Guide to Removing Toolbars

This guide explains how to remove toolbars that you have installed on your browser, not those installed by malware. This method works for most major desktop browsers like Google Chrome, Firefox, Microsoft Edge, Internet Explorer, and Safari.

Launch Google Chrome: Click on the red, yellow, green, and blue sphere icon.

Click on the three dots icon. You'll find it at the top-right corner of your Chrome browser. Clicking it will reveal a dropdown menu.

Locate 'More tools' in the menu. It's usually near the bottom. Clicking on it will open up a sub-menu.

Navigate to 'Extensions' from the sub-menu. You can find it listed there. Clicking on it will take you to the Extensions page.

Find and click the trash can icon. It's located on the right side of the toolbar associated with the extension you wish to remove.

• You may need to scroll down to locate the toolbar.

Choose 'Remove' when prompted. Confirming this action will uninstall the extension from your Google Chrome browser.

Restart Google Chrome. After it fully reloads, the toolbar should disappear.

Launch Firefox. Look for the blue globe icon with an orange fox encircling it.

Click on the three horizontal lines icon. You'll find it at the top-right corner of the Firefox window. Clicking it will bring up a drop-down menu.

Access 'Add-ons' from the menu. Look for the puzzle piece-shaped icon within the drop-down menu.

Go to the 'Extensions' section. On Windows, you'll find it on the left side of the page; on Mac, it's at the top of the pop-up window.

• If you don't see the toolbar you want to remove here, check the Plug-ins section.

Choose 'Remove' option. It's located to the right of the toolbar you wish to remove. Clicking it will instantly delete the toolbar from your Firefox browser.

• You might need to scroll down to find the specific toolbar.

Restart Firefox. After it reloads, the toolbar should no longer be visible.

Launch Microsoft Edge. Look for its icon, which resembles a dark-blue 'e'.

Click on the three dots icon. You'll find it at the top-right corner of the Edge window. This action will trigger a drop-down menu.

Access the 'Extensions' option. Scroll to the bottom of the drop-down menu to find it.

Select the specific toolbar extension. Choose the toolbar extension you wish to delete, which will prompt a pop-up menu.

Choose the 'Remove' option. It's one of the choices in the pop-up menu. Selecting it will uninstall the toolbar from Edge.

Close and reopen Microsoft Edge. After Edge finishes reloading, the toolbar interface will be removed.

Launch Internet Explorer. Look for the light-blue 'e' icon with a yellow band around it.

Access 'Manage add-ons' option. You'll find it around the middle of the drop-down menu.

Go to the 'Toolbars and Extensions' tab. It's situated on the left side of the Manage Add-Ons window.

Select the specific toolbar extension. Click on the toolbar you wish to remove from Internet Explorer. This action will highlight it, showing contextual options in the bottom-right corner of the window.

Choose either 'Remove' or 'Disable'. Depending on the toolbar type (e.g., officially licensed by Microsoft), complete removal may not be possible; however, disabling it will turn it off.

• Third-party toolbars can be completely removed by selecting 'Remove'.

Restart Internet Explorer. After it reopens, your toolbar should no longer be visible.

Launch Safari. Look for the blue, compass-shaped app icon in your Mac's Dock at the bottom of the screen.

Click on the 'Safari' menu item. It's located in the top-left corner of the screen, triggering a drop-down menu.

• If you don't see this menu item, click anywhere in the Safari window to force it to appear.

Access the 'Preferences…' option. It's located at the top of the Safari drop-down menu, which will open a new window.

Go to the 'Extensions' tab. Look for it on the right side of the options row at the top of the pop-up window.

Click on 'Uninstall' next to the toolbar. Ensure you do this for the toolbar you want to remove, triggering a pop-up window.

Click on 'Uninstall' when prompted. This action will remove the toolbar from Safari.

Restart Safari. After Safari reloads, the toolbar should no longer be visible.

• If your browser has both a Delete or Remove option as well as a Disable option, consider disabling the toolbar instead of deleting it completely.
• To remove the Google Chrome 'Bookmarks' bar, go to the ⋮ menu, select Settings, navigate to the 'Appearance' section, and toggle the blue 'Show bookmarks bar' switch. If it's grey, the bookmarks bar is already disabled.

• Some toolbars are installed by malware and cannot be removed simply by deleting them from the browser. You'll need to uninstall malicious toolbars using your computer's settings instead of through the browser.