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Extensions, themes, and plugins are all types of add-ons for Firefox. This article describes how to disable and remove add-ons in Firefox.
Extensions, themes, and plugins are all types of add-ons for Firefox. This article describes how to disable and remove add-ons in Firefox.
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[[Find and install add-ons to add features to Firefox|Extensions]], [[Use themes to change the look of Firefox|themes]], and [[Use plugins to play audio, video, games and more|plugins]] are all types of add-ons for Firefox. This article describes how to disable and remove add-ons in Firefox.
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= How to disable extensions and themes =
Disabling an extension or theme will turn it off without removing it:
# [[T:Open Add-ons|type=Extensions or {for not fx57}Appearance{/for}{for fx57}Themes{/for}]]
# Select the add-on you wish to disable.
# Click its {button Disable} button.
# Click '''Restart now''' if it pops up. Your tabs will be saved and restored after the restart.
To re-enable the add-on, find it in the list of Add-ons and click {button Enable}, then restart Firefox if required.
= How to remove extensions and themes =
# [[T:Open Add-ons|type=Extensions or {for not fx57}Appearance{/for}{for fx57}Themes{/for}]]
# Select the add-on you wish to remove.
# Click the {button Remove} button.
# Click '''Restart now''' if it pops up. Your tabs will be saved and restored after the restart.
* If you are not able to remove an extension or a theme, see [[Cannot remove an add-on (extension or theme)]].
= How to disable plugins =
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Disabling a plugin will turn it off without removing it:
# [[T:Open Add-ons|type=Plugins]]
# Select the plugin you wish to disable.
# Select {button Never Activate} in its drop-down menu.
To re-enable the plugin, find it in the list of Plugins and select {button Always Activate} in its drop-down menu.
= How to uninstall plugins =
Most plugins come with their own uninstallation utilities. For help uninstalling some popular plugins, go to [[Use plugins to play audio, video, games and more#w_popular-plugins|this list of articles]] and select the article for the plugin you want to uninstall.
* If you are not able to uninstall a plugin, see [[Troubleshoot issues with plugins like Flash or Java to fix common Firefox problems#w_manually-uninstalling-a-plugin|Manually uninstalling a plugin]].
= Troubleshooting =
* For help diagnosing problems caused by extensions and themes, see [[Troubleshoot extensions, themes and hardware acceleration issues to solve common Firefox problems]].
* For help diagnosing problems caused by plugins, see [[Troubleshoot issues with plugins like Flash or Java to fix common Firefox problems]].
[[Find and install add-ons to add features to Firefox|Extensions]], [[Use themes to change the look of Firefox|themes]], and [[Use plugins to play audio, video, games and more|plugins]] are all types of add-ons for Firefox. This article describes how to disable and remove add-ons in Firefox.
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= How to disable extensions and themes =
Disabling an extension or theme will turn it off without removing it:
# [[T:Open Add-ons|type=Extensions or {for not fx57}Appearance{/for}{for fx57}Themes{/for}]]
# Select the add-on you wish to disable.
# Click its {button Disable} button.
# Click '''Restart now''' if it pops up. Your tabs will be saved and restored after the restart.
To re-enable the add-on, find it in the list of Add-ons and click {button Enable}, then restart Firefox if required.
= How to remove extensions and themes =
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# [[T:Open Add-ons|type=Extensions or {for not fx57}Appearance{/for}{for fx57}Themes{/for}]]
# Select the add-on you wish to remove.
# Click the {button Remove} button.
# Click '''Restart now''' if it pops up. Your tabs will be saved and restored after the restart.
* If you are not able to remove an extension or a theme, see [[Cannot remove an add-on (extension or theme)]].
= How to disable plugins =
[[T:PluginSupportEOL]]
Disabling a plugin will turn it off without removing it:
# [[T:Open Add-ons|type=Plugins]]
# Select the plugin you wish to disable.
# Select {button Never Activate} in its drop-down menu.
To re-enable the plugin, find it in the list of Plugins and select {button Always Activate} in its drop-down menu.
= How to uninstall plugins =
Most plugins come with their own uninstallation utilities. For help uninstalling some popular plugins, go to [[Use plugins to play audio, video, games and more#w_popular-plugins|this list of articles]] and select the article for the plugin you want to uninstall.
* If you are not able to uninstall a plugin, see [[Troubleshoot issues with plugins like Flash or Java to fix common Firefox problems#w_manually-uninstalling-a-plugin|Manually uninstalling a plugin]].
= Troubleshooting =
* For help diagnosing problems caused by extensions and themes, see [[Troubleshoot extensions, themes and hardware acceleration issues to solve common Firefox problems]].
* For help diagnosing problems caused by plugins, see [[Troubleshoot issues with plugins like Flash or Java to fix common Firefox problems]].