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How do I change the search engine?

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fanniilli
fanniilli
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When I want to search in the box, where you usually type in an URL, and press enter I get redirected to Yahoo!'s page to find my answer. I used to get redirected to Google but for some reason that changed. How do I change it back? I would like to be able to click on the URL box on the top of the page and any random word and be redirected to Google for answers. Thank you

When I want to search in the box, where you usually type in an URL, and press enter I get redirected to Yahoo!'s page to find my answer. I used to get redirected to Google but for some reason that changed. How do I change it back? I would like to be able to click on the URL box on the top of the page and any random word and be redirected to Google for answers. Thank you

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iamjayakumars
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In order to change the default search engine or the order of search engines in the top right search box in Firefox, please perform the following steps:

  1. Move the mouse cursor inside the search box at the top right of the Firefox window and click the down arrow next to the provider's logo.
  2. If you would like to select another search engine, simply pick the engine from the dropdown list.

In order to change the order of the search engines, do this:

  1. From the dropdown list, select Manage Search Engines....
  2. In the upcoming window, you have all your search engines listed. To change the order, simply click one search engine and then select Move up or Move down from the buttons on the right side in order to change the order of the search engines.
cor-el
cor-el
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Try to reset some preferences to the default with the SearchReset extension:

Note that the SearchReset extension only runs once and then uninstalls automatically, so it won't show on the "Firefox > Add-ons" page (about:addons).

Start Firefox in Safe Mode to check if one of the extensions (Firefox/Tools > Add-ons > Extensions) or if hardware acceleration is causing the problem (switch to the DEFAULT theme: Firefox/Tools > Add-ons > Appearance).

  • Do NOT click the Reset button on the Safe mode start window or otherwise make changes.

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