How do I get the search here tab off the top of my screen?
All of the sudden I have a new tab at the top of my Firefox screen for searching. It says "search here" with a colorful little pinwheel. There is no where I can find to take this whole thing off. I've tried uninstalling it on my computer, but it still shows up. I want to have it off completely!
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Sounds as though you have an unwanted add-on. Have you tried to use that search box to see where it leads (what search site)? That might be necessary to identify the culprit.
You can disable all nonessential extensions here, restart Firefox, and see whether that turns off the box:
orange Firefox button or classic Tools menu > Add-ons > Extensions category
You might also check the Plugins category and disable anything nonessential there.
Any change?
See image below. If that is the item, follow these instructions.
Exit from Firefox, then try locating and removing from your installed programs in Windows Control Panel (see article below for instructions to get there depending on your version of Windows). Look for and remove "Default Tab (version #)"
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Not related to your question, but...
You may need to update some plug-ins. Check your plug-ins and update as necessary:
- Plug-in check --> http://www.mozilla.org/en-US/plugincheck/
- Adobe Shockwave for Director Netscape plug-in: Installing (or Updating) the Shockwave plugin with Firefox
- Adobe PDF Plug-In For Firefox and Netscape: Installing/Updating Adobe Reader in Firefox
- Shockwave Flash (Adobe Flash or Flash): Updating Flash in Firefox
- Next Generation Java Plug-in for Mozilla browsers: Installing or Updating Java in Firefox
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Thank you. I did finally find it in add-on section. I had tried to uninstall it but it kept telling me I had to close explorer to uninstall. Explorer wasn't open so I didn't know what to do from there. But, the add-ons part helped. Thanks!
Disabling in Add-ons simply keeps it from displaying in Firefox. It leaves that item installed on your computer.
You can try:
- Restart your computer then see if you can uninstall it from Windows Control Panel
- If that does not work, start Windows in Safe Mode and try to uninstall it in the Windows Control Panel while in Windows Safe Mode. To exit Windows Safe Mode, restart Windows.
- Windows Safe Mode --> http://www.computerhope.com/issues/chsafe.htm
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