Note: Some users have been experiencing other issues other than the inability to install Google Chrome. Common symptoms of this kind of issues include freezes, blank new tabs, and constant ads redirects. From our investigations, it seems like the issue might be caused by a couple of different things. While this can easily be caused by a glitch, it could also be a sign of a malware infection that has hijacked your browser. To be sure that’s not the case, scan your system with a powerful security scanner. Note: If you don’t have one at the ready, follow our in-depth guide (here) on using Malware bytes to remove any type of infection from our computer. Once you’ve scanned your system and made sure that you’re not dealing with an infection, see if the issue has been resolved. If you’re still unable to uninstall Google Chrome, the methods below might help. We have managed to identify quite a few methods that have managed to help users in a similar situation to finally remove Google Chrome from their systems. Please follow the potential fixes below in order until you encounter a method that resolves the issue in your particular scenario. Let’s begin!
Method 1: Uninstalling after closing all Chrome-related processes manually
Before you try anything else, let’s see if Google Chrome is failing to uninstall for the advertised reason. It’s entirely possible that a previously installed extension is refusing to close when Google Chrome does, thus preventing the uninstallation. As a lot of users have reported, this particular cause can easily be treated by manually stopping all Chrome processes from Task Manager. With all the processes stopped, the uninstallation of Google Chrome should complete without issues. Here’s a step-by-step guide through the whole thing: If this method wasn’t successful, proceed to the next method below.
Method 2: Preventing Chrome from running background apps
By default, Google Chrome is configured to run background processes even when Google Chrome is closed. This is precisely why a lot of users are having difficulties uninstalling the software from their computers. Luckily, Google Chrome has included a setting that prevents background processes of Google-related apps from running when the browser is closed. But intentionally or not, the setting is quite hidden from the user’s view. A lot of users have reported finally being able to uninstall Google Chrome after using this setting to prevent the browser from running background processes. Here’s a quick guide through the whole thing: If this method wasn’t successful, move over to the method below.
Method 3: Disabling all extensions before uninstalling
Some users have been finally able to resolve the issue and uninstall Google Chrome after disabling all their installed extensions. Keep in mind that some Google Chrom extensions operate in a gray legality area. Even if they aren’t picked up by your security scanner, that doesn’t necessarily mean that they don’t engage in less than honorable practices such as ad redirects and data mining. Some of these above-mentioned extensions will have a direct interest to keep Google Chrome (or another Chrome-based browser) installed on your computer for as long as possible. Because of this, some extension processes will refuse to close along with Chrome, thus preventing the uninstallation process. Let’s test and see if that’s the case by disabling all Google Chrome extensions and uninstall again. Here’s a quick guide on how to do this:
Method 4: Using Revo Uninstaller
If the first two methods proved to be inefficient, a reliable alternative would be to use 3rd party application capable of performing a “powerful uninstall”. Most users have reported being able to resolve the issue using either Revo Uninstaller or iOBit Uninstaller. Although both applications are free, we featured Revo Uninstaller because more people have reportedly manage to solve this particular issue with it. Here’s a quick guide to using Revo Uninstaller to uninstall Google Chrome from your computer:
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