The core process of disabling an extension is architecturally consistent across leading browsers—Google Chrome, Mozilla Firefox, Microsoft Edge, and Apple Safari—though the user interface pathways differ slightly. At a technical level, disabling an extension stops the browser from loading its background scripts, injecting its content into web pages, or accessing its declared permissions. In Chromium-based browsers (Chrome, Edge, Brave), the user navigates to the "Extensions" management page via the puzzle piece icon in the toolbar, the main menu, or by entering chrome://extensions into the address bar. From this dashboard, a simple toggle switch renders the extension inert without removing its code from the system. Firefox offers a similar interface through about:addons , where a blue toggle indicates an active extension, and a greyed-out state denotes a disabled one. Safari, reflecting Apple’s more walled-garden approach, houses extension management within the browser’s "Preferences" under the "Extensions" tab, where unchecking a box disables the module. The uniformity of the toggle mechanism—a direct evolution from earlier, more complex about:config edits—demonstrates an industry-wide consensus that extension control should be immediate and reversible.