How to remove Chrome extensions in 5 easy steps?

Remove Chrome extensions

If the gray lamp button is visible in your Chrome toolbar. Then the official Turn Off the Lights Chrome extension is installed in your Chrome web browser. So to remove Chrome extensions, and to remove it completely from your web browser, follow the instruction steps here below:

  1. Click the Chrome menu ⋮ on the browser toolbar
  2. Click on the menu item More Tools
  3. Select Extensions
  4. Click the Remove button icon by the extension you’d like to completely remove
  5. A confirmation dialog appears, click Remove
Remove Chrome Extensions with the use of the "Remove" in the panel of that Chrome extension. Such as the Turn Off the Lights Chrome extension
Remove Chrome Extensions with the use of the “Remove” in the panel of that Chrome extension. Such as the Turn Off the Lights Chrome extension

You can also temporarily turn off an extension by disabling it on the Chrome Extensions page. So you can still keep the extension in your Chrome web browser, but it will do nothing in the background and do not add a gray lamp button in your Chrome web browser. When you enable back the blue switch, it adds the gray lamp button. And run the background page in the Chrome web browser.

If you are a Chromebook user, then follow the steps here below to remove a Chrome extension

  1. Open your Chrome window,
  2. Click the Chrome menu ⋮ on the browser toolbar
  3. Click on the menu item More Tools
  4. Select Extensions
  5. Click the Remove button icon by the extension you’d like to completely remove
  6. A confirmation dialog appears, click Remove

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How to install the Turn Off the Lights Chrome extension

Install the Turn Off the Lights Chrome extension

How to uninstall the Turn Off the Lights Chrome extension

Uninstall the Turn Off the Lights Chrome extension
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About The Author

Stefan Van Damme

Stefan Van Damme is the developer of the popular Turn Off the Lights browser extension, which he began building in December 2009 for Google Chrome. With over a decade of experience in the field, he has expanded the extension's availability to a wide range of web browsers, including Safari, Opera, Firefox, Maxthon, Brave, Vivaldi, Microsoft Edge, Yandex, and Naver Whale. His commitment to providing users with a quality product has made the Turn Off the Lights extension one of the most highly regarded and widely used browser extensions available. Additionally, the extension is free and Open-Source for all web browsers, and has been featured on major blogs such as Google, Microsoft, and Mozilla. With his extensive experience and knowledge in browser extensions, Stefan Van Damme is a highly qualified and authoritative figure in the field.