How To Browsers How to Disable Extensions and Plug-ins in Google Chrome Share Pin Email Print Jon Fisher Browsers Guides & Tutorials Basics Installing & Upgrading Tips & Tricks Key Concepts Mobile Browsers by Scott Orgera Scott Orgera has been a tech journalist since 2007. He has 25+ years' experience as a programmer and QA leader and several Microsoft certifications. Updated December 09, 2018 Google Chrome can run small programs called extensions that provide extra functions to the default browser. While the user often installs these programs, software on your computer can install them, too. To disable a Chrome extension, you need to access the browser's Extensions page. There are two easy ways to get there. Google Chrome also uses plug-ins that allow it to process web content like Flash. You can turn off a plug-in if you don't want websites to be able to access it. The option is in Chrome's settings. Instructions for Disabling Chrome Extensions You have a few options for accessing the extensions in Chrome, but the easiest is through the menu. Jon Fisher Click the three-dotted menu on the upper right-hand side of Chrome, and then go to More tools > Extensions. The other way to open Chrome extensions is to enter this URL into the address bar: chrome://extensions/. It takes you to the exact same place the menu method does. Jon Fisher On this page is a list of all the extensions installed on Chrome. Enabled ones have a blue button on the bottom right of the extension block, and disabled ones are gray. To disable an extension, click the blue slider button so that it turns to gray. You can enable Chrome extensions just as easily by clicking the gray button. Instructions for Disabling Plug-ins in Chrome You can open Chrome's plug-in settings via the settings. Click the Chrome menu on the upper right-hand side of the browser. Click Settings. Scroll to the bottom of the page and click Advanced. Select Content settings. Click the plug-in you want to turn off, such as Flash. Jon Fisher Click the toggle button to enable or disable the plug-in. Jon Fisher You used to be able to access Chrome plug-ins from the chrome:\\plugins URL, but modern versions of Chrome no longer work that way. Continue Reading