Remove extensions on Chrome that appear by default

06
2014-04
  • QxQ

    I installed something, but the installer had an option to install an extra item with it. Even though I thought I told it not to, it did it.

    This extra item I installed put an extension into Chrome. I can go and un-install the extension, but if I create a new user within Chrome, it appears there again, and even worse, if someone logs into the new user, it syncs that persons extensions locally, and the extra extension doesn't disappear.

    Later, Chrome realizes it has this extra extension, but it isn't synced online, so it goes ahead and does this, so now this user has this extension from my computer on his personal computer.

    I couldn't find this program in the un-install area in the control panel, or the programs folder.

    I would really like to get rid of it. I'm guessing the extension is added to some folder within chrome, so I would be able to manually go to that directory and manually delete it.


    I went through some programs and uninstalled some that I didn't recognize and knew they weren't there last time I looked at that page. after that the problem disappeared, so it must of been part of another program or was under a different name. I still would like to know how a program like that puts its extension into Chrome in case this problem ever happens again however, but I can't currently test any answers posted

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  • John

    I'm having a problem where Chrome won't ever fully start (cursor just spins indefinitely and can't use the any menus or buttons in Chrome). I think it is due to an extension I installed but since the browser is unresponsive, I can't do anything through Chrome itself.

    Is there a flag to disable all extensions for Chrome or a config file I can manually edit to disable extensions so I can figure out what exactly is causing it? I'd prefer to not have to blow it away and reinstall as I might just install the offending extension again (assuming that is what is causing the issue).


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  • jrc03c

    I could be wrong, but starting up in incognito mode prohibits Chrome from using extensions automatically (I think). You might be able to start with the --incognito flag and uninstall the offending extension. Let me know if that works!

  • Lamb

    You can press Shift+Esc to get Task Manager in chrome, and then kill the required extension.