Google-chrome – How to completely delete the “Chrome Remote Desktop Viewer” that comes with Google Chrome

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I had installed Google Chrome (Version 42) some weeks back because it looked like it was needed for some corporate purposes.

Today I happened to go to the about:plugins page and noticed that it came with a "Chrome Remote Desktop Viewer" plugin that was enabled by default. It looks as shown below:

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I would like all binaries related to this plugin to be completely removed from my OS (Win 7); is this possible, and if so, how can I do it?

Best Answer

Google Chrome's plugins are stored in one folder and use one file to function properly.

Unlike Firefox and Internet Explorer, Google Chrome does not store its plugins in Windows Registry.

I pick this information to you from the official documentation:

So you need only to locate your plugin and delete it.

For that, open Google Chrome browser and type in the URL: chrome://version/; on that page, this parameter is the one that interests you: Profile Path. If it is C:\Users\<Your_User_Name>\AppData\Local\Google\Chrome\User Data\Default then your plugins storage directory is: C:\Users\<Your_User_Name>\AppData\Local\Google\Chrome\User Data\Default\Extensions

Note that you can access your profile on Chrome by clicking on Start and type %USERPROFILE%.

For the file I mentioned, it is Preferences file that your browser uses to load the plugins you installed, but you do not have to delete any entry as it will be done by the system for you when Chrome Remote Desktop Viewer plugin is removed from that folder.

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