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Why does a Bing seach engine box come up when I open a new tab?

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fc93012
fc93012

When I open a new Tab, what used to be a blank page is now a page with a Search the Web box and it is branded "Enhanced by Bing."

When I open a new Tab, what used to be a blank page is now a page with a Search the Web box and it is branded "Enhanced by Bing."

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the-edmeister
the-edmeister

Try disabling or uninstalling the SearchToolbar/1.2 extension and see if that stops.

fc93012
fc93012 Question owner

BINGO! That's the fix. Thanks for your help.