How To Fix Windows 11 Can’t Uninstall Google Chrome

Are you unable to uninstall Google Chrome in Windows 11? There are various reasons as to why this may happen. You cannot uninstall Google Chrome in Windows 11 if it is still running some background process. Extensions on Google Chrome may as well prevent you from uninstalling Google Chrome. There’s nothing to worry about if you cannot uninstall Google Chrome on Windows 11.

Fix Can’t Uninstall Google Chrome Windows 11

This article will discuss some methods to fix the ‘can’t uninstall Google Chrome‘ error in Windows 11. 

Close All The Chrome Processes

If you are unable to uninstall Chrome, and you get the ‘can’t uninstall Google Chrome’ Error in Windows 11, then, it is probably because some background processes in Chrome are preventing you from uninstalling it. Therefore, to uninstall Chrome, you will first have to end all the background processes of Google Chrome and then uninstall it. Given below are the steps you can follow to close all the background processes by Chrome. 

• Press Ctrl + Shift + Esc key combo to open Task Manager on your PC.
• Head to the processes tab in the Task Manager. Here you will have to manually search for all processes that Google Chrome is running in the background.
• Select the processes by Google Chrome, and then click on end task. You will have to do this manually for all the processes by Google Chrome.

• After you have ended all the background processes from Chrome, you will have to uninstall it.
• Head to the control panel. 
• Now click on the programs section, and then on uninstall a program.
• You will now see all the programs you have installed on your PC. Select Google Chrome and then click on Uninstall. 

Prevent Chrome From Starting Any Background Process

The above method should probably fix the issue for you, and you should no longer face can’t uninstall Google Chrome Error in Windows 11. However, if you still face the issue, then you can prevent Chrome from starting any process. When you enable this setting, Chrome will only run the background process when you open it. As soon as you close Chrome, all the background processes that it was running will also be closed.

• Open the Google Chrome on your PC. In Google Chrome, click on three ellipses to open the menu.
• Click on the settings in the menu. Scroll down to the bottom of the settings, and click on the advanced option.
• Under the system section in the advanced, you will find continue running background apps when Google Chrome is closed.  Uncheck/disable this option.

• After you have disabled this option, close the Chrome browser, and try uninstalling it again.

You should now be able to uninstall Chrome without facing any problem. However, if you still encounter the ‘can’t uninstall Google Chrome’ error, you can move to the next method.

Uninstall Third-Party Extension

If you still cannot uninstall Google Chrome from your browser, you can try uninstalling any third-party extension installed on your PC. To uninstall the third-party extension, follow the steps given below-

• Open Google Chrome, and open the menu by clicking on the three ellipses at the top right corner.
• Click on more tools in the menu and then click on extensions. 

• From here, you can remove all the third-party extensions that you have installed on your browser.
• After removing third-party extensions from your PC, try uninstalling the app.

Use Third-Party Uninstaller

If any of the above methods didn’t work for you and you are still facing can’t uninstall Google Chrome on Windows 11, then the last option would be to use a third-party uninstaller. The third-party uninstaller can come in handy when Windows uninstaller isn’t able to uninstall the software. You can use such applications to uninstall apps like Google Chrome if you cannot uninstall it with Windows uninstaller.

You can prefer using IObit Uninstaller or Revo Uninstaller to uninstall Google Chrome. You will have to download either of the uninstallers first and then install it on your PC. When you run the software, you will be able to uninstall the application you want to. Select Google Chrome and uninstall it.

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Final Words

If you encounter the ‘Can’t uninstall Google Chrome’ error whenever trying to uninstall Google Chrome, then this article will help you solve it. You can follow the troubleshooting methods mentioned in this article, and the problem will be resolved.