How do I stop Bing from doing a search that I asked Google (which is set as my default) to do?
Firefox is my default browser and Google the default search engine. This has worked fine for years. Suddenly, a search typed into Google results in a Bing result. I made sure that Bing is not checked as even an alternate search engine but that does not help.
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Is this Windows Tab --'change your homepage search a Firefox extension?
If yes, you can try disabling it or removing it altogether to see if it changes anything.
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Hi Steve,
You might have Bing as an Extension which could be the root of the problem with Bing doing the search instead of Google.
- In your browser click the 3-bar menu icon in the top right corner
- Click Add-ons
- Under Manage your Extensions, click ... to the right of Bing, and then click Remove or Disable
Let me know if this helps!
Type about:addons<enter> in the address bar to open your Add-ons Manager. Hot key; (<Control> [Mac=<Command>] <Shift> A)
In the Add-ons Manager, on the left, select Extensions. Remove “ Bing “ Anything.
Also remove SafeSearch, SearchAssist Incognito, FileConverter Addon, SearchLock, DiscreteSearch, WebSearch, Findwide Search Engine, securedsearch
Now do the same in the computer’s Programs Folder.
Windows: Start > Control Panel > Uninstall Programs. Mac: Open the Applications folder. Linux: Check your user manual.
Thanks for your very reasonable suggestion. However the only program is called "Windows Tab --'change your homepage search'". I did not remove that but perhaps I should? I am running Windows 10.
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Is this Windows Tab --'change your homepage search a Firefox extension?
If yes, you can try disabling it or removing it altogether to see if it changes anything.
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You were all on the right track. The suggestion to delete:
"Windows Tab --'change your homepage search' "
solved the problem. Thanks to all of you.
I'm glad to hear it!