Can I turn off country specific browsing so i can browse sited in other countries without it switching back to the uk??
google.com always goes to google.co.uk as do other us sites like vistaprint.com. where do i change this setting?
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With Google, you can use www.google.<country code> for whatever country you want. For instance, if I wanted Australian Google, I would use www.google.com.au. If I wanted Canada, it would be www.google.ca.
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The problem is when I enter google.com or google.ca the browser overrides my choice and goes to google.co.uk. I can't get to sites that are not co.uk
That sounds pretty weird. In the address bar, if I type in www.google.co.uk, I get the UK Google page. If I type www.google.ch, I get the Swiss Google page, and so on. Are you allowing or blocking cookies from Google? I am blocking them. What happens if you use a search plugin for whatever country you want? You can get those from mycroft.mozdev.org.
Try to clear the Google cookies.
Clear the cache and the cookies from sites that cause problems.
"Clear the Cache":
- Tools > Options > Advanced > Network > Cached Web Content: "Clear Now"
"Remove Cookies" from sites causing problems:
- Tools > Options > Privacy > Cookies: "Show Cookies"