Remove an extension on Edge

Question

Hello,

I noticed that an extension is present on my Edge browser, and I cannot remove it. Furthermore, it is indicated that it does not come from a trusted source. I want to remove it as soon as possible because it redirects me to other URLs when I search on a search engine.

I performed a scan with FRST64 and I obtained the following result in the FRST.txt file:

Edge Extension: (MetaIonel) - C:\Users\User\AppData\Local\Microsoft\Edge\User Data\Default\Extensions\dkmfjmbfpfcfhciaecgipceojbnefhej [2024-09-24] [UpdateUrl:hxxps://worldnotificationupdate2.com/crx/updates.php] <==== WARNING

Answer 1

Hi @MadeinKFC

The extension must be installed through registry. This is the registry settings controlling which extensions are installed silently. You can open registry editor to delete the extension:

1. Search Registry Editor in Windows search bar and open the app.
2. Find the registry key under HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE or HKEY_CURRENT_USER\SOFTWARE\Policies\Microsoft\Edge\ExtensionInstallForcelist. It should contain a value data which have the id of the extension.
3. Delete the ExtensionInstallForcelist key.
4. Search Command Prompt in Windows search bar and open the app.
5. Run taskkill /F /IM msedge.exe to kill all Edge processes.
6. Restart Edge and the extension should be deleted.

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