Why is my Internet Explorer crashing as soon as I open it?

[MO]

I had this happen not long ago and it took me a looong time to figure it out and with a ton of research.

One of your add-ons in IE may be causing IE to crash.

1.)

Open IE
Click on the tools icon, upper right corner
Select Manage Add-Ons
In the Nav Pane to the left are categories to select
Top one should be selected as default, if not click on it
Look to right and all the add-ons
Not sure how many you have and turn off one at time to find culprit or turn off those you don't need.

Repeat for each selected category to the left.

2.)

If you cannot get into tools by opening up IE because it is crashing, go to:

Start
Control Panel
Internet Options
Click on Programs Tab
Click On Manage Add Ons and fix it from there.

3.)

Last option:

Click on:

Start
In the Search Box Type: Internet Explorer
Once you see Internet Explorer (No Add-Ons) Right Click on it and send it to desktop as a shortcut, use IE with no ADD-ONS.

Good Luck!