Google Chrome denies Windows users the ability to install extensions from outside the Chrome Web Store

Some time ago, Google announced that it plans to cancel the ability to install extensions for Chrome that are not in the Web Store. The company eventually delayed the planned innovation, but the time has come . From today, users of the stable version of Chrome on Windows will no longer be able to install extensions from outside the Web Store. Fortunately, this is not too great a threat for experienced users, but a serious stumbling block for fans of experimental add-ons. Already installed and trapped extensions from today will be disabled. Now to use them you need to use the Dev version of the browser. The idea is to protect users from malicious extensions. On OS X and Linux, users can continue to use all unconfirmed extensions.