How to remove Add-ons (Extensions) on Chrome, Firefox and some other browsers
Add-Ons, Extension (also known as extensions) are applications that users install on the browser to support that browser. However, if you install too many Add-ons on your browser, it will not only take you a long time to launch the browser, but it will also reduce the speed of browsing.
Therefore, you should remove the Add-ons to improve the browsing speed faster and save your browser boot time.
How to remove Add-ons (Extensions) on Chrome, Firefox and some other browsers
- 1. How to remove the extension from Mozilla Firefox
- 2. How to remove the extension from Google Chrome
- 3. How to remove the extension from Internet Explorer
- 4. How to remove the extension from Microsoft Edge
- 5. Remove extensions on Safari browser
- 6. Remove extensions in Opera browser
1. How to remove the extension from Mozilla Firefox
- Open Mozilla Firefox. Then open the menu window.
- Select the Add-ons icon from the menu.
- Select unwanted extensions and click Remove.
- After the extension is deleted, restart Mozilla Firefox by closing it with the red X button in the top right corner and reopening it.
If the extension is installed with another program on your computer, in this case you can only disable the extension. If you want to completely remove the extension, you must proceed to remove the program related to that extension.
2. How to remove the extension from Google Chrome
- Open Google Chrome and menu 3 vertical dots.
- Move the cursor to the Tools section and then from the expand menu, select Extensions.
- From the Extensions menu, locate the unwanted extension and click the Remove button .
- After the extension is deleted, restart Google Chrome by closing the extension with the red X button in the top right corner and reopening the browser.
Or enter the address chrome: // extensions in the address bar.
Chrome will display a list of extensions installed.
Scroll down the list, then click on the trash can icon on the right side of the extension to remove it to proceed to remove it.
In addition, you can uncheck the Enable item to disable temporary extensions without uninstalling.
After removing or disabling the extension, you do not need to restart the browser.
3. How to remove the extension from Internet Explorer
- Open Internet Explorer.
- Click the gear icon labeled Tools to open the drop-down menu and select Manage Add-ons.
- In the Manage Add-ons window , click the extension you want to delete and then click Disable . A pop-up window will appear to inform you that you are about to disable the selected extension and some other add-ons may also be disabled. Leave all necessary options and click Disable .
- After the unwanted extension has been deleted, restart Internet Explorer by closing the extension with the red X button in the top right corner and reopening the browser.
If you want to completely remove the Add-ons, open Control Panel then select Uninstall a Program and then proceed to remove the Plug-in.
4. How to remove the extension from Microsoft Edge
- Open Edge.
- Open the menu by clicking on the 3 horizontal dots icon in the upper right corner.
- From the drop-down menu, select Extensions .
- Choose the suspicious malicious extension you want to delete and then click the gear icon.
- Delete the malicious extension by scrolling down and then clicking Uninstall .
5. Remove extensions on Safari browser
To manage the list of extensions installed on the Safari browser, click on the Safari Menu at the corner of the Macbook screen and select Preferences .
Note : Do not click on the Safari Extensions option. When you click on Safari Extensions will display the websites you download other extensions.
Click on the Extensions icon in the corner of the Preferences window to see the list of extensions settings.
Select the extension you want to remove in the left pane then select Uninstall to remove the extension from the Safari browser.
Or alternatively, leave the Enable item [Name of extension] unchecked to disable the extension.
6. Remove extensions in Opera browser
In Opera browser, click on Opera Menu in the top left corner of the browser window. Then select Extensions and then choose Extensions Manager to see the list of extensions installed.
Next click on the "x" icon to the right of the extension to remove it. Or alternatively, click Disable under the extension to disable the utility.
No need to restart Opera browser after disabling or removing the extension.
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