Manually Remove Skype Extension from Firefox
If you accidentally checked the wrong box while installing Skype, you now are the proud recipient of an extension in Firefox that you can't uninstall. Sure, you can disable it… but what about uninstalling it?
You could completely uninstall Skype, and then reinstall it without checking the button, but there's a simpler (and more geeky) method.
Removing Skype Extension Manually
The first thing you want to do is go into Tools \ Add-ons and disable the extension if you haven't already. You'll notice that there's no uninstall option, which is rather irritating… Skype is very useful, but it shouldn't pollute my Firefox.
Now close Firefox and open up a Windows Explorer window and browse down to the following location, adjusting if you installed Firefox somewhere else:
C:\Program Files\Mozilla Firefox\extensions
In that folder you'll find another folder with the following name:
{B13721C7-F507-4982-B2E5-502A71474FED}
Just delete that folder (or move it somewhere else if you want to be safe), and then open Firefox again. You'll notice that the Skype extension is no more.
There may be another way to uninstall said extension: If it is a globally installed extension , you could try the command line parameter
-unlock-item {GUID}
to enable the uninstall button. It might work.
Thanks for the tip! Great advice. Do you know how to do the same thing with "AVG Safe Search"? This firefox extension came with the new AVG 8.0 to flag malicious search engine result links. I disabled it inside AVG 8.0 but the firefox extension is still there and, just like the Skype extension, there is no way to uninstall it. CRAFTY!!! Any advice on this one? Thanks
I was one of those people who installed it when I really didn't want it, but mine had a functioning uninstall button
You could also stop the extension from being installed in the first place by clicking the "Options" button in the Skype installer instead of just clicking the checkbox to agree to the EULA. In Options, you not only have the EULA checkbox, but also additional boxes to selectively install the Firefox and IE extensions, Skype Extras Manager, and other options.
thank you so much. your tip was extremely helpful.
Giorgio
thanx, i had to do it.
I didnt have a skype extenstion but it was still there!!!!
I also had this extension "accidentally" installed. Fortunately, the uninstall button worked just fine without further hassle for me.
There's a simpler way. If you launch firefox with 'Run as administrator' then the uninstall option works.
Running FF as admin works. Thanks!!