Bristol_Jonesey

You can never get rid of them totally. Best you can do is change them from this: To this:

Yeah, I had this a while back. Reinstalling from the Product Centre cured the problem.

NO! Leave it where it is, for the reasons mentioned by Jeremy above. You could quite easily end up in a world of pain if you delete it.

What happens if you close Edge completely and disconnect from the internet?

External Insert

Check again mate, I'm sure the EI has been around for a long time.

Are people still using Norton in 2025? I agree with @Promidi ditch it for something more efficient, less resource intensive.

When I right click the Fx Bin and choose insert Fx, I get this. Simply hovering over the arrows expands the list fully. Is this what you're seeing?

Certainly in the UK, it's exactly the same with utility companies, phone companies, Internet Service Providers etc. They always offer deals for new customers but the existing ones are left paying full price.

Do a Windows search for .cwp files

Nowhere near enough information What previous versions did you own? Once this is known, you'll know which one(s) need to be installed to get the plugins back. If it's anew computer, how do you expect to be able to view or load projects from a previous system? Did you backup the old system or dump your projects onto an external drive? Ditto for any third party plugins. They would have to be reinstalled. Have you made a note of any authorisation codes?

Probably

Yeah SD 2 was upgraded to SD3, but that was some time ago

Could be a plugin crapping out. Try bypassing all your Fx using the Fx button in the Control Bar and then playing the project again. You could then try opening in Safe Mode and enabling Fx one at a time

That's not happening here. I have to click on a manufacturer to expand the list of their plugins Hovering over a manufacturer name for several seconds does nothing. Are you doing this from the Browser?