Remove “Installed by Enterprise Policy” Google Chrome extension
Google Chrome extensions are often very easy to remove, if you goto the extensions tab search for your specific extensions and click the trash can icon the extension is gone forever. But in some cases the extension is “Installed by Enterprise Policy” and cannot be removed using the trash can icon. In that case we need to manually remove the extensions from Windows and Google Chrome. This is some work but not a very hard task to perform. The extensions “Installed by Enterprise Policy” are mostly caused by adware, in our removal guide for “Installed by Enterprise Policy” extensions we use the extension YouTubeAdBlocker as a example. In your case this extension might have different name, but it all works the same way.Remove “Installed by Enterprise Policy” Google Chrome extension
This instruction works! (Cause we tested it!)
First we need to remove malicious software from your computer. In some cases this might also remove the by Enterprise installed policy from Google Chrome. It’s the easiest and quickest way to get rid of this extension. The main problem is, there is a lot of adware spreading of the internet and we can’t say which adware is installed on your computer. If you have a extension “YoutubeAdBlocker” search for “YoutubeAdBlocker” in the programs list, if you have any other adware search for that specific name. Bottom-line: remove any software you don’t know, trust or is recently installed.
STEP 1 – Remove Malicious software from Windows XP or Windows 7
- Select Start
- Select Control Panel
- Goto Programs
- Select Uninstall a program
Search for {MALICIOUS SOFTWARE} and click the Uninstall button
* Basically search for any recent installed software you don’t know or trust.
Remove Malicious software from Windows 8
Drag your mouse to the right edge of the screen. Goto Search and type “Control Panel”
Select Control Panel on the left.
Select Control Panel on the left.
Goto Programs – Uninstall a program
Search for {MALICIOUS SOFTWARE} and click the Uninstall button
* Basically search for any recent installed software you don’t know or trust.
STEP 2 – Find ID of Google Chrome Extension and remove it
- Open Google Chrome
- Goto Menu (3 strips in the right corner) > Settings > Extensions
- Select “Developer Mode” and NOTE or COPY the id of the extension that is “Installed by Enterprise Policy”.In our case: YouTubeAdBlocker, yours might have a different name.
- Close Google Chrome
- Windows XP/7/Vista: Goto Start > type: regedit.exe
- Windows 8: Drag your mouse to the right edge of the screen. Goto Search and type “regedit”
Select Regedit on the left.
- In the registry editor hit (ctrl+F3) or goto Edit > Find Next
- In the Search-box enter the ID of the ID we found earlier in the Google Chrome managed extension.
- Press Find Next
- The key is found in HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Policies\Google\Chrome\ExtensionInstallForcelist
- Delete the key, right click on the number and select “Delete“
- Open Google Chrome
- Navigate to: chrome://policy/
- Search for the directory of the files from this Google Chrome extension that is “Installed by Enterprise Policy”. This directory is a example, yours might be different.
- Open Windows Explorer
- Click Organize > Folder and Search Options
- Goto tab: View
- Check Show Hidden Files, Folders and drives
- Click Apply button
- Navigate to the directory we found earlier in the chrome://policy/ tab.
- Delete the entire folder
Example: your directory might be different!
- Policy Managed extension’s files are stored in Google Chrome’s default extensions folder . You need to delete the directory corresponding to the noted ID we did earlier.
Windows XP: %USERPROFILE%\Local Settings\Application Data\Google\Chrome\User Data\Default\Extensions
Windows 7/8 or Vista: %LOCALAPPDATA%\Google\Chrome\User Data\Default\Extensions
Windows 7/8 or Vista: %LOCALAPPDATA%\Google\Chrome\User Data\Default\Extensions
- Delete the folder with the ID we found earlier in Google Chrome Extensions.
Notice: your ID might be different then the one used in the example.
- Navigate to : %windir%\system32\GroupPolicy\ folder (e.g. C:\windows\system32\GroupPolicy)
- Delete the folders Machine and User
THIS IS IT! ENJOY!
Installed by Enterprise Policy’s are completely gone for Google Chrome.
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