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Other Operating Systems => Windows 8 => Windows 8.1 Help and How to | Activation => Topic started by: javajolt on December 19, 2014, 02:29:21 PM
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From time to time, you must make a habit of looking at your browser add-ons, extension and plugins. The reason this is recommended is because, over a period of time you may have installed browsers add-ons for which you may have no use now. It is also quite possible that some software or website may have without your knowledge, installed some add-on. In such a case, you may want to disable or completely uninstall these add-ons. This will also improve your browsing experience.
Manage Browser add-ons in Internet Explorer
To manage browser add-ons in Internet Explorer, open IE and press Alt+X to open Tools. Here you will see Manage add-ons. Click on it and the following box will open.
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Here, you can select the browser add-on which you wish to disable and right-click on it. You will see several context menu options, one of which is Disable. Select Disable to disable the add-on. This panel also lets you find more add-ons, toolbars and extensions. A link for this appears in the bottom left corner.
WinPatrol is one good freeware that lets you easily disable or remove browser add-ons in Internet Explorer. You may want to have a look at it.
If you find that your Manage Add-ons button in Internet Explorer is grayed out, this post may help you.
Add remove browser extensions in Chrome
Chrome users can type chrome://extensions in the address bar and hit Enter to open the following page. You can also access it via Chrome Options.
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You will be able to enable, disable or delete the browser extension, and also get more extensions, should you want to add some.
Disable or Remove browser add-ons in Firefox
Firefox users can open the Menu and select Add-ons. The following settings page will open.
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On this page, you can get more add-ons and extensions, and remove or disable them. If any options to tweak the add-on settings are available, they will be offered here.
Enable, disable browser plugins in Opera
If you are an Opera user, after you open it, click Ctrl+Shift+E to open the browser extensions settings. You can also open this page via Settings > Extensions.
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You can add, disable or remove the extensions and tweak its Options. You can also set keyboard shortcuts for them.
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