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Bing has taken over from google as the serch engine how do i change back to google?

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KWheeler
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Bing has become my default browser on Firefox. I did not purposefully request this change. How do I change back to Google as my search engine without deleting Firefox and starting over

Bing has become my default browser on Firefox. I did not purposefully request this change. How do I change back to Google as my search engine without deleting Firefox and starting over

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Xircal
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Please do the following.

  1. In the location bar, type about:config and hit Enter.

  2. In the filter at the top, type: keyword.URL

  3. Double click it and remove whatever's in there and replace it with http://www.google.com/search?q= and then click OK.

  4. Close the tab

The URL to add in "keyword.URL" becomes a link in this post, so right click it and choose "Copy Link Location" to copy it to the Windows clipboard. Then hit CTRL+V to paste it. Saves you having to type the whole thing.

To reset your home page, do the following.

  • Go to the site you want to set as your homepage.

  • Click the Firefox button, go to Options | Options | General.

  • Make sure it says "Show My Homepage" in the first dropdown menu.

  • Click the button called "Use Current Pages" to set the homepage to the one you have on the screen.