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Bing takes over my seaches even though Google is selected

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Need to find out why my preferences in Firefox the search engine Google is selected but on the second search reverts to Bing and I cannot get rid of Bing.

Need to find out why my preferences in Firefox the search engine Google is selected but on the second search reverts to Bing and I cannot get rid of Bing.

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Type about:addons<enter> in the address bar to open your Add-ons Manager. Hot key; (<Control> [Mac=<Command>] <Shift> A)

In the Add-ons Manager, on the left, select Extensions. Remove “ Bing “ Anything.

Also remove SafeSearch, SearchAssist Incognito, FileConverter Addon, SearchLock, DiscreteSearch, WebSearch, Findwide Search Engine, securedsearch

Now do the same in the computer’s Programs Folder.

Windows: Start > Control Panel > Uninstall Programs. Mac: Open the Applications folder. Linux: Check your user manual.

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Hello Philipholahan,

Are you searching from the URL bar or the search bar?

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Type about:addons<enter> in the address bar to open your Add-ons Manager. Hot key; (<Control> [Mac=<Command>] <Shift> A)

In the Add-ons Manager, on the left, select Extensions. Remove “ Bing “ Anything.

Also remove SafeSearch, SearchAssist Incognito, FileConverter Addon, SearchLock, DiscreteSearch, WebSearch, Findwide Search Engine, securedsearch

Now do the same in the computer’s Programs Folder.

Windows: Start > Control Panel > Uninstall Programs. Mac: Open the Applications folder. Linux: Check your user manual.

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Thank you FredMcD, I was able to remove Bing from my Firefox extensions and Google search is working well.

I didn't find on a Mac a Programs Folder and in the Applications folder I did not see any Bing apps or SafeSearch, SearchAssist Incognito, FileConverter Addon, SearchLock, DiscreteSearch, WebSearch, Findwide Search Engine, securedsearch Could Bing be hiding somewhere?

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