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When I click the plus sign to open a new tab.The tab opens with bing pg and I hate bing. How can I stop thiis from happening.

LydiaNicoleS
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When I click the plus sign to open a new tab.The tab opens with bing pg and I hate bing. How can I stop thiis from happening.I can find nothing to help even had a computer tech friend check.

When I click the plus sign to open a new tab.The tab opens with bing pg and I hate bing. How can I stop thiis from happening.I can find nothing to help even had a computer tech friend check.

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Sounds like your browser.newtab.url pref was changed.

This extension will reset certain prefs to the default - browser.newtab.url - is covered. See "About this Add-on" for more details. https://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/addon/searchreset/

It will run automatically and then disappear.

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the-edmeister
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Sounds like your browser.newtab.url pref was changed.

This extension will reset certain prefs to the default - browser.newtab.url - is covered. See "About this Add-on" for more details. https://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/addon/searchreset/

It will run automatically and then disappear.

LydiaNicoleS
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Thank You so much the-edmeiter . I have been trying everything and you solved it with a simple add-on.I even saved the link in case I get hijacked again.