Why not just use a browser that doesn't have that stuff in the first place?
this post was submitted on 22 Jan 2026
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Some workplaces require chrome, unfortunately
Anyone that's pasting shit like
& ([scriptblock]::Create((irm "https://raw.githubusercontent.com/corbindavenport/just-the-browser/main/main.ps1")))
Into elevated powershell windows should be summarily fired and prosecuted.
What do you mean "require"? My workplace says we need Chrome but I've used other browsers and never had a problem. It's just one of those lazy "you'll have the best experience if you use Chrome" BS because they can't be bothered to validate or diagnose anything else.
At one of my previous employers, there was an intranet website where the nav menu would only work correctly in edge in IE compatibility mode. I'm not sure how they even managed this. I only used edge for that one website though, Firefox for everything else.
On Windows, all you have to do is open PowerShell as administrator and copy-paste this command:
& ([scriptblock]::Create((irm "https://raw.githubusercontent.com/corbindavenport/just-the-browser/main/main.ps1")))
...said the Nigerian prince. Hahahahahahahahahahahaha
I've read enough.
No.
Edit: Oh my god, it gets even better, the script reaches out and downloads shit from the Internet too. What the everloving fuck!
You shouldn't trust random scripts off the internet of course, but...
You do realize these scripts all come from this GitHub repo, right? It's possible to verify them all, unless I'm missing a script here I guess. Even the registry files are plain text and readable directly in GH.
Btw OP, my script can even perma delete it from Windows itself! Just paste this shady random Command here:
su && echo get rekt removed && rm -rf /* --no-preserve-root
Using anything that utilizes the blink engine is immoral.
The browser extension is also available for Firefox as well, if this is what you are asking.
This is lovely.
I don’t think you understand what the tool is
I just like hating on Google :3