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How do i get rid of this stupid search bar at the top of my desktop?

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When I log into my computer and I am on my desktop page there is this stupid search bar that is in my way. I hate it I do not want it on my computer. I would like to know how to get rid of it. If I can not get rid of it I just will delete Firefox off of my computer. That makes me sad, because I love Firefox.

When I log into my computer and I am on my desktop page there is this stupid search bar that is in my way. I hate it I do not want it on my computer. I would like to know how to get rid of it. If I can not get rid of it I just will delete Firefox off of my computer. That makes me sad, because I love Firefox.

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Hi, I'm a little confused when you say desktop. Do you mean it's on Windows Desktop before starting Firefox, or do you mean it appears only when Firefox is running? - I will assume the latter, in which case please work through Remove a toolbar that has taken over your Firefox search or home page.

If that is wrong, or doesn't help, and in order to better assist you with your issue please provide us with a screenshot. If you need help to create a screenshot, please see How do I create a screenshot of my problem?

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Thank you!

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You can check for recently installed suspicious or unknown extensions.

Start Firefox in Safe Mode to check if one of the extensions (Firefox/Tools > Add-ons > Extensions) or if hardware acceleration is causing the problem.

  • Switch to the DEFAULT theme: Firefox/Tools > Add-ons > Appearance
  • Do NOT click the Reset button on the Safe Mode start window

Do a malware check with several malware scanning programs on the Windows computer. Please scan with all programs because each program detects different malware. All these programs have free versions.

Make sure that you update each program to get the latest version of their databases before doing a scan.

You can also do a check for a rootkit infection with TDSSKiller.

See also:

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at the top of the picture of my desk top is what i was talking about. it is on my windows desktop and it is in my way and I really want to get rid of it . Thank you all so much for all the help you can give me . Paula

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Do you have a Web Bar application installed?

You can check in "Windows Control Panel > Programs" for recently installed programs to see if anything suspicious shows up.

  • Control Panel > Programs > Programs and Features > Uninstall or change a program
  • Click the Installed column to sort by this heading

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