Browser search finds German Websites
When I do a search in Firefox, about half of the choices are in German. I only want English results. I think my browser thinks I'm in Europe. How do I change this?
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What do these websites say about your location?
http://whatismyipaddress.com/ Under the map, look for Location Not Accurate?
http://browserleaks.com/geo
https://whatismyipaddress.com/geolocation
https://html5demos.com/geo/
https://www.iplocation.net/find-ip-address
How to set your location manually in Firefox(Windows) https://support.mozilla.org/en-US/questions/1197142#answer-1115502
Are you possibly using a VPN or proxy that locates you in another country (region) ?
You can check the connection settings.
- Options/Preferences -> General -> Network: Connection -> Settings
If you do not need to use a proxy to connect to internet then try to select "No Proxy" if "Use the system proxy settings" or one of the others do not work properly.
See "Firefox connection settings":
Start Firefox in Safe Mode to check if one of the extensions ("3-bar" menu button or Tools -> Add-ons -> Extensions) or if hardware acceleration is causing the problem.
- switch to the DEFAULT theme: "3-bar" menu button or Tools -> Add-ons -> Themes
- do NOT click the "Refresh Firefox" button on the Safe Mode start window