How to remove add-ons from Internet Explorer

What is Add-on?

Everyday we do the same actions on some websites. For making it easier, people use add-ons. If you don’t know what is add-on, here the answer. Browser add-on – program, which is injected into the browser. They are accomplish various tasks, from playing radio and TV to helping people from different countries to communicate. But there are some delusive add-ons, that can damage your computer or steal your information. So it is not safe for your privacy and PC to keep those add-ons (also called adware and Potentially Unwanted Program) on your computer. We recommend you to don’t installing this add-ons or remove them, if they were stealth installed. You can remove them in 2 ways.

Manually or automatically. Add-on is an extension that that enhance performance, speed and convenience of your browser. To accomplish one task you are presented with several variants of extensions. It may be the game that will help you to have fun, weather, converters, any readers to read all formats of document in your browser, players, mail notice, etc. Also add-ons provide easy browsing on the internet and quick search. In general we can say that the add-ons greatly simplify browsing. It is not so hard to install add-on. Just open extension store iegallery.com/addons and click on add-on picture. Before installing make sure to read reviews, see ratings, but when you download or install freeware on your PC be careful during installation and don’t accept the dubious offers. Some add-ons can harm your PC, to have access to your data and greatly reduce the performance of your computer. In such cases it is necessary to remove this add-on immediately.

Manually remove add-ons from Internet Explorer

You can remove add-ons from IE, using Control Panel.

Windows 7:

1. Click the Start;
2. Click Control Panel;
3. Click Uninstall a program (if computer’s settings Viewed By: Category);
   Click Programs and Features (if computer’s settings Viewed By: Icons);
4. Find suspicious or unwanted programs ;
5. Click Uninstall;
6. Follow the instructions on the screen or just wait.

Note: If you can’t find required program, sort programs by date in Programs and Featuresand search for last installed programs.

Windows 8:

1. Swipe in from the right edge of the screen, and then tap Search (If you’re using a mouse, point to the upper-right corner of the screen, move the mouse pointer down, and then click Search.);
2. Enter control panel in the search box, and then tap or click Control Panel;
3. Under View by:, select Large Icons, and then tap or click Programs and features;
4. Find suspicious or unwanted programs;
5. Tap or click the program, and then tap or click Uninstall;
6. Follow the instructions on the screen or just wait.

Note: If you can’t find required program, sort programs by date in Programs and Featuresand search for last installed programs.

Windows XP:

1. Click Start;
2. Click Control Panel;
3. Double-click Add or Remove Programs;
4. Find suspicious or unwanted programs and Click it;
5. Click to Remove;
6. Follow the instructions on the screen or just wait.

Note: If you can’t find required program, sort programs by date in Programs and Featuresand search for last installed programs.

Remove add-ons in Internet Explorer

1. Open Internet Explorer;
2. Press Alt+T, or Click on Gear Icon in the right-top corner;
3. Click Manage Add-ons;
4. Select Toolbars and Extensions;
5. Find unwanted add-on and Click Disable ;
6. Click More information button;
7. Click Remove

Automatic add-on removal

For total removing add-ons from IE you can use these 3 removal tools.

1. Avast Browser Cleanup

1. 1. Open Avast Browser Cleanup;
   2. Click on the Internet Explorer Tab (IE icon);
   3. Unmark Exclude add-ons with a good rating to see full list of add-ons;
   4. Find add-on that you want to delete, then click on to Remove button.
2. Iobit Uninstaller

1. Open Iobit Uninstaller;
2. Click Toolbars & Plug-ins tab;
3. Find and mark add-ons that you want to remove;
4. Click Remove button.

Stronghold AntiMalware

1. Open Stronghold AntiMalware;
2. Click Tools button;
3. Click Toolbar Removal button;
4. Click on the Internet Explorer Tab and click Refresh button;
5. Mark add-ons that you want to remove, then click Remove button;

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