When AdwCleaner starts, on the left side of the window, click on “ Settings” and then enable “ Reset Chrome policies“. If this happens, you should click “ Yes” to continue with the installation. You may be presented with a User Account Control dialog asking you if you want to run this file. In most cases, downloaded files are saved to the Downloads folder.
(The above link will open a new web page from where you can download AdwCleaner)ĭouble-click on the file named “adwcleaner_x.x.x.exe” to start AdwCleaner. You can download AdwCleaner by clicking the link below. This on-demand scanner includes a lot of tools that can be used to fix side-effects of adware or browser hijackers.
In this first step, we will use AdwCleaner to remove malicious browser policies and extensions from Google Chrome.ĪdwCleaner is a free popular on-demand scanner that can detect and remove malware that even the most well-known anti-virus and anti-malware applications fail to find. STEP 1: Use AdwCleaner to remove adware and malicious browser policies
To reset Google Chrome for Windows back to its default settings, follow these steps:Ĭlick the three dots in the top-right corner and then click on “Settings”. Click on “Reset Settings” to restore the browser settings To quickly reset Chrome, you can enter chrome://settings/resetProfileSettings into Chrome’s address bar to go directly to the “Reset Settings” dialog box.