How to install IE11 on Windows 8.0

[greenhillmaniac]

Big thanks to @daniel_k for discovering this method.

Tools you'll need:

• A copy of Windows 8 Embedded Standard (MS is gracious enough to provide us with a download link: https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/download/details.aspx?id=37019)
• 7-Zip to make it easier to copy files from inside the install.wim

This tutorial applies to both AMD64 and X86.

1. Download all 3 parts of Standard_8_64Bit_Bootable_IBW if using 64 bit, or all 2 parts if using 32 bits, and open part 1 to extract the ISO. After this you should have Standard_8_64Bit_Bootable_IBW.iso or Standard_8_32Bit_Bootable_IBW.iso
2. Open the ISO with 7-Zip and navigate to "sources/install.wim". Right click on the install.wim and select "Open inside".
3. Inside the install.wim, go to "Windows/servicing/Packages"
   Here's where it differs for both architectures.
   For 64 bit copy the following files into a folder in your computer:

   Quote

    

   
   Microsoft-Windows-Embedded-SKU-Foundation-Package-admin~31bf3856ad364e35~amd64~~6.2.9200.16384.cat
   Microsoft-Windows-Embedded-SKU-Foundation-Package-admin~31bf3856ad364e35~amd64~~6.2.9200.16384.mum
   Microsoft-Windows-Embedded-SKU-Foundation-Package-base~31bf3856ad364e35~amd64~~6.2.9200.16384.cat
   Microsoft-Windows-Embedded-SKU-Foundation-Package-base~31bf3856ad364e35~amd64~~6.2.9200.16384.mum
   Microsoft-Windows-Embedded-SKU-Foundation-Package-com~31bf3856ad364e35~amd64~~6.2.9200.16384.cat
   Microsoft-Windows-Embedded-SKU-Foundation-Package-com~31bf3856ad364e35~amd64~~6.2.9200.16384.mum
   Microsoft-Windows-Embedded-SKU-Foundation-Package-drivers~31bf3856ad364e35~amd64~~6.2.9200.16384.cat
   Microsoft-Windows-Embedded-SKU-Foundation-Package-drivers~31bf3856ad364e35~amd64~~6.2.9200.16384.mum
   Microsoft-Windows-Embedded-SKU-Foundation-Package-ds~31bf3856ad364e35~amd64~~6.2.9200.16384.cat
   Microsoft-Windows-Embedded-SKU-Foundation-Package-ds~31bf3856ad364e35~amd64~~6.2.9200.16384.mum
   Microsoft-Windows-Embedded-SKU-Foundation-Package-enduser~31bf3856ad364e35~amd64~~6.2.9200.16384.cat
   Microsoft-Windows-Embedded-SKU-Foundation-Package-enduser~31bf3856ad364e35~amd64~~6.2.9200.16384.mum
   Microsoft-Windows-Embedded-SKU-Foundation-Package-inetcore~31bf3856ad364e35~amd64~~6.2.9200.16384.cat
   Microsoft-Windows-Embedded-SKU-Foundation-Package-inetcore~31bf3856ad364e35~amd64~~6.2.9200.16384.mum
   Microsoft-Windows-Embedded-SKU-Foundation-Package-mergedcomponents~31bf3856ad364e35~amd64~~6.2.9200.16384.cat
   Microsoft-Windows-Embedded-SKU-Foundation-Package-mergedcomponents~31bf3856ad364e35~amd64~~6.2.9200.16384.mum
   Microsoft-Windows-Embedded-SKU-Foundation-Package-mincore~31bf3856ad364e35~amd64~~6.2.9200.16384.cat
   Microsoft-Windows-Embedded-SKU-Foundation-Package-mincore~31bf3856ad364e35~amd64~~6.2.9200.16384.mum
   Microsoft-Windows-Embedded-SKU-Foundation-Package-minio~31bf3856ad364e35~amd64~~6.2.9200.16384.cat
   Microsoft-Windows-Embedded-SKU-Foundation-Package-minio~31bf3856ad364e35~amd64~~6.2.9200.16384.mum
   Microsoft-Windows-Embedded-SKU-Foundation-Package-minkernel~31bf3856ad364e35~amd64~~6.2.9200.16384.cat
   Microsoft-Windows-Embedded-SKU-Foundation-Package-minkernel~31bf3856ad364e35~amd64~~6.2.9200.16384.mum
   Microsoft-Windows-Embedded-SKU-Foundation-Package-net~31bf3856ad364e35~amd64~~6.2.9200.16384.cat
   Microsoft-Windows-Embedded-SKU-Foundation-Package-net~31bf3856ad364e35~amd64~~6.2.9200.16384.mum
   Microsoft-Windows-Embedded-SKU-Foundation-Package-printscan~31bf3856ad364e35~amd64~~6.2.9200.16384.cat
   Microsoft-Windows-Embedded-SKU-Foundation-Package-printscan~31bf3856ad364e35~amd64~~6.2.9200.16384.mum
   Microsoft-Windows-Embedded-SKU-Foundation-Package-sdktools~31bf3856ad364e35~amd64~~6.2.9200.16384.cat
   Microsoft-Windows-Embedded-SKU-Foundation-Package-sdktools~31bf3856ad364e35~amd64~~6.2.9200.16384.mum
   Microsoft-Windows-Embedded-SKU-Foundation-Package-shell~31bf3856ad364e35~amd64~~6.2.9200.16384.cat
   Microsoft-Windows-Embedded-SKU-Foundation-Package-shell~31bf3856ad364e35~amd64~~6.2.9200.16384.mum
   Microsoft-Windows-Embedded-SKU-Foundation-Package-termsrv~31bf3856ad364e35~amd64~~6.2.9200.16384.cat
   Microsoft-Windows-Embedded-SKU-Foundation-Package-termsrv~31bf3856ad364e35~amd64~~6.2.9200.16384.mum
   Microsoft-Windows-Embedded-SKU-Foundation-Package-windows~31bf3856ad364e35~amd64~~6.2.9200.16384.cat
   Microsoft-Windows-Embedded-SKU-Foundation-Package-windows~31bf3856ad364e35~amd64~~6.2.9200.16384.mum
   Microsoft-Windows-Embedded-SKU-Foundation-Package~31bf3856ad364e35~amd64~~6.2.9200.16384.cat
   Microsoft-Windows-Embedded-SKU-Foundation-Package~31bf3856ad364e35~amd64~~6.2.9200.16384.mum

    

   For 32 bit copy the following files:

   Quote

    

   
   Microsoft-Windows-Embedded-SKU-Foundation-Package-admin~31bf3856ad364e35~x86~~6.2.9200.16384.cat
   Microsoft-Windows-Embedded-SKU-Foundation-Package-admin~31bf3856ad364e35~x86~~6.2.9200.16384.mum
   Microsoft-Windows-Embedded-SKU-Foundation-Package-base~31bf3856ad364e35~x86~~6.2.9200.16384.cat
   Microsoft-Windows-Embedded-SKU-Foundation-Package-base~31bf3856ad364e35~x86~~6.2.9200.16384.mum
   Microsoft-Windows-Embedded-SKU-Foundation-Package-com~31bf3856ad364e35~x86~~6.2.9200.16384.cat
   Microsoft-Windows-Embedded-SKU-Foundation-Package-com~31bf3856ad364e35~x86~~6.2.9200.16384.mum
   Microsoft-Windows-Embedded-SKU-Foundation-Package-drivers~31bf3856ad364e35~x86~~6.2.9200.16384.cat
   Microsoft-Windows-Embedded-SKU-Foundation-Package-drivers~31bf3856ad364e35~x86~~6.2.9200.16384.mum
   Microsoft-Windows-Embedded-SKU-Foundation-Package-ds~31bf3856ad364e35~x86~~6.2.9200.16384.cat
   Microsoft-Windows-Embedded-SKU-Foundation-Package-ds~31bf3856ad364e35~x86~~6.2.9200.16384.mum
   Microsoft-Windows-Embedded-SKU-Foundation-Package-enduser~31bf3856ad364e35~x86~~6.2.9200.16384.cat
   Microsoft-Windows-Embedded-SKU-Foundation-Package-enduser~31bf3856ad364e35~x86~~6.2.9200.16384.mum
   Microsoft-Windows-Embedded-SKU-Foundation-Package-inetcore~31bf3856ad364e35~x86~~6.2.9200.16384.cat
   Microsoft-Windows-Embedded-SKU-Foundation-Package-inetcore~31bf3856ad364e35~x86~~6.2.9200.16384.mum
   Microsoft-Windows-Embedded-SKU-Foundation-Package-mergedcomponents~31bf3856ad364e35~x86~~6.2.9200.16384.cat
   Microsoft-Windows-Embedded-SKU-Foundation-Package-mergedcomponents~31bf3856ad364e35~x86~~6.2.9200.16384.mum
   Microsoft-Windows-Embedded-SKU-Foundation-Package-mincore~31bf3856ad364e35~x86~~6.2.9200.16384.cat
   Microsoft-Windows-Embedded-SKU-Foundation-Package-mincore~31bf3856ad364e35~x86~~6.2.9200.16384.mum
   Microsoft-Windows-Embedded-SKU-Foundation-Package-minio~31bf3856ad364e35~x86~~6.2.9200.16384.cat
   Microsoft-Windows-Embedded-SKU-Foundation-Package-minio~31bf3856ad364e35~x86~~6.2.9200.16384.mum
   Microsoft-Windows-Embedded-SKU-Foundation-Package-minkernel~31bf3856ad364e35~x86~~6.2.9200.16384.cat
   Microsoft-Windows-Embedded-SKU-Foundation-Package-minkernel~31bf3856ad364e35~x86~~6.2.9200.16384.mum
   Microsoft-Windows-Embedded-SKU-Foundation-Package-net~31bf3856ad364e35~x86~~6.2.9200.16384.cat
   Microsoft-Windows-Embedded-SKU-Foundation-Package-net~31bf3856ad364e35~x86~~6.2.9200.16384.mum
   Microsoft-Windows-Embedded-SKU-Foundation-Package-printscan~31bf3856ad364e35~x86~~6.2.9200.16384.cat
   Microsoft-Windows-Embedded-SKU-Foundation-Package-printscan~31bf3856ad364e35~x86~~6.2.9200.16384.mum
   Microsoft-Windows-Embedded-SKU-Foundation-Package-sdktools~31bf3856ad364e35~x86~~6.2.9200.16384.cat
   Microsoft-Windows-Embedded-SKU-Foundation-Package-sdktools~31bf3856ad364e35~x86~~6.2.9200.16384.mum
   Microsoft-Windows-Embedded-SKU-Foundation-Package-shell~31bf3856ad364e35~x86~~6.2.9200.16384.cat
   Microsoft-Windows-Embedded-SKU-Foundation-Package-shell~31bf3856ad364e35~x86~~6.2.9200.16384.mum
   Microsoft-Windows-Embedded-SKU-Foundation-Package-termsrv~31bf3856ad364e35~x86~~6.2.9200.16384.cat
   Microsoft-Windows-Embedded-SKU-Foundation-Package-termsrv~31bf3856ad364e35~x86~~6.2.9200.16384.mum
   Microsoft-Windows-Embedded-SKU-Foundation-Package-windows~31bf3856ad364e35~x86~~6.2.9200.16384.cat
   Microsoft-Windows-Embedded-SKU-Foundation-Package-windows~31bf3856ad364e35~x86~~6.2.9200.16384.mum
   Microsoft-Windows-Embedded-SKU-Foundation-Package~31bf3856ad364e35~x86~~6.2.9200.16384.cat
   Microsoft-Windows-Embedded-SKU-Foundation-Package~31bf3856ad364e35~x86~~6.2.9200.16384.mum

    

    

4. Next go to "Windows/winsxs/Manifests" and...
   For 64 bit copy these files into the same folder you extracted the previous ones:

   Quote

    

   
   amd64_microsoft-windows-e..-drivers-deployment_31bf3856ad364e35_6.2.9200.16384_none_4444b38b4ac9d2cc.manifest
   amd64_microsoft-windows-e..-enduser-deployment_31bf3856ad364e35_6.2.9200.16384_none_4e0ff941ac83cf57.manifest
   amd64_microsoft-windows-e..-mincore-deployment_31bf3856ad364e35_6.2.9200.16384_none_b1615a47d2a0b72a.manifest
   amd64_microsoft-windows-e..-termsrv-deployment_31bf3856ad364e35_6.2.9200.16384_none_131cc4307865811c.manifest
   amd64_microsoft-windows-e..-windows-deployment_31bf3856ad364e35_6.2.9200.16384_none_be960147c47f915c.manifest
   amd64_microsoft-windows-e..age-base-deployment_31bf3856ad364e35_6.2.9200.16384_none_8784fd06875ea0f8.manifest
   amd64_microsoft-windows-e..ckage-ds-deployment_31bf3856ad364e35_6.2.9200.16384_none_c995e55f1dc9533e.manifest
   amd64_microsoft-windows-e..ge-admin-deployment_31bf3856ad364e35_6.2.9200.16384_none_93f5fafac0c8e9d2.manifest
   amd64_microsoft-windows-e..ge-minio-deployment_31bf3856ad364e35_6.2.9200.16384_none_e0bddbe35cd9a2e9.manifest
   amd64_microsoft-windows-e..ge-shell-deployment_31bf3856ad364e35_6.2.9200.16384_none_4138dcc43b8b0da7.manifest
   amd64_microsoft-windows-e..inetcore-deployment_31bf3856ad364e35_6.2.9200.16384_none_25eb92fb03493a30.manifest
   amd64_microsoft-windows-e..inkernel-deployment_31bf3856ad364e35_6.2.9200.16384_none_b333814628fd821a.manifest
   amd64_microsoft-windows-e..kage-com-deployment_31bf3856ad364e35_6.2.9200.16384_none_774cef83dac211a4.manifest
   amd64_microsoft-windows-e..kage-net-deployment_31bf3856ad364e35_6.2.9200.16384_none_96316194079798a2.manifest
   amd64_microsoft-windows-e..mponents-deployment_31bf3856ad364e35_6.2.9200.16384_none_51d8b393b2f07e97.manifest
   amd64_microsoft-windows-e..rintscan-deployment_31bf3856ad364e35_6.2.9200.16384_none_1b35530e67f98a3d.manifest
   amd64_microsoft-windows-e..sdktools-deployment_31bf3856ad364e35_6.2.9200.16384_none_6f9fd3dc23f6d73a.manifest

    

   For 32 bit copy these files:

   Quote

    

   
   x86_microsoft-windows-e..-drivers-deployment_31bf3856ad364e35_6.2.9200.16384_none_e8261807926c6196.manifest
   x86_microsoft-windows-e..-enduser-deployment_31bf3856ad364e35_6.2.9200.16384_none_f1f15dbdf4265e21.manifest
   x86_microsoft-windows-e..-mincore-deployment_31bf3856ad364e35_6.2.9200.16384_none_5542bec41a4345f4.manifest
   x86_microsoft-windows-e..-termsrv-deployment_31bf3856ad364e35_6.2.9200.16384_none_b6fe28acc0080fe6.manifest
   x86_microsoft-windows-e..-windows-deployment_31bf3856ad364e35_6.2.9200.16384_none_627765c40c222026.manifest
   x86_microsoft-windows-e..age-base-deployment_31bf3856ad364e35_6.2.9200.16384_none_2b666182cf012fc2.manifest
   x86_microsoft-windows-e..ckage-ds-deployment_31bf3856ad364e35_6.2.9200.16384_none_6d7749db656be208.manifest
   x86_microsoft-windows-e..ge-admin-deployment_31bf3856ad364e35_6.2.9200.16384_none_37d75f77086b789c.manifest
   x86_microsoft-windows-e..ge-minio-deployment_31bf3856ad364e35_6.2.9200.16384_none_849f405fa47c31b3.manifest
   x86_microsoft-windows-e..ge-shell-deployment_31bf3856ad364e35_6.2.9200.16384_none_e51a4140832d9c71.manifest
   x86_microsoft-windows-e..inetcore-deployment_31bf3856ad364e35_6.2.9200.16384_none_c9ccf7774aebc8fa.manifest
   x86_microsoft-windows-e..inkernel-deployment_31bf3856ad364e35_6.2.9200.16384_none_5714e5c270a010e4.manifest
   x86_microsoft-windows-e..kage-com-deployment_31bf3856ad364e35_6.2.9200.16384_none_1b2e54002264a06e.manifest
   x86_microsoft-windows-e..kage-net-deployment_31bf3856ad364e35_6.2.9200.16384_none_3a12c6104f3a276c.manifest
   x86_microsoft-windows-e..mponents-deployment_31bf3856ad364e35_6.2.9200.16384_none_f5ba180ffa930d61.manifest
   x86_microsoft-windows-e..rintscan-deployment_31bf3856ad364e35_6.2.9200.16384_none_bf16b78aaf9c1907.manifest
   x86_microsoft-windows-e..sdktools-deployment_31bf3856ad364e35_6.2.9200.16384_none_138138586b996604.manifest

    

    

5. Now here's the interesting part. Open command prompt with Admin privileges and run:
   If using 64 bit:

   dism /online /add-package /packagepath:<path to folder>\Microsoft-Windows-Embedded-SKU-Foundation-Package~31bf3856ad364e35~amd64~~6.2.9200.16384.mum

   If using 32 bit:

   dism /online /add-package /packagepath:<path to folder>\Microsoft-Windows-Embedded-SKU-Foundation-Package~31bf3856ad364e35~x86~~6.2.9200.16384.mum

6. Reboot and install IE11 like you normally would. This time it will finish the installation and prompt you to reboot. After that, IE11 will be fully operational on your machine!

Here's some pics of the results:

Quote