How to Disable Extensions and Plug-ins in Google Chrome

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.

You have a few options for accessing the extensions in Chrome, but the easiest is through the menu.

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.

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.

You can open Chrome's plug-in settings via the settings.