I am glad to welcome you friends to my blog. In today's article, we will talk about how to remove a plugin from the Mozilla Firefox browser. A plugin is a special addition to the browser that can solve specific user problems.

With the help of plugins, you can significantly expand the functionality of the browser and make it a universal tool for solving many problems. But at the same time, it is necessary to monitor the normal operation of these plugins, their relevance and the need for use. If you no longer need one of the plugins, then you can safely get rid of it, since in addition to the load on the browser itself, this is another unnecessary potential vulnerability.

Important! You cannot remove the plugin using the Mozilla Firefox browser itself; such an option is not provided. It is possible to disable it.

Later in the article, I will tell you how to remove the plugin if you need to. But first, let's look at the process of disabling the plugin.

So, launch the Mozilla Firefox browser, press the key combination:

Ctrl + Shift + A

and go to the Plugins tab on the left side.

Select the plugin that you no longer need to use and on the right side opposite its name, select Never enable from the drop-down list. Make sure that the word Disabled appears next to its name.

That's it, the plugin is deactivated and no longer works.

How to remove a plugin from Firefox

If the option of disabling the plugin does not suit you and you want to remove it, then follow the instructions described below.

Method No. 1. Uninstalling plugins using the Control Panel.

Click the Start button and go to Control Panel, then select Uninstall programs (I am considering the uninstall option in Windows 7; in other operating systems, your task is to find and go to Programs and uninstall them).

Almost every installed plugin has its own uninstaller. Therefore, we find an unnecessary plugin in the list of programs and remove it. In this case, we are looking at the Adobe Flash Player plugin.

Method No. 2. Removing plugins using a dll file.

Important! Before deleting a plugin, I advise you to first disable it, as described at the beginning of the article.

Launch your browser and type the command in the address bar:

after which you will see a complete list of installed plugins in your browser. Find the plugin you don't need and pay attention to the line called Path under the plugin name.

Let's take an example of the Shockwave Flash plugin (let's imagine that our video plays poorly, or it doesn't work at all, a fairly common situation among users).

We see that in the Path line we have the full address to the final library called NPSWF32_18_0_0_209.dll, which we need to delete.

Plugins significantly increase the functional potential of the Firefox browser: with their help, you can view electronic copies of books and documents online, play games, watch movies, and use interactive elements on websites. However, how to remove a plugin in firefox , all users - both experienced and newbies - should know. The thing is that sometimes they (plugins) lose their relevance - they are not used: they clutter the system, hang uselessly in the browser, or, even worse, carry potential vulnerabilities.

Procedure for removing plugins in FF

There is no way to remove a plugin in Firefox using standard tools (options and settings). Because it is not part of the browser. FF programmatically connects applets such as Flash, Java, Silverlight as additional modules. Accordingly, to send them to the trash, you need to use the OS functions:

1. Use the "Win" key to activate the Windows menu - "Start".

2. Go to “Control Panel”.

3. Click “Uninstall a program” (section “Programs”).

4. In the installed software directory, find the plugin (for example, “Flash”) that you want to get rid of and select it with a mouse click (left button).

5. Click the “Delete” function in the top menu.

6. Windows will launch the uninstaller (removal program) for the specified plugin. Follow his instructions carefully. If necessary, restart your PC.

If you want, just disable the plugin in firefox , do the following:

• In the “Tools” submenu, click “Add-ons”;
• open the “Plugins” tab;
• opposite the icon of the plugin you don’t need, in the drop-down menu, set the “Never enable” option;
• restart your browser.

Procedure for removing extensions in Firefox

Removing firefox add-ons, in particular their variety - extensions, as in other browsers, is carried out through internal functions.

Note. Extensions are also called addons. Don't confuse them with plugins! They also increase opportunitiesFF, but use other software methods.

If you don't know how to remove add-ons in firefox , follow the instructions below.

1. From the Tools menu, select Add-ons.
2. On the “Extensions” tab, find the addon that you need to remove from the browser.
3. Click the “Delete” button in its column (field).
4. Restart Firefox.

As you can see, dear reader, deleting extensions and plugins is extremely simple. Master these procedures in practice, and your Firefox will never have useless add-ons.

Add-ons have long been actively used in each of the currently popular browsers. An add-on (otherwise known as an extension, plugin, or application) is a third-party program that is installed and integrated into the browser as an additional component and serves to add functionality to the browser. For example, extensions that simplify interaction with social networks are very popular (you can read about the popular VKFox plugin) or organize things differently.

However, it happens that such add-ons are installed on the user’s system without his knowledge, along with some free program. In such cases, it is important to know how to remove an extension in Mozilla, which is what we will talk about today.

Removing add-ons

If you want to stop using any of the applications you have installed, you can either disable it or delete it (you can read about updating plugins). Both operations are performed in the same way, with the exception of one action at the very end.

Naturally, after deleting the plugin, you lose all the information it saved, and the next time you install it, you will need to do all the settings again. So, if you want to know how to remove an add-on from Firefox, then follow these instructions:

1. Launch the browser and click on the button in the upper right corner of the window to open the browser's main menu.
2. Select "Add-ons".
3. On the page that opens, select the “Extensions” tab.
4. Click on the “Delete” or “Disable” button, depending on the desired action.

Important! If, after removing Firefox extensions, the browser tells you to restart, simply click on the appropriate link and the browser will restart.

Add-ons with installers

There is a class of plugins for browsers that were not installed from the extensions directory, but were installed using an installer program. Most often these are serious auxiliary programs, like Adobe Flash Player or Microsift Silverlight.

If you are wondering how to remove add-ons in Firefox of this kind, then you will need:

1. Open the control panel.
2. Go to the "Programs and Features" section.
3. Find the plugin you don’t need in the list of programs and right-click on its name.
4. Select “Delete” from the drop-down menu and follow the prompts of the uninstaller.

Important! After removing a component from Control Panel, it is recommended that you close all applications and restart your computer for the changes to take effect. This will allow the system not to reference files that no longer exist, the records of which will only be updated when the system is restarted.

So, today we looked at how to remove extensions in FireFox, as well as how to remove plugins from the control panel. I hope this article answered your question and you did not have any difficulties while following the instructions.

Today, I finally got around to one question that I’ve been wanting to tackle for a very long time - how to remove an unnecessary plugin in Mozilla Firefox.

This popular Internet browser, for some reason, stubbornly does not want the user to be able to remove some unused (disabled) extensions with a flick of the wrist. I can’t explain to you the reason for this decision of the manufacturers, but I can very well tell you how to remove the plugin manually.

In principle, disabled plugins do not affect anything - neither the browser launch speed, nor the page rendering time, but... firstly, they make it heavier program profile, and secondly, they are annoying with their pointless presence in the add-ons menu!

I categorically do not like clutter of unnecessary buttons or panels (bars) in my main program on the computer. Naturally, I don’t like “unremovable” add-ons either - now I’ll remove them and show you how you can easily do this... in all versions of the browser except 64-bit.

The two pre-installed plugins (which I have in the screenshot below) cannot be removed, don’t even try - they are covered in concrete in the browser. The authors took care of their eternal life.

The fact is that "the new 64-bit version of Firefox for Windows currently identifies and supports (from third party) only Adobe Flash plugin. Manufacturers report this on their blog.

How to remove an unnecessary plugin in Mozilla Firefox

We go through the settings, to the add-ons menu...

Useful additional information on the website:

...and go to the “Plugins” tab...

I found two disabled plugins here. By the way, the browser manufacturers themselves shoved them here...

All we are allowed to do is set the “Never enable” attribute. There is simply no Delete button. These plugins can remain (hang) in this state for years - why?

That's right - they need to be deleted, but first turn on the display of hidden files and folders in the operating system.

How to show hidden files and folders on the system

In the new Windows 10, this can be done in 3 seconds - just go to the “View” tab of Explorer and check the box...

More useful additional information on the website:

In Windows 7, this operation is a little more complicated and will take you longer. You need to go to the folder properties (for example, through the Control Panel) and move the dot to the “View” menu...

Don't forget to click "Apply" after this.

That's it, the preparations are complete - let's move on to the main steps to remove unnecessary plugins in Mozilla Firefox.

Manually removing a plugin in Mozilla Firefox

Type (or copy-paste) this address into the address bar of your browser and go to it...

about:plugins

The Installed Plugins page will open. Here you can find out (in the “Path” line) the location of the undeletable “radish”...

Using Windows Explorer, navigate to the plugin folder and rename it (right click and Rename), adding an "X" in front of the name (for example nphrw2 to Xnphrw2). Manufacturers swear that after this it will be deleted.

To work with Mozilla Firefox, plugins are used - without them, the work of some sites will simply be impossible. Individual plugins are completely unnecessary, so it is not surprising that many users ask how they can be removed. To do this, oddly enough, is not so easy.

Let's start with the fact that in the browser you can actually find plugins that do not in any way affect the performance of Mozilla, so you can safely discard them. The manufacturer recommends simply disabling these plugins. But this is not always the way out of the situation.

So, first of all we need to get to the “Add-ons” section. To do this, click “Tools” - “Add-ons” in the menu or simply press the key combination CTRL+SHIFT+A. Here select the “Plugins” subsection.

My browser is in English, so don’t be surprised - in your case it will be in Russian. Find the required plugin, click on its name, and to the right of it select “Never enable.” That's it, the plugin is disabled. If this is not enough for you, let's try to remove it.

Removing plugins from Firefox

• The developers themselves state that most plugins are removed along with the removal of the main program. For example, if you use a proprietary utility, the plugin will be removed directly from the browser. This applies to most plugins.

• Older versions of Mozilla support the ability to remove plugins directly from the C:\Program Files\Mozilla Firefox\plugins folder. Of course, if you remember to update your browser, you won’t have this option.

• Finally, you can remove plugins using the special settings page. To do this, type about:config in the browser line and press Enter. Next, find plugin.expose_full_path and change its value to true (double-click on it). Then in the same window, find the required plugin (by name) and delete it. Restart the browser and check if it has really been deleted.

Be that as it may, I recommend using the first method, since in the case of using the about:config settings page, one wrong move can crash the browser. The creators also recommend deleting plugins in the same way.