Fix it Tool
  2. Double click MicrosoftFixit50195.msi file to start the program
  3. Agree to the privacy statement and click Next, then click Next again
  4. From the Reset Internet Explorer Settings dialog menu, click Reset Reset Internet Explorer Settings