How to Remove Toolbars

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This wikiHow teaches you how to remove a toolbar that you installed on your browser, as opposed to uninstalling malware-operated toolbars. This is possible for most major desktop browsers, including Google Chrome, Firefox, Microsoft Edge, Internet Explorer, and Safari.

Method 1
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Google Chrome

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  1. It's the red, yellow, green, and blue sphere icon.
  2. This icon is in the top-right corner of the Chrome window. Clicking it will open a drop-down menu.
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  3. It's toward the bottom of the drop-down menu. Doing so prompts a pop-out menu.
  4. This option is in the pop-out menu. The Extensions page will open.
  5. It's to the right of the toolbar that you want to uninstall.
    • You may first have to scroll down to the toolbar.
  6. Doing so will delete the extension from Google Chrome.
  7. When Chrome finishes loading after re-opening it, the toolbar should be gone.
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Firefox

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  1. It's a blue globe icon with an orange fox wrapped around it.
  2. It's in the top-right corner of the Firefox window. Doing so prompts a drop-down window.
  3. This puzzle piece-shaped icon is in the drop-down window.
  4. It's on the left side of the page (Windows) or at the top of the pop-up window (Mac).
    • If you can't find the toolbar you want to remove here, look for it in the Plug-ins tab instead.
  5. It's to the right of the toolbar you want to remove. Doing so will immediately delete the toolbar from your Firefox browser.
    • You may have to scroll down to locate the toolbar that you want to uninstall.
  6. Once Firefox finishes reloading, the toolbar should be gone.
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Microsoft Edge

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  1. Its icon resembles a dark-blue "e".
  2. It's in the top-right corner of the Edge window. A drop-down menu will appear.
  3. This option is toward the bottom of the drop-down menu.
  4. Click the toolbar extension that you want to remove. A pop-up menu will appear.
  5. It's an option in the pop-up menu. Doing so will remove the toolbar from Edge. [1]
  6. Once Edge finishes re-opening, the toolbar's interface will be gone.
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Internet Explorer

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  1. It's a light-blue "e" icon with a yellow band wrapped around it.
  2. This icon is in the top-right corner of the window. A drop-down menu will appear.
  3. You'll find this option near the middle of the drop-down menu.
  4. It's on the left side of the Manage Add-Ons window.
  5. Click the toolbar that you want to remove from Internet Explorer. This will select it, bringing up contextual options in the bottom-right corner of the window.
  6. Depending on the type of toolbar (e.g., officially licensed by Microsoft), you may not be able to remove the toolbar entirely; however, you can disable it to turn it off.
    • Third-party toolbars are entirely removable by clicking Remove .
  7. When Internet Explorer finishes re-opening, your toolbar should be gone.
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Safari

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  1. This blue, compass-shaped app should be in your Mac's Dock at the bottom of the screen.
  2. It's a menu item in the top-left corner of the screen. A drop-down menu will appear.
    • If you don't see this menu item, click the Safari window to force it to appear.
  3. It's at the top of the Safari drop-down menu. This will prompt a window to open.
  4. This option is toward the right side of the row of options at the top of the pop-up window.
  5. Make sure you do this next to the toolbar you want to remove. Doing so prompts a pop-up window.
  6. The toolbar will be removed from Safari.
  7. Once Safari reloads, the toolbar should be gone.
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      Tips

      • If your browser offers a Disable option in addition to a Delete or Remove option, you may want to consider disabling the toolbar instead of deleting it outright.
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      • You can remove the Google Chrome "Bookmarks" bar by opening the ⋮ menu, clicking Settings , scrolling down to the "Appearance" section, and clicking the blue "Show bookmarks bar" switch. If the switch is grey, the bookmarks bar is already disabled.
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      Warnings

      • Some toolbars are installed by malware, and thus cannot be removed simply by deleting them from the browser. You'll have to uninstall malicious toolbars using your computer's settings rather than from within the browser.
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      References

      1. ↑ https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/microsoft-edge/extensions/guides/adding-and-removing-extensions

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      1. Open Chrome.
      2. Click the menu.
      3. Select More Tools .
      4. Click Extensions .
      5. Click the trash icon next to the toolbar.
      6. Click Remove .
      7. Close and re-open Chrome.

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