How to disable ‘AI Mode’ in address bar and new tab on Chrome

• You can disable and remove the “AI Mode” option and “Ask Gemini” from the Google Chrome browser using the Registry AIModeSettings and GeminiSettings settings.
• These instructions have been revised and confirmed to still work on Chrome version 151.
• The flags page settings no longer work.

On Google Chrome for Windows 11 or macOS, you can disable the “AI Mode” button that appears on the right side of the address bar, as well as the “AI Mode” button in the search box on the new tab page. You can also disable the “Ask Gemini” button and related settings, and in this guide, I’ll show you the steps to complete this process.

In recent updates to the web browser for Windows 11 and macOS, Google began rolling out changes to encourage users to use its AI feature for web results. The company is implementing this in a couple of ways, including adding “AI Mode” buttons to the address bar and the new tab page of the web browser. In addition, there’s a new “Ask Gemini” button in the app’s frame to access the chatbot.

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Although these shortcuts may make it easier and faster to get AI answers, they are not something everyone wants. If you’re among those who still prefer the classic web results, you can disable or completely turn off this AI mode in Google Chrome. However, the company isn’t making it easy, since you can now only disable AI features in Chrome using Registry settings on Windows 11.

In this guide, I’ll outline the steps to disable the new AI Mode and Ask Gemini buttons that appear across Google Chrome.

• Disable Google’s AI Mode buttons using Registry
• Disable AI Mode buttons on Google Chrome (deprecated)

Disable Google’s AI Mode buttons using Registry

To disable the AI Mode on Google Chrome using the Registry, follow these steps:

1. Open Start.

2. Search for regedit and click the top result to open the Registry.

3. Browse the following path:

   HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Policies

4. Right-click the Policies (folder) key, select the New submenu, and choose the Key option.

   

5. Confirm the Google name and press Enter.

6. Right-click the Google (folder) key, select the New submenu, and choose the Key option.

   

7. Confirm the Chrome name and press Enter.

8. Right-click the Chrome (folder) key, select the New submenu, and choose the “DWORD (32-bit) Value” option.

   

9. Confirm the AIModeSettings name and press Enter.

10. Right-click the newly created key and select Modify.

11. Change the value to 2 to disable AI Mode completely in Chrome.

    

12. Click the OK button.

13. Right-click the Chrome (folder) key, select the New submenu, and choose the “DWORD (32-bit) Value” option.

14. Confirm the GeminiSettings name and press Enter.

15. Right-click the newly created key and select Modify.

16. Set the value to 1 to hide the Ask Gemini button and disable the Gemini settings in Chrome.

    

17. Click the OK button.

18. Restart your computer.

Once you complete the steps, Google Chrome will no longer display the “AI Mode” options in the address bar and on the new tab page’s search box. In addition, this configuration will unpin the “Ask Gemini” button from the application frame at the top-right and disable the Gemini settings from the browser.

If these settings did not work immediately, Chrome may not have applied the changes yet. During testing, I observed that these Registry tweaks do not always take effect immediately across all Chrome installations. In some cases, the settings were applied only after some time.

Edit Registry via Command Prompt

Alternatively, you can also run one command in Command Prompt (admin) to add these entries without having to open the Registry:

reg add "HKLM\SOFTWARE\Policies\Google\Chrome" /v "GeminiSettings" /t REG_DWORD /d 1 /f && reg add "HKLM\SOFTWARE\Policies\Google\Chrome" /v "AIModeSettings" /t REG_DWORD /d 1 /f

To undo the changes, open the Start menu, search for Command Prompt, right-click it, and select Run as administrator, and then run these two commands to delete the blocking policies:

reg delete "HKLM\SOFTWARE\Policies\Google\Chrome" /v "GeminiSettings" /f && reg delete "HKLM\SOFTWARE\Policies\Google\Chrome" /v "AIModeSettings" /f

Disable AI Mode buttons on Google Chrome (deprecated)

In the latest version of Google Chrome, it’s no longer possible to disable “AI Mode” through the flags advanced settings page. Although Google is including a “Gemini in Chrome” page in the browser settings, it’s limited and doesn’t include settings to disable AI Mode. However, it’s possible to disable Gemini and AI Mode using the Google Chrome enterprise policy setting through the Registry as outlined above.

I’ll be leaving the steps below on this page for reference only.

To disable the AI Mode button from the address bar and new tab page on Google Chrome, follow these steps:

1. Open Google Chrome.

2. Type the following path in the address bar and press Enter to open the “flags” experimental settings to disable the AI Mode button from the address bar:

   chrome://flags/#ai-mode-omnibox-entry-point

3. Use the “AI Mode Omnibox entrypoint” setting on the right and select the Disabled option.

   

4. Type the following path in the address bar and press Enter:

   chrome://flags/#hide-aim-omnibox-entrypoint-on-user-input

5. Use the “AI Entrypoint Disabled on User Input” setting on the right and select the Disabled option.

6. Type the following path in the address bar and press Enter:

   chrome://flags/#omnibox-allow-ai-mode-matches

7. Use the “Omnibox Allow AI Mode Matches” setting on the right and select the Disabled option.

8. (Old) Type the following path in the address bar and press Enter:

   chrome://flags/#ntp-compose-entrypoint

9. Use the “NTP Compose Entrypoint” setting on the right and select the Disabled option.

   Quick note: The “NTP Compose Entrypoint” setting has been replaced by the “NTP Composebox” setting. If you don’t see this old option, then use the new one as shown in step 10. Also, you want to disable the option shown in step 12.

10. (New) Type the following path in the address bar and press Enter:

    chrome://flags/#ntp-composebox

11. Use the “NTP Composebox” setting on the right and select the Disabled option.

12. (New) Type the following path in the address bar and press Enter:

    chrome://flags/#aim-entry-point-direct-navigation

13. Use the “AI Mode Omnibox Entrypoint always navigates” setting on the right and select the Disabled option.

14. Click the Relaunch button.

After completing the steps, the next time you use Google Chrome, the address bar and search box on the new tab page should no longer display the “AI Mode” button.

These instructions have been successfully applied to Google Chrome version 143. However, it’s important to note that as new browser versions are released, the company sometimes makes changes permanent, with no way to disable them.

In other words, you can disable the AI buttons in the latest version of the browser, but it may come to the time when these settings may disappear.

If you change your mind, you can always re-enable the feature using the same steps, but in this case, you would have to select the “Enabled” option for “AI Mode Omnibox entrypoint,” “AI Entrypoint Disabled on User Input,” “Omnibox Allow AI Mode Matches,” “AI Mode Omnibox Entrypoint always navigates,” and “NTP Compose Entrypoint,” (or “NTP Composebox”) and the restart the browser to apply the changes.

Update August 4, 2026: This guide has been updated to ensure accuracy and reflect changes to the process.