

If you open a folder, you’ll see a subfolder with the extension’s version number.As you can see from the screen snap below, the folder names are cryptic. If you click that, you should see a folder for each extension. Within the Default folder should be another folder called Extensions.Windows XP C:\Documents and Settings\username\Local Settings\Application Data\Google\Chrome\User Data\Default C:\Users\username\AppData\Local\Microsoft\Edge\User Data\Default\Extensions

If you’re using Microsoft Edge, the path is different. Windows Vista – Windows 11 C:\Users\username\AppData\Local\Google\Chrome\User Data\Default You’ll need to substitute your user name where I have below. The location depends on your Windows operating system. If you have a lot of extensions, I’d suggest using net export to produce a table of your browser extensions. Second, you need to find the folder containing the problem extension. First, you need to find the default folder that contains your Chrome extensions. The trick to uninstalling the problem extension is twofold. Google has been clamping down and forcing developers to use the Chrome web store. This is also why you should install extensions from an established marketplace. They may also redirect you to another page. This is a trick certain malware authors use. It’s harder to delete an extension that doesn’t show in the list such as a malicious extension. In many cases, you won’t see it in the extension listing. The above process works well except if the extension crashes.

However, Microsoft’s desktop browser called Microsoft Edge is based on the open-source Chromium project. The removal procedure below is for the Google Chrome browser. Temporary Turn Off All Chrome Extensions.Troubleshooting Chrome (It Still Misbehaves).
