Chrome Uninstaller
Dorian Blessing
I recently quit using Chrome and returned to Firefox. I have had some problems with weird displays and the browser locking up, so I posted for assistance in the Firefox forum. Apparently, I have two versions of Shockwave Flash on my PC (Windows 7), Shockwave Flash 26.0 r0 and Shockwave Flash 15.0 r0. I was instructed to use the Uninstaller to remove both and their associated appdata, but when I try to run the Uninstaller, it won't start because it thinks Chrome is open and that I need to close it. Chrome, needless to say, is NOT running. I have done a Windows update, I have restarted the computer, and I have done a cold boot. However, the Uninstaller still seems to think Chrome is running and does not offer any option to shut Chrome down itself. I know Chrome's not running, nor has the computer noted that it's running either time I've shut it down.
If you go to Task Manager (just hit Start and type Task Manager in the search bar) and sort by name, you can just manually kill any of the instances of Chrome that are hanging around in order to get the uninstaller to proceed.
It's also a little surprising that we're blocking on Chrome, since we don't manage the installation process for Chrome (Flash Player is a built-in component of that browser). I'm wondering if you have a really old uninstaller.
What is this Details view, of which you speak? "Details view" is too generic an expression to Google. Please always include complete steps, path, whatever. I"m sure I'm old enough to be your dad, and I'm actually "on the short bus" for a variety of reasons, all from the neck up. I've also lived through 30 years' clinical depression, and really can't afford needless frustratioins.
I've never used Google Hangouts on the machine that uninstalled one version of Adobe Flash Player, but not another. I've reopened Control Panel/Settings/Apps & features, and selected Adobe Flash Player.
I'm sorry you feel embarrassed. I tried becoming a coder back in the 1980s,and was doing very well, but my ride to college, from 35 miles away fell thtrough, and not even family would help. I've seen how complicated it is. It's amazing that things work at all.
If you look closely at my original message, you'll see I included the words
"before and after restart." I now reboot nightly, before I go to bed.
None of that fixes the broken Flash Player uninstall process.
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I'm so glad the "correct" answer provided by the "experts didn't manage to address the issue at all for you.(Me either BTW.) I figured out on mine that even though chrome wasn't running in the task manager, that it was down in the "hidden icons"
closing it there and the problem was solved... at least for me. Unlike those who think the above is the correct answer I won't pretend that your problem might not be different then mine, but hopefully this helps someone else.
Yea, Aldin, That is exactly my challenge is, that uninstall chrome completely like ver and updater and all completely and then install my chrome enterprise ver 80.0.132.
Your script actually helped me to uninstall chrome on my machine, but when installing it again, gave me error on some machines like chrome msi installer ver is higher than the ver installed, not sure if that is depended on the fact that chrome enterprise actually has win installer different than chrome ver installed on machines.
I know your script can help me, this maybe some issue with machine in my environment only.
Can you help me to enable logging on every step so that I can know where exactly is calling what and doing what.
Trying to create a script (python or bash) to push out in a policy via Jamf Pro to delete Google Chrome.app from a system. I've tried various scripts online (new to scripting sorry) and everything fails. I'm currently testing this script and trying to run it manually using bash chrome-uninstall.sh but it keeps saying command not found. What am I doing wrong?
Thank you @txhaflaire, this is really helpful. I haven't revisited this for some time. I had other ways to accomplish this. This is certainly simpler and can be reused for a few things I am sure. Thank you.
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I have the following PowerShell script, which I am using to get the uninstall string for Google Chrome, and then I want to uninstall it silently. Line 3 in the script will pop up the GUI uninstaller (so it seems like everything is correct thus far), but if I add "/qn" or "/quiet" to the argument list, the uninstall doesn't seem to run at all, even if I let it sit for a couple hours.
Still noticing some strange behaviour on my mozilla firefox browser. Each time I save a password, a copy of that shows up in the password manager with Chrome appended to the name of the website and some garbled username and password to go along with it. So chrome still might be lurking on my computer and trying to mess around with my passwords. Please advise what I should do.>:(
New computer and lovin it. Im familiar with control panel and uninstall programs However google chrome will NOT uninstall no matter how many times I try. keeps asking me to close google and i have, even deleted shortcut icons from desktop. driving me nuts any help appreciated.
Chrome may be associated with your Security Software. For example, Avast Premier makes use of Chrome as its primary browser interface. (I do not believe Chrome is necessary to Avast, just that given the option, the software might install and use Chrome.)
Chrome may be associated with another installed software. In general, if the process list (Resource Monitor) indicates Chrome is running, the might be a disk location associated with the process (in Tab Disk).
In most cases, unless a software is tied to a system critical process, it is possible to Right-Click on a running process and then "Stop" that process. Note that if the computer is Restarted, normal processes and their sub-routines will start "new". If Chrome is tied to another installed program / software, Chrome will "come back" when the computer is restarted.
Can you can always find which programs are interdependent? No - sometimes finding associations takes more digging. For example: Consider opening Services and perusing every program dependency.
If you accidentally kill a system-critical-process, the system (computer) may hang (become unresponsive). In most cases, though it is not recommended as a "normal procedure", you can hard-press the power button for several seconds (maybe 8-10) and force-crash the system into a stopped condition. Wait a few more seconds, then start the computer normally (Press and release the power button). In most cases, killing a critical process and the crash/stop does not hurt the computer. Just don't use this as a normal shut-down and boot method.
Know that if any of your "other" installed computer software depends on Chrome, that the Chrome browser will either reinstall itself OR whatever "other" software was depending on Chrome may stop working as expected. This is true for any "interdependent" software.
That's a very unusual username. Thank you for your time and detailed explanation. I lucked into some place (don't remember the name) in windows and GC was right there and I immediately deleted it. Wow I wish I could remember what it was called, but not control panel for sure. But I will save your instructions for the next time I encounter a stubborn program that won't uninstall! I have a book just for those handy tips.
Settings > Apps > Apps and Features provides this avenue to the installed programs / software on the system. Although it looks different from the "Programs and Features" setup in the Control Panel, it is the "new" method and is commonly used to access software on your computer. I would guess that at some point in the future, the "Control Panel" path may be removed in future versions of Windows 10.
Windows key (Start) > all apps > scroll and find software > Uninstall (or other actions) is the "mobile" access path that is now common in newer versions of Windows 10. In particular, if you install something from the Windows Store, that software will be listed in this path / access method.
So i have a chrome installer that is all set and works fine-except it only works with clients that do not have chrome installed. For whatever reason, the installer does not either update or uninstall the previous version of Chrome that is installed.
But I could not get the script mentioned to run. If I open the msi in Orca, I can see references to removing existing products, but I have no idea what I would want to change the line to(I am attaching a screenshot so you can see what I am referering to.
The Chrome Enterprise/Business Installer will not uninstall previous versions of the consumer version of Chrome. You will need to do a 2 step process to perform this. You could have the VBS and your MSI installer and just run them both in 1 swoop with a BAT file.
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