See if TWEAKUI's paranoia tab will help, but as to deleting the folder, such is HARD CODED into IE.
Why not use an alternative browser to move out of the fire zone between malware writers and Microsoft?
Bob
Is it possible to permanently disable "History"? I set it at zero days to keep pages in history but they never go away. I can delete history via internet options then reboot but I have never used history and would like to delete the entire folder. Windows says I can't. Any suggestions?
many thanks, Carr

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