Google Chrome is a lightweight web browser that consumes significantly less CPU resources compared to Internet Explorer and Mozilla Firefox, and comes packed with loads of features as well. However, it does have a rather minimalist interface that may not suit every user’s preferences. So, if you are one of those users who do not like the look of Chrome, and wish to remove it, here’s how you can go about doing that. Remember that you will need to be signed in with an account that has administrative privileges in order to perform this task. If you are not an administrator of your system, ask your system administrator to take care of it for you.

Here’s how you can uninstall Google Chrome in Windows XP:

Click on the Start menu, and then on Control Panel.
Click on the link named Classic View in the panel located on top left side of the window.
Now double click on the item named Add/ Remove Programs.
In the window that opens, scroll down the list till you see the item “Google Chrome”.
As soon as you click on the item, a button named “Remove” will be visible on the right side of the item. Click on it to start the uninstaller of Chrome.
Follow the subsequent instructions provided by the uninstaller. When the procedure is completed, Google Chrome will be removed from your system.

In Vista, the process of uninstalling Chrome differs slightly from the process for Windows XP. Here’s how you can go about uninstalling Google Chrome in Windows Vista:

Click on the Start button and in the Start menu, click on Control Panel.
In the section named Programs, click on the link named “Uninstall a Program”.
Scroll down the list to find the item named “Google Chrome”.
Left click on the item. A button named “Uninstall” will be visible on the right side. Click on the button to start the Google Chrome uninstaller program.
Follow any further on-screen instructions. When the process is over, Google Chrome will be removed from your system.

After you finish uninstalling Google Chrome, or any other program for that matter, it is a good practice to run a reliable utility like Registry Booster 2011 to make sure that the registry entries created by Google Chrome are removed from the system. That will prevent any further problems in future that may occur from having too many dead entries in your Windows registry.