Thanks but that's not the problem.

That article doesn't show the same advanced options as are in my IE 11.
 
Anyhow, I've abandoned IE11 for Firefox and am having much better luck. Only one website causes a problem with it, and I've abandoned that website too. So now everything is running smooth as silk.
 
So far I'm very happy I upgraded to the Avast Internet Protection program. My system is still able to upgrade as necessary and as I request....a week ago I wasn't able to upgrade anything including MSE or Windows 7.  System restore is also still working...last week that wouldn't work either. So I would say Avast is making a difference.

djwayne
That article doesn't show the same advanced options as are in my IE 11.

You only have one of these options under windows 7.
As the articles states...
 
On Windows 7 with IE11, it's a different story - there is still a single option like IE10 because the AppContainer Integrity Level for sandboxing is not available on Windows 7. Only on Windows 8.1 with IE11, there are 2 separate options.
 
However this is not true, there is in fact a registry hack to get this running on windows 7 which you could google up if you were interested enough (as you are using firefox I'll leave the link for another day).
 
Cheers...

No I don't want to get into registry hacking, I'm not that computer literate and would cause more harm. Do no harm is the motto. Firefox is working out well for me so I'm going to stick with that for the time being.

I'm really liking the Avast Internet Security program. It has a feature called Safe Zone which allows you to do your banking, make purchase or browse the internet in private. It uses a special browser called "Chromium" which is similar to Google's Chrome. This setup isolates your browser from your computer which derails data loggers and other unwanted intrusions. I'm using it now and it just feels very private. I like it. 

I swear by Avast (not AT it).  It does its job well, and allows Sonar to do its job, too.
 
Bob Bone
 

After working with the features in Avast for a while, I wouldn't want to be without it. The Safe Zone feature is now my new browser, and it works great once you get used to it. My computer seems so stable now. 

The only problem with the Avast Chromium browser is that it doesn't connect with your computer's audio setup. So you can browse all day and not hear a thing....Like they say, it's isolated from the rest of your computer. 

let me take back that last post...sometimes the audio will work in the Chromium browser, but not always...hmmmm...

To completely remove a mcafee program, you uninstall it using the regular Windows way and THEN, you run this program: MCPR.exe, I have a link but unfortunately I don't know how to post it here, it's removed from my post if I try. Do a Google search on "mcafee removal tool". Make sure you download it from an official McAfee site.

FWIW, I visit many Windows newsgroup and forums and it's a known fact that if you run more than one antivirus program you could run into troubles. For example if you don't like MSE and prefer Avast, install Avast and uninstall MSE.
 
Win8 comes with Windows defender, if you install a third party AV program, defender should be deactivated. The installation process of the third party AV might be able to do that.