How to Fix Chrome Extension Stopped Working
Chrome supports many extensions on the desktop. If you want to use extensions, you can download them and install them on your computer. Chrome extensions have many features. There are many extensions available in the Chrome Store. VPN extension, grammar, translation are the most common extensions. However, some users are facing issues with extensions. So I’m going to show you how to fix a Chrome extension that has stopped working. You can easily solve this problem with my methods. Follow my steps without skipping a beat.
Extensions are one of the best features in Chrome. You can install any extension in Chrome. You can download Chrome extensions from the Chrome Store. But sometimes these extensions didn’t work. These extensions have stopped working on your computer. So I’m going to show you how to fix a Chrome extension that has stopped working. These steps are very easy. I will show you how to download the extension to your computer.
Download the extension:
You can download any extension for free. There are many extensions available in the Chrome Store. I’ll show you how to download the extension using the Chrome Store. These are very simple steps. Follow my steps without skipping a beat.
- First, go to the Chrome Store. Then type the name of the extension and press Enter
- Then click on the search result on the page.
- Now in this tab click on Add to Chrome option.
- It will automatically download and install on your Chrome browser.
- You will then see the top of the bar in Chrome. Displays the downloaded extension.
- You can pin the extension to your browser.
Task Manager method:
Windows have many features in their operating systems. One of them is the Task Manager application. You can see your computer’s memory usage, processor speed, and more. This application is the default application for all Windows operating systems. You can also force quit any running application. I will show you how to solve this problem using this option.
- First, log into your computer and right-click on the Start menu icon. Then select Task Manager from the list. If you cannot do this method, press CTRL+ALT+Del on your keyboard.
- Then click More details in the app.
- Now scroll down and find the Chrome process.
- Next, right-click the process and click End Process.
- Now open Chrome browser and check your extension.
Remove and reinstall the extension:
If the previous methods did not work, you can try this method. This method will work. You can remove and reinstall the Chrome extension. This method did not affect your computer. But you might lose some extension data. I’ll show you how to do it on your computer.
- Open the Chrome browser and click on the icon with three dots in the right side corner.
- Then find the Settings option and click on it.
- Now click on the Extensions option in the tool options on the left side.
- You can now see your Chrome extension. Then click Remove in all extensions.
- Then go to the Chrome Store and download the extension.
- I hope this method works.
Update your Chrome browser:
If you have an old version of Chrome, you need to update your browser. Because maybe an old version of Chrome browsers is causing this problem. Chrome needs to be updated. I’ll show you how to update Chrome.
- Open the Chrome browser and click on the three dots icon in the right side corner.
- Then find the Settings option and click on it.
- Now click on the About Chrome option on the left side toolbar.
- It will automatically check your Chrome browser version.
- If your browser needs an update, please download and install it on your computer.