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java deployment toolkit is permanently disabled. How to delete?

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The plugin is listed in the addons list, but as permanently disabled, so there is no point to having it. I am either incompetent (likely, imho) or there seems to be no way to just delete it, which is what I want to do.

So, please, how can I remove this plugin, or, if it has actually been removed, the inclusion of it in the addons list?

Since it's disabled, I cannot access it to remove it via any inherent uninstall feature the JDK may possess.

The plugin is listed in the addons list, but as permanently disabled, so there is no point to having it. I am either incompetent (likely, imho) or there seems to be no way to just delete it, which is what I want to do. So, please, how can I remove this plugin, or, if it has actually been removed, the inclusion of it in the addons list? Since it's disabled, I cannot access it to remove it via any inherent uninstall feature the JDK may possess.

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Went to look for something maybe even better and I found it:
www.ghacks.net/2010/04/25/how-to-remove-the-java-deployment-toolkit-from-firefox/
(updated two months ago)

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Hi   !
Plugins are installed on your system   (Windows);   that's why you won't find a 'remove' button. To see which plugins are installed on your system and which are used by Firefox: Type in the address bar :   about:plugins

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Happy112 said

Hi   !
Plugins are installed on your system   (Windows);   that's why you won't find a 'remove' button. To see which plugins are installed on your system and which are used by Firefox: Type in the address bar :   about:plugins

Neither in Control Panel is there an option to remove the JDK. Java itself is there, and I am tempted to remove it, but since doing so would break the web, I am not going to.

So I am left with my original dilemma: how do I remove the JDK?

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uzir said

Neither in Control Panel is there an option to remove the JDK. Java itself is there, and I am tempted to remove it, but since doing so would break the web, I am not going to. So I am left with my original dilemma: how do I remove the JDK?

If you are really adamant to do this,   all I can come up with is this:
'How to remove Java Deployment Toolkit Plugin from Firefox'

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Hi uzir, Do not worry Happy112 is correct you will not break the web or Firefox by uninstalling Java.

There is a slim possibility something may stop working. Most of us will not need or use Java, but I can not be sure what you do with your computer and either you may sometimes use Java - tell us what do you need it for ?

Do not confuse Java with JavaScript. JavaScript is used a lot. Firefox now makes users jump through hoops and use an add-on or "about:config" to disable javascript now. It used to be easier but that was breaking Firefox functionality and website features.

This article includes guidance on removing Java

You will find various other help articles on Oracle including

There is also a collection of useful blogs from Mozilla but I am posting from a phone and do not have the links to hand.


edit - typos

Modified by John99

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Went to look for something maybe even better and I found it:
www.ghacks.net/2010/04/25/how-to-remove-the-java-deployment-toolkit-from-firefox/
(updated two months ago)

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Thanks very much! I'll give that a shot. Happy leftover turkey =)

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It is gone! My OCD is no longer triggered by the nasty disabled plugin in glaring red in my plugins list.

Thanks so very much you guys.

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Yippee   !   Now you can finally relax   ! Have a lovely weekend   !