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turn off search in address bar

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cor-el replied
fedupwiththis
fedupwiththis

How do you turn of search in the address bar it is totally unwanted I have a search box for searches

How do you turn of search in the address bar it is totally unwanted I have a search box for searches

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Shadow110
Shadow110

Hi, change your search to the 2nd diagram in here : https://support.mozilla.org/en-US/kb/change-your-default-search-settings-firefox

cor-el
cor-el
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You can set these prefs to false on the about:config page.

  • keyword.enabled = false
  • browser.urlbar.oneOffSearches = false

You can open the about:config page via the location/address bar. You can accept the warning and click "I accept the risk!" to continue.