Internet explorer stopped working

1.Disable the Protected mode.
Go to tools in the "Internet options"


2.Click on the “Security” and uncheck the option “Enable Protected Mode”:



3.Close all the Internet explorer tabs and restart the Internet explorer.


If it is not fixed, follow the below steps

Reset the Internet explorer

Go to  “Tools”, “Internet Options”



Go to the “Advanced” tab and click on “Reset”



If it is not fixed,

Remove the unwanted toolbars and add ons in the Internet explorer.

1. Open Internet Explorer
2. Click on the tools and then on Manage add-ons

Toolbars are listed under add-ons. So you’ll now see all third-party toolbars on that list. If it’s not listed it might be a default toolbar (see below).

To disable the toolbar simply select it and click on Disable

This will fix the issue.

If it is not fixed,

Turn off hardware acceleration

Hardware acceleration uses your PC's GPU to speed up graphics-heavy tasks like video streaming or online gaming. Turning this off might help solve display problems.

1. Open Internet Explorer for the desktop.
2. Tap or click the Tools button , and then tap or click Internet options.
3. On the Advanced tab, select Use software rendering instead of GPU rendering.
4. Tap or click OK, and then restart Internet Explorer for the changes to take effect.
   
   
   This will fix the issue..
   If it is not fixed, then just downgrade or upgrade the Internet explorer.
   How to Downgrade or upgrade in Internet explorer:
   1. Click on Start Menu>Control Panel>Programs>Programs and Features
   2. Click on on “View installed updates” on the left pane.
   3. Once installed updates are displayed on right-pane,  select “Windows Internet Explorer 10 “ update and click Uninstall button
   4. Click Yes to proceed with the uninstall and further click on “restart now” button to uninstall IE10 and restore previous version of Internet Explorer you’re using earlier that could be IE9 you installed over IE8 or IE8 it self.