Can't Uninstall Yahoo Toolbar - How Can I Completely Remove Yahoo Toolbar from Windows 8.1 ( Toolbar Removal Guides)

Can't uninstall Yahoo Toolbar from Windows 8?

Are you supposed to manually uninstall Yahoo Toolbar from Windows 8.1?

Is it depressing that you are unable to totally remove Yahoo Toolbar from your browsers when you installed it by accident?

Are you searching for the Yahoo Toolbar removal guides so that you could delete it from your browsers such as Firefox, Google Chrome or Internet Explorer?

To avoid the annoying problem, you could learn how to fully get rid of Yahoo Toolbar step by step in this article to protect and free up your PC.

Why you should uninstall Yahoo Toolbar?

Yahoo Toolbar is a browser extension compatible with Mozilla Firefox, Internet Explorer and Google Chrome. Yahoo Toolbar alleged that it can answer your questions with comprehensive history reference. This toolbar features in helping users to find accurate answers to history facts, searching for free and fun history trivia and games. It can also show you what happened on the day in history by accessing history.com and New York Times. Curious about the interesting application and due to the no payment download, some users may download it from its official website or other browser application platform. 

How Can You Remove History Toolbar Completely Step by Step?

Some users think it easy to uninstall Yahoo Toolbar. Is that really so? Yahoo Toolbar may have hijacked your browser and search engine, which cannot be reset by automatic antispyware, and there must be some leftovers of Yahoo Toolbar such as hidden files and registries. The invalid and redundant files will occupy available system space and cause poor performance. You could follow the Yahoo Toolbar removal guide as below to totally get rid of the trouble.

There are two Yahoo Toolbar removal ways for you to choose.

Tips 1: Manually remove Yahoo Toolbar with a normal way

Tips 2: Automatically uninstall Yahoo Toolbar with program removal tool Perfect Uninstaller

Tips 1: How to Manually Remove Yahoo Toolbar from Windows 8?

You should reboot your PC and press F8 key on your keyboard. This will open up the Advanced Boot Options screen, in Windows 7 or Vista, or the Windows Advanced Options Menu in Windows XP. Using the arrow keys on your keyboard, highlight the option labeled Safe Mode with Networking. Once it is highlighted, click on the Enter key on your keyboard. And then follow the instructions below:

Uninstall Program

1.Enter Search filed and type in “Uninstall a program”.

2.In Programs and Features window, select Yahoo Toolbar and click on Uninstall/Change.
(Windows XP/7: Enter Control Panel from Start menu, and then choose Add/Change programs or Uninstall a program. Select Yahoo Toolbar and uninstall it.)

Remove Leftovers

1.Enter File Explorer from Start screen. And then choose “hidden items” and “file name extensions” in File tab. (Windows Xp/7: Enter Control Panel and choose Folder Options. Select “show hidden files and folders” in View tab.)

2. You should go back and click “Start menu” button and click “Run” option > Type “regedit” into the box and click “OK” to open Registry Editor or Press Windows+ R to open Registry Editor. Navigate HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE, and delete keys and values related to Yahoo Toolbar as following.

HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run\[RANDOM CHARACTERS].exe

HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Microsoft\Windows NT\CurrentVersion

%AppData%\.exe

%CommonAppData%\.exe

C:\Windows\Temp\.exe

%temp%\.exe

C:\Program Files\

Delete all the related registries as below:

HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows NT\CurrentVersion\Image File Execution Options\msconfig.exe

HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows NT\CurrentVersion\Image File Execution Options\msmpeng.exe

HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows NT\CurrentVersion\Image File Execution Options\msseces.exe

HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows NT\CurrentVersion\Winlogon "Shell" = "%AppData%\.exe"

HKLM\SOFTWARE\Classes\AppID\.exe

What Can You Do to Get Rid of Yahoo Toolbar from Your Browsers?

Step One: Remove Yahoo Toolbar from Browser

Firefox:

Click on orange button of Firefox customized menu, and choose Add-ons. In showing window, click on Extension tab. Select Yahoo Toolbar and click on Remove button.

Chrome:

Open Chrome menu and choose Extension. Select Yahoo Toolbar and click on bin image then click “Remove”.

Internet Explorer:

Open Tools menu and choose Manage Add-ons. Choose Toolbars and Extension tad, and select Yahoo Toolbar then click on Disable.

Step Two: Reset Homepage and Search Engine

If your browser has been changed by Yahoo Toolbar, please follow the steps below.

Firefox:

1.Find of Firefox search blank on toolbar. There is a dropdown button, and click on it. Next, Choose Manage Search Engine to remove unwanted search engine and set new search engine.

2.Click on Firefox button and choose Options. Type new address for homepage.

Chrome:

Open Chrome menu and choose Settings. Click on Show Advanced Settings. In showing window, check New Tab page in Appearance section and then change homepage. Then, click on Manage Search Engine button. Remove unwanted search and set one as default.

IE:

1.Open Tools menu and choose Manage Add-ons. In Search Providers tab, remove unwanted Search and set one as default.

2.Open Tools menu again and choose Internet Options, and then click on General in showing window. Type in new address for homepage.

Tips 2: How to delete Yahoo Toolbar with Perfect Uninstaller?

If you can not follow the removal guides above, it is advised you to get rid of Yahoo Toolbar with Perfect Uninstaller as following.

1.      Click here to download Yahoo Toolbar removal tool

2.      Close all running processes including programs and browsers in the Task Manager before you run Perfect Uninstaller

3.      Find and locate the program on the currently installed programs list

4.      Click “Uninstall” button on the right side to remove Yahoo Toolbar.

Alternatively, you could right-click the folder of the unwanted program (normally, in C:\Program Files) or C:\Program Files (x86) in Windows 7 system 64 bits and then select “Force Uninstall with PU” to apply the “Force Uninstall” utility.

5.      Follow the prompt “Next” steps to delete Yahoo Toolbar.

After you finish the prompt removal steps, Yahoo Toolbar has been deleted from your PC.

Conclusion

As the increasingly browser application today, users need to be cautious about the cyber threats such as browser hijacker and spyware, most of which are commonly bundled with free applications. Hijackers like Yahoo Toolbar seems to have no malicious traits but it is supported by unfriendly search engine showing related search results by pushing sponsored links and ads. The default homepage and favorite startup page will redirect to another domain. Keeping using the modified browser, infected computer is likely to be attacked by malware and monitored by spyware. Therefore, users should keep an eye to the suspicious applications, and never install without hesitation. Read the privacy and install options seriously, and you can avoid many trouble resulting from unconsciously clicking. If you are not clear about how to fully remove Yahoo Toolbar from your PC, just carefully follow the program removal instructions step by step above.

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