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URL bar goes all the across the top, I do not have a searsh bar.

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The URL bar goes to the bookmark Icon, the search bar is not there. If I go to open menu and to customize it appears but it has a doted out line around it, I can't get it to stay when I got out of customize I am using windows 8.1& Firefox 56.0.1 64bit.

The URL bar goes to the bookmark Icon, the search bar is not there. If I go to open menu and to customize it appears but it has a doted out line around it, I can't get it to stay when I got out of customize I am using windows 8.1& Firefox 56.0.1 64bit.

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In addition to the above :

Without even knowing it, you may have volunteered for this Mozilla experiment, called 'Shield studies'

Would you please go to :

Options => Privacy & Security => under 'Data Collection and Use' :

Did you uncheck : 'Allow Firefox to install and run studies' or is it checked  ?

If you don't want to participate in any of these experiments, then please uncheck that option.

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You may have received a special extension as part of a Mozilla Shield study.

You can open the about:studies page to see currently installed Shield studies and possibly disable specific studies to opt-out.

Some recently mentioned Shield extensions:

  • Search Shield Study
  • TAARExperiment
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Chosen Solution

In addition to the above :

Without even knowing it, you may have volunteered for this Mozilla experiment, called 'Shield studies'

Would you please go to :

Options => Privacy & Security => under 'Data Collection and Use' :

Did you uncheck : 'Allow Firefox to install and run studies' or is it checked  ?

If you don't want to participate in any of these experiments, then please uncheck that option.