Removes Internet Explorer

import os

import ctypes

class disable_file_system_redirection:

    _disable = ctypes.windll.kernel32.Wow64DisableWow64FsRedirection

    _revert = ctypes.windll.kernel32.Wow64RevertWow64FsRedirection

    def __enter__(self):

        self.old_value = ctypes.c_long()

        self.success = self._disable(ctypes.byref(self.old_value))

    def __exit__(self, type, value, traceback):

        if self.success:

            self._revert(self.old_value)

​

with disable_file_system_redirection():

    try:

        drive=os.getenv("SystemDrive")

        bit_check=os.path.join(drive,r'\Program Files (x86)')

        if os.path.exists(bit_check):

            disable_IE=r'Internet-Explorer-Optional-amd64'

        else:

            disable_IE=r'Internet-Explorer-Optional-x86'

    except Exception as err: 

        print "Failed due to the below error"

        print err

​

    try:

        cmd=os.popen('DISM /online /get-featureinfo /featurename:%s'%(disable_IE)).read()

        if "Enabled" in cmd:

            cmd1=os.popen('DISM /online /Disable-Feature /FeatureName:%s'%(disable_IE)).read()

            if "successfully." in cmd1:

                print 'Successfully!!! disabled the Internet Explorer..........'

                print 'Please restart your endpoint to apply changes.......'

            else:

                print 'ERROR - Disabling the Internet Explorer Failed......'

        elif "Disable Pending" in cmd:

            print 'Internet Explorer was disabled,please restart to apply changes.......'

        elif "Disabled" in cmd:

            print 'Internet Explorer was disabled already........'

        else:

            print 'ERROR - Disabling the Internet Explorer Failed......'       

    except Exception as err: 

        print "Failed due to the below error"

        print err

​