Recovery guide

Use this if your browser flashes open for a split second then closes — often after shutting down or restarting your PC while the PIN screen was showing.

What happened? The extension still thinks you are locked. During startup, a brief glitch can look like you closed the PIN window, which tells the extension to quit the entire browser. These tools let you open the browser safely and clear stuck lock data.

Supported browsers

Google ChromeBraveMicrosoft EdgeChromium

Scripts are for Windows 10/11 only.

Downloads

Right-click → Save link as…, or click to download.

emergency-unlock.batreset-lock-state.bat

Which file do I need?

  • emergency-unlock.bat — Try this first. Opens your browser with extensions disabled so you can reload Browser Secure.
  • reset-lock-state.bat — Use if the browser still closes instantly. Clears saved lock/PIN data, then opens the browser with extensions disabled. You will set your PIN again.

Method 1 — Emergency unlock (try first)

1

Close the browser completely

Open Task Manager (Ctrl+Shift+Esc) and end every chrome.exe, brave.exe, or msedge.exe process.

2

Run emergency-unlock.bat

Download the file above, double-click it, and choose your browser from the menu (1 = Brave, 2 = Edge, 3 = Chrome, 4 = Chromium).

3

Reload the extension

In the browser that opens, go to the extensions page:

  • Chrome: chrome://extensions
  • Brave: brave://extensions
  • Edge: edge://extensions

Find Browser Secure and click Reload (or remove and reinstall from the store).

4

Open the browser normally

Close the browser fully, then open it again without --disable-extensions. You should see the PIN screen or your normal session.

Method 2 — Reset lock state (if Method 1 fails)

This deletes saved PIN and lock settings for Browser Secure. Your extension files are not deleted — only the stored lock state. You will need to set a new PIN in Options.
1

Close the browser completely

Same as Method 1 — no browser processes should be running.

2

Run reset-lock-state.bat

Choose your browser from the menu. The script will remove stuck extension storage and start the browser with extensions disabled.

3

Reload and set PIN again

Go to the extensions page, reload Browser Secure, open Options, and set a new PIN. Close and reopen the browser normally.

Manual method (no download)

If you cannot run .bat files, do this by hand:

  1. Close all browser windows and end processes in Task Manager.
  2. Press Win+R, paste one of these, and press Enter:
    • Brave: "%ProgramFiles%\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\Application\brave.exe" --disable-extensions
    • Edge: "%ProgramFiles(x86)%\Microsoft\Edge\Application\msedge.exe" --disable-extensions
    • Chrome: "%ProgramFiles%\Google\Chrome\Application\chrome.exe" --disable-extensions
  3. Reload Browser Secure on the extensions page.

Still stuck?

Open an issue on GitHub and include your browser name, extension version (shown on the PIN screen or in Settings), and what you already tried.

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