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Removing a Search Engine

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Rivergoat
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I don't like Yahoo being the default first search engine in my list. Going into "about:config" and changing the default engine there is only temporary, as it reverts to Yahoo again after a complete Firefox install. I tried going into the Firefox programs folder and removing the yahoo search plug in. A temporary fix as well, as when I reboot the PC the search engine is restored, and Yahoo is the first item listed again. I like to choose my own, rather than the program choose for me. Why is Yahoo insisting on staying, is it a collaboration between Mozilla and Yahoo that integrates it? Or is there another way to achieve my request?

I don't like Yahoo being the default first search engine in my list. Going into "about:config" and changing the default engine there is only temporary, as it reverts to Yahoo again after a complete Firefox install. I tried going into the Firefox programs folder and removing the yahoo search plug in. A temporary fix as well, as when I reboot the PC the search engine is restored, and Yahoo is the first item listed again. I like to choose my own, rather than the program choose for me. Why is Yahoo insisting on staying, is it a collaboration between Mozilla and Yahoo that integrates it? Or is there another way to achieve my request?

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Do you have the yahoo toolbar or something along those lines installed?

You can install https://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/addon/searchreset/, which will reset all settings related to search back to the default (which is google). Then try to customize your settings after that

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cor-el
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Start Firefox in Diagnose Firefox issues using Troubleshoot Mode to check if one of the extensions or if hardware acceleration is causing the problem (switch to the DEFAULT theme: Firefox/Tools > Add-ons > Appearance/Themes).

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Rivergoat
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Being a new install there isn't another theme. I tried going into safe mode and changed back to default settings, etc. My preferred search engine appears at the top of the list at each relaunch of the Firefox unless I reboot the computer, at which it reverts back to the other search engine again....

user633449
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วิธีแก้ปัญหาที่เลือก

Do you have the yahoo toolbar or something along those lines installed?

You can install https://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/addon/searchreset/, which will reset all settings related to search back to the default (which is google). Then try to customize your settings after that

cor-el
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Which security software (firewall, anti-virus) do you have?

Some security software has virtualization features that can cause problems by protecting and restoring files in the Firefox profile folder.

Rivergoat
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I don't have Yahoo toolbar but even though not showing, my add/remove programs showed YouTube toolbar installed (it probably makes Yahoo the default search engine). I removed that and first tests show on full PC reboot Firefox is retaining my search engine preference.