Hi, Search suggestions are disabled by default in Private Browsing mode. You must explicitly turn them on in a Private Browsing window to enable them in that mode. This article shows you how to open a new private window : https://support.mozilla.org/en-US/kb/private-browsing-use-firefox-without-history#w_open-a-link-in-a-new-private-window --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Seperate issue : Your system details show that you need to update your Adobe Flash Player - you're running a very old version, which can cause problems. Would you please uninstall your current version and install the latest version, which is '''28.0.0.161''' Uninstaller : https://helpx.adobe.com/flash-player/kb/uninstall-flash-player-windows.html https://get.adobe.com/flashplayer/ Note : some 'extras' may be offered in the download.