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IE now uninstallable from Windows 7

According to screenshots published by AeroXperience Internet Explorer is now uninstallable from the latest build of Windows 7 (they specifically mention build 7048).
Written by Adrian Kingsley-Hughes, Senior Contributing Editor

According to screenshots published by AeroXperience Internet Explorer is now uninstallable from the latest build of Windows 7 (they specifically mention build 7048).

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This seems to only remove the IE executable (iexplore.exe) but that does render IE unusable. Good news for those who dislike the browser.

I've not yet looked at build 7048 so I can't confirm this, but it all seems genuine.

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