IE11 running in the background in Windows 7

IE 11 is running in the background and uses alot of memory where you can't watch a video or play a game.  I have seen that this problem goes back to 2004 and no where is there a real solution to this problem.  It is not a virus or malware. 
I have run virus and malware programs and they find nothing.  I have notice that when CTF loader comes up an IE 11 task starts running.  All I want to know is how to stop IE 11 from running in the background.  I have read many solutions to the
problem and it is obvious that many do not have any idea of the problem nor how to solve it.  All I would like is a solution to the problem, if there is one.

when CTF loader comes up an IE 11 task starts running. 
Try stopping that?
https://social.technet.microsoft.com/Forums/exchange/en-US/6e5ac78f-604a-4645-84bd-66e66d3625d5/ctf-loader?forum=exchangesvradminlegacy
(Microsoft search for
   CTF loader
http://www.howtogeek.com/howto/windows-vista/what-is-ctfmonexe-and-why-is-it-running/
(BING search for
    ctfmon
BTW ctfmon has been implicated in other unwanted symptoms too.
http://answers.microsoft.com/en-us/ie/forum/ie8-windows_other/ie8-reactivates-the-language-bar-ctfmonexe/5eb8ad4a-0c26-4571-8fdd-4a9ec54c0943?page=3 
Robert Aldwinckle

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