Fixing Chrome Failed to Load Extension

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Google Chrome is one of the world’s most popular web browsers currently in use. It is fast, powerful and can be customized with tens of thousands of extensions that enhance its functionality.

Google Chrome is frequently updated, which can make extensions obsolete. In addition, various incompatibilities can cause extensions to fail under load.

However, many users have reported encountering an extension-related error message when using Google Chrome.

When you start Google Chrome and get the error message “Failed to load Extension”, Google Chrome expects that a browser extension is no longer present and displays the error message “Manifest file missing or unreadable”.

This error is quite common, but fortunately, there are many solutions to try to restore things to the way they were before.

Reset the Google Chrome Profile

In this first step, we will reset the Chrome profile to get rid of the unloaded extension, it is obvious that the error is absent in Chrome. Normally, resetting the Chrome profile resolves the “Failed to load extension” error in Chrome.

Hold down the Windows + R key on your keyboard.
A new execution window appears.
Type or copy the following text in the run window: %LOCALAPPDATA%
opens a new Explorer window, directory: C:\User{Your Username}\AppData\Local\
Find the folder named “Google” and rename it to “GoogleOLD”.
How do I rename a folder? Right-click on the Google folder and select Rename from the list.
If you can’t rename the folder because it is blocked by a file, select the “Rename” option.
Close Google Chrome, press the Windows + R key on your keyboard, type the following command in the RUN box: taskkill /f /im chrome.exe and try again.
Restart your computer.

Reinstall Google Chrome on Windows

To reinstall Chrome on Windows, close all your Google Chrome windows. Then follow these steps:

Press the “Start” button in the lower left corner of the screen.
Start typing “Control Panel” when the Start menu is open. If the “Control Panel” option is offered, select it to open the window.
Locate the Programs menu and select “Uninstall Program”. You will see a list of programs.
Find the Google Chrome icon and click the Uninstall button at the top of the window.
Be sure to check the Delete your browsing information checkbox when prompted. This will permanently delete all your bookmarks, history, cache, and other temporary files. Some of them may cause your Chrome to malfunction, so you should delete them.
Continue the uninstall process. Once you’ve completely removed the browser, you can get the latest version online.

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Open another browser. You can use Edge, Microsoft’s default browser.
Go to https://www.google.com/chrome/.
Click the Download Chrome button.
Wait for the download to complete.
Go to the download folder and run ChromeSetup.exe.
Follow the instructions and continue with the installation.
If you have followed all the steps correctly, you should have a brand new and working Google Chrome on your Windows.

Use “Incognito” or “guest” mode

A very strange remedy is to use the Incognito and Guest mode. Indeed, these modes are enabled by default without scripts, extensions and add-ons.

Activate your extensions one by one

If you keep receiving the same error messages, disable your enhancements and then enable them one after the other until the error occurs again. Then simply uninstall the extension and use an alternative that does the same.

Conclusion

The error “Extension not loaded by : C:\Program files (x86)\Google\Chrome\Application\42.0.2311.90\Resources\gaia_auth. Manifest file missing or unreadable” followed by “He’s dead, Jim!” would appear if the Chrome is badly damaged.

https://support.google.com/chrome/forum/AAAAP1KN0B0tD2JeskOiD4/?hl=iw

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Carter Blakefield