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I would like to remove "Ask" as my default search engine and return to Google

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For some reason "Ask" replaced Google as my default search engine. I would like to remove "Ask" and return Google as my default search engine. Thank You.bold text

For some reason "Ask" replaced Google as my default search engine. I would like to remove "Ask" and return Google as my default search engine. Thank You.'''bold text'''

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  1. Remove Ask Toolbar (if you have it installed):
  2. Reset your Location Bar search engine:
  3. If Ask is shown in your Search Bar and you want to remove it:


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Not related to your question, but...

You need to update some plug-ins: