Ask Toolbar Removal Guide

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Ask Toolbar is a popular search engine compatible with Google Chrome, Mozilla Firefox and Internet Explorer browsers. Even though it may be attached to bundled downloads, most users install it via the official website toolbar.ask.com. The application is free of charge and many Windows users use it on a daily basis. If you want to remove Ask Toolbar from your personal computer, you should go straight to the manual removal guides presented below. If you want to learn more – continue reading.

Once you download Ask Toolbar onto the computer, you are asked if you want to change your home page to search.ask.com. You also have the option to keep your browser settings as they were prior to the installation. Additionally, you are introduced to the EULA, where you are assured that the program does not collect or leak data regarding your online sessions. Nonetheless, you must realize that certain websites you visit drop cookies to track certain information. If schemers managed to retrieve this sensitive data, you could be at serious risk of identity theft and other dangers, and Ask developers should not be blamed for that. In case you want to prevent this, you should have your PC guarded by reliable security software at all times.

If you find Ask Toolbar unnecessary, you can delete it from your computer and your web browsers. All you have to do is follow the step-by-step instructions presented below.

To begin manual removal, start by getting the application deleted from the PC and then move on to the browser.

Windows 8:

  1. Right-click on the screen at the left bottom corner.
  2. Go to Control Panel and then to Uninstall a Program.
  3. Then detect items you wish to remove and hit Uninstall.

Widows Vista and Windows 7:

  1. Go to the Start menu and select Control Panel.
  2. Click on Uninstall a program listed under Programs.
  3. Now right-click on the item you wish to remove and select Uninstall.

Windows XP:

  1. Open the Start menu and click on Control Panel.
  2. Double-click on Add or Remove Programs.
  3. Click on Ask Toolbar and Ask Toolbar Updater and select Remove.

Internet Explorer:

  1. Click on Tools and go to Manage Add-ons.
  2. Go to Toolbars and Extensions.
  3. Click on the add-on you want removed and select Disable.

Google Chrome:

  1. Launch the browser and tap Alt+F to open the menu.
  2. Go to Tools and select Extensions.
  3. Navigate to the item you want to disable, click on the trash icon on the left and then select Remove.

Mozilla Firefox:

  1. Launch the browser and simultaneously tap Shift+Ctrl+A.
  2. From the Add-ons Manager move to Extensions.
  3. Click on the items you want deleted and select the Remove button.
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