Launch Internet Explorer. Click the "Tools" (gear) icon, and then select "Manage Add-ons." Click "All Add-ons" under the Show header. Select the first add-on in the Manage Add-ons window, and then ...

Start Internet Explorer and click the "Tools" gear icon to open the Tools drop-down list. Click "Manage Add-ons" from the list to open the Manage Add-ons window.

To troubleshoot incompatible browser add-ons or extensions, run Internet Explorer in No Addons mode. The No add-ons mode in IE is rather useful.

Disable all add-ons in Firefox, Internet Explorer Deactivate the browser helpers installed on your system to find the source of problems, or simply to speed up your browsing.

Internet Explorer 8 added a column for load time to the Manage Add-ons dialog; this shows you how long each add-on takes to load, on average, each time you open a new tab.

Add-ons (primarily toolbars) can cause tabs to start achingly slow. Microsoft has recently given you the tools you need to dramatically improve this performance.

Have you accidentally installed a toolbar in Internet Explorer? Can't get rid of it? Here's how to uninstall unwanted toolbar add-ons.