Installing extensions can add functionality to your browser, some of them quite helpful \u2013 LastPass for example. Others, like Shop-at-Home and other malware\/PUPs can cause your browser to display unwanted popups, slow to a crawl or worse.\u00a0Sometimes removing or disabling browser extensions doesn\u2019t fix the problems, if this sounds like something that’s happen to you… read on.<\/p>\n
If you are having problems with your browser, no matter what the cause, try resetting it. Resetting your browser\u00a0removes all extensions and resets your browser back to its original state. Resetting a browser does not erase or remove your bookmarks or favorites, you’ll need to reinstall or re-enable any extensions you use. But be careful… don’t load your browser up with too many extensions, or you may be setting yourself up for more problems.<\/p>\n
Here\u2019s the skinny on resetting the 3 most popular browsers:<\/p>\n
Internet Explorer \u2013 Click Tools \/ Internet Options \/ Advanced Settings \/ Reset Firefox \u2013 Click Help \/ Troubleshooting information \/ Refresh Firefox Chrome \u2013 Click the Menu icon. The menu icon is in the top-right corner of the browser window; it looks like 3 vertical dots. Then click Settings. At the very bottom of the Settings dialog, click on “Show Advanced Settings” and then scroll all the way down to the very bottom and click \u201cReset settings\u201d.<\/p>\n Microsoft Edge (Windows 10) \u2013\u00a0Open the \u201cSettings\u201d menu by clicking the three horizontal dots in the upper right corner and click on \u201cSettings.\u201d\u00a0Under Clear browsing data, click \u201cChoose what to clear\u201d and then click \u201cShow more.\u201d There are a lot of choices here. Select them all and click \u201cClear.\u201d Restart your PC and re-open Edge.<\/p>\n When your favorite browser is not working right, resetting it may be the fix you’ve been looking for.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" When Your Browser Isn’t Working Right, Try Resetting It Installing extensions can add functionality to your browser, some of them quite helpful \u2013 LastPass for example. Others, like Shop-at-Home and other malware\/PUPs can cause your browser to display unwanted popups, slow to a crawl or worse.\u00a0Sometimes removing or disabling browser extensions doesn\u2019t fix the problems, if this sounds\u2026 Read More »<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1462],"tags":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.thundercloud.net\/infoave\/new\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/12799"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.thundercloud.net\/infoave\/new\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.thundercloud.net\/infoave\/new\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.thundercloud.net\/infoave\/new\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.thundercloud.net\/infoave\/new\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=12799"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/www.thundercloud.net\/infoave\/new\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/12799\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":12800,"href":"https:\/\/www.thundercloud.net\/infoave\/new\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/12799\/revisions\/12800"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.thundercloud.net\/infoave\/new\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=12799"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.thundercloud.net\/infoave\/new\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=12799"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.thundercloud.net\/infoave\/new\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=12799"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}
\n** If you don’t see the Menu bar at the top of Internet Explorer, right click near the top of the browser windows and check “Menu bar” ***<\/em><\/p>\n
\n** If you don’t see the Menu bar at the top of \u00a0Firefox, right click near the top of the browser windows and check “Menu bar” ***<\/em><\/p>\n