Can't Delete Google Chromium

[dirtybuck]

Well, in putting some programs back on my computer last night, I somehow missed unchecking one of those damn boxes that installs Chrome. I went into Control Panel and did an uninstall on it, and it disappeared from the list, but for some reason it keeps coming back up when I do a restart or turn the computer on. Any suggestions on how to get rid of this completely? I've used it before and really don't care for it.

 

[mark_wpduet]

When you say Chromium

are you talking about the web browser Google Chrome? There can be a problem uninstalling if you have somehow set Chrome as your "default" browser when it installed? If it's set as default and you go to uninstall it, it may not uninstall. I found this it may help if you scroll down some to read different way to uninstall it.

http://techdows.com/2012/10/how-to-uninstall-chrome-in-windows-8.html

 

[mich]

First - Run this tool. It could be a addon, causing problems with the uninstallation.

https://www.google.com/chrome/srt/

Afterwards...

You can remove Google Chrome like any other Windows program.

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<li style="margin: 0px 0px 0px 20px; padding: 0px; border: 0px; outline: 0px; font-weight: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-size: inherit; font-family: inherit; vertical-align: baseline;">Close all Chrome windows and tabs.</li>
<li style="margin: 0px 0px 0px 20px; padding: 0px; border: 0px; outline: 0px; font-weight: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-size: inherit; font-family: inherit; vertical-align: baseline;">Go to the& <span style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px; border: 0px; outline: 0px; font-weight: bold; font-style: inherit; font-size: inherit; font-family: inherit; vertical-align: baseline;">Start menu</span> > <span style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px; border: 0px; outline: 0px; font-weight: bold; font-style: inherit; font-size: inherit; font-family: inherit; vertical-align: baseline;">Control Panel</span>.</li>
<li style="margin: 0px 0px 0px 20px; padding: 0px; border: 0px; outline: 0px; font-weight: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-size: inherit; font-family: inherit; vertical-align: baseline;">Click <span style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px; border: 0px; outline: 0px; font-weight: bold; font-style: inherit; font-size: inherit; font-family: inherit; vertical-align: baseline;">Add or Remove Programs</span>.</li>
<li style="margin: 0px 0px 0px 20px; padding: 0px; border: 0px; outline: 0px; font-weight: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-size: inherit; font-family: inherit; vertical-align: baseline;">Double-click <span style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px; border: 0px; outline: 0px; font-weight: bold; font-style: inherit; font-size: inherit; font-family: inherit; vertical-align: baseline;">Google Chrome</span>.</li>
<li style="margin: 0px 0px 0px 20px; padding: 0px; border: 0px; outline: 0px; font-weight: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-size: inherit; font-family: inherit; vertical-align: baseline;">Click <span style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px; border: 0px; outline: 0px; font-weight: bold; font-style: inherit; font-size: inherit; font-family: inherit; vertical-align: baseline;">Remove</span>.</li>
<li style="margin: 0px 0px 0px 20px; padding: 0px; border: 0px; outline: 0px; font-weight: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-size: inherit; font-family: inherit; vertical-align: baseline;">Click <span style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px; border: 0px; outline: 0px; font-weight: bold; font-style: inherit; font-size: inherit; font-family: inherit; vertical-align: baseline;">Uninstall</span> from the confirmation dialog. If you want to delete your user profile information, like your browser preferences, bookmarks, and history, select the "Also delete your browsing data" checkbox.</li>
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<span style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px; border: 0px; outline: 0px; font-weight: bold; font-style: inherit; font-size: inherit; font-family: inherit; vertical-align: baseline;">Uninstall Chrome in Windows Vista/ Windows 7/ Windows 8</span>

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<li style="margin: 0px 0px 0px 20px; padding: 0px; border: 0px; outline: 0px; font-weight: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-size: inherit; font-family: inherit; vertical-align: baseline;">Close all Chrome windows and tabs.</li>
<li style="margin: 0px 0px 0px 20px; padding: 0px; border: 0px; outline: 0px; font-weight: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-size: inherit; font-family: inherit; vertical-align: baseline;">Go to the <span style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px; border: 0px; outline: 0px; font-weight: bold; font-style: inherit; font-size: inherit; font-family: inherit; vertical-align: baseline;">Start menu</span> > <span style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px; border: 0px; outline: 0px; font-weight: bold; font-style: inherit; font-size: inherit; font-family: inherit; vertical-align: baseline;">Control Panel. </span>(Windows 8 users: http://windows.microsoft.com/en-US/windows-8/where-is-control-panel)</li>
<li style="margin: 0px 0px 0px 20px; padding: 0px; border: 0px; outline: 0px; font-weight: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-size: inherit; font-family: inherit; vertical-align: baseline;">Click <span style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px; border: 0px; outline: 0px; font-weight: bold; font-style: inherit; font-size: inherit; font-family: inherit; vertical-align: baseline;">Programs and Features</span>.</li>
<li style="margin: 0px 0px 0px 20px; padding: 0px; border: 0px; outline: 0px; font-weight: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-size: inherit; font-family: inherit; vertical-align: baseline;">Double-click <span style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px; border: 0px; outline: 0px; font-weight: bold; font-style: inherit; font-size: inherit; font-family: inherit; vertical-align: baseline;">Google Chrome</span>.</li>
<li style="margin: 0px 0px 0px 20px; padding: 0px; border: 0px; outline: 0px; font-weight: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-size: inherit; font-family: inherit; vertical-align: baseline;">Click <span style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px; border: 0px; outline: 0px; font-weight: bold; font-style: inherit; font-size: inherit; font-family: inherit; vertical-align: baseline;">Uninstall</span> from the confirmation dialog. If you want to delete your user profile information, like your browser preferences, bookmarks, and history, select the "Also delete your browsing data" checkbox.</li>
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Did the browser come packaged with other software on your computer? If so, your version of Google Chrome may be installed system-wide and you'll need to log in to a user account with administrative rights on your computer to uninstall the browser. Uninstalling a system-wide version of Google Chrome removes the browser for all user accounts on your computer.