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• Why Yahoo is now the default Firefox search engine?

  I'm curious to know why Mozilla decided to move the engine of Firefox default to Yahoo search, without initially to provide an explanation to users. Specifically, how does this change benefits users? »

  Hello ariel, please fill in this question. the reasons to change the default search provider in firefox are explained in https://blog.mozilla.org/blog/2014/11/19/promoting-choice-and-innovation-on-the-web/

  of course, users are free as always to set their search engine preferred as default choice: use the Firefox search bar

• FF34. How to stop the new searches starting at the changing choice of search engine?

  I spend much enigines of different looks, such as IMDB, Alex webster, Wikipedia, YACY and so immediately, and with previous versions when I chose a new search engine from the drop-down list it does not immediately start a new search. I don't want a new search started I press enter or tap on the search icon. How can I stop FF to do this? I don't like FF it is because I don't want the already searched for a term to be used automatically to a new choice of search engine. This is the reason why I choose to use another search engine previously.

  You can return to the former regime of the search like this bar.

  Open Subject: config (typed in the address bar)
  Do a right click and toggle this false preference

  browser.search.showOneOffButtons

  Then restart Firefox.

• Can not remove permanently secure choice of search engines research

  Hello. I deleted all my engines except Google search. However, there is a single search called Secure. I manually delete, but if I closed and reopened FF it reappears. It shows in the search, as well as menu choices if I try to do a search, it shows at the bottom of suggestions of concordance.

  I did a little research, and it is not related to moy. I am running McAfee. I also McAfee Secure Search does not, but it seems not be McAfee. I noticed this after I have updated to the latest version of FF. I don't know how to remove it permanently. Any help would be appreciated. I added two screenshots. A watch what it looks like when I do a search, and the other when I go into the options for search engines. Thank you.

  It certainly isn't a search engine plugin.

  You want to look for in these places and see if it is sitting there and can be deleted?

  (1) for the shared search engine plugins folder

  Open C:\Program Files (x 86) \Mozilla Firefox\browser using the start menu or Windows Explorer. Are there records related to research here? Search plugins have an .xml extension and usually show the file type "XML Document".

  (2) current folder plugins profile search engine

  Try to open the settings file (AKA Firefox profile) current Firefox help

  • button "3-bar" menu > "?" button > troubleshooting information
  • (menu bar) Help > troubleshooting information
  • type or paste everything: in the address bar and press Enter

  In the first table of the page, click on the view file"" button. This should launch a new window that lists the various files and folders in Windows Explorer.

  Look for a folder named searchplugins and check inside for the unwanted search engine XML file. You will find there?

• Yahoo was made to my default search engine.

  I tried countless different methods of deleting files Spigot, wajam files, but I can't seem to go in. Chrome doesn't have this problem. I love Mozilla, but I'll pass if I can't get this resolved. The source of my problems was download Bittorent. I removed Bittorent, Spigot and wajam. But that will change my default search engine. I remove Yahoo as option and changed it to Google. I reset my computer, but Yahoo is still there. Normally I don't mind Yahoo, now I'm furious because of the principle of the matter. Help, please.

  Hi David, able to reset your home page you use the steps in these articles:

  • Startup, homepage, tabs and download settings
  • How to set the home page

  Your selected page should appear when you launch a new window (Ctrl + n).

  • If you go back to Options and your setting was not justified, you may have something called SearchProtect on your computer. Which must be removed through the control panel.
  • If your setting is retained, but the new windows ignore, an extension can still be in control. Please see those again.
  • If Ctrl + n is good, but your icon or the shortcut of Firefox launches the wrong page, check to see if the shortcut has been hacked (see steps below).

  To check the shortcut: right-click > properties > Shortcut tab (if it is pinned to the taskbar, you need to right-click > Mozilla Firefox right-click > properties > Shortcut tab.) For 64-bit Windows 7, the 'target' should be either not less the following:

  "C:\Program Files (x86)\Mozilla Firefox\firefox.exe"
  

  Anything after this could force Firefox to launch a specific page.

• Why does Mozilla have no options of search engine on my computer?

  I recently had to install Chrome on my computer to access a program that would not open using Firefox. Then I had to uninstall and reinstall Firefox. Now there is no search engine options. In the Options window, no names appear in the drop-down list to select a search engine. Restore the default engine does nothing. In the search bar of Firefox, nothing happens when I click on the arrow next to the search icon - no names, no nothing and when I have something to search for, enter by pressing enter, and by clicking on the arrow to go to the search box doesn't do anything. What is missing?

  Hi CJeanVarney, please make sure that you do not use firefox in compatibility mode: https://support.microsoft.com/en-us/kb/292533

• I can't set or change my choice of search engine or from the homepage and I delteed and reinstall Firefox twice

  I can't change or reset my home page or delete the existing ones.

     I have restored Firefox that didn't work either. So I deleted Firefox and downloaded
     a new version.  Still the same trouble.
  

         I also cannot change to a new search engine but I can delete the current one or restore it (Google) Google.
  
             HELP
  

  It could be the work of one of your modules, or even add / bad-ware.
  Look through your list of modules and make sure you know what each of them is
  and so. In addition,
  check the programs that are on your computer
  Windows > start > Control Panel > uninstall programs.
  Go through the list and a web search to check that you have not
  know what they are.
  
  Fix Firefox problems caused by malicious software

• How do I get this to stop: 'Yahoo is the favorite for Firefox search engine. Switch now. »

  The above message whenever I go to my Yahoo mail. I really don't like Yahoo search. How can I get this message to stop popping up? Since then it has begun to appear Yahoo mail is glitchy and slow (only on 2 computers with Firefox). I want to keep Firefox, but if it is not repairable.

  I wonder if you have Yahoo or some other add-on toolbar that makes the promotion of Yahoo search. I ask because even when I open Yahoo in a private window to circumvent any existing cookies, I don't see this message. (But I am certainly block some ad servers used by Yahoo).

  Could test you mode without failure of Firefox? It is a standard diagnostic tool to disable some advanced features of Firefox and extensions. More info: questions to troubleshoot Firefox in Safe Mode.

  Does not work if Firefox: Hold down the SHIFT key when you start Firefox.

  If Firefox is running: You can restart Firefox in Mode safe mode using either:

  • button "3-bar" menu > "?" button > restart with disabled modules
  • Help menu > restart with disabled modules

  and OK reboot.

  Two scenarios: A small dialog box should appear. Click on 'Start mode safe' (not update).

  Any difference?

• Why has the drop-down list of search engines under a simple list to a field of identical icons?

  Until the most recent update from the drop-down list of the available sites in the search box was easy to read and simple to use. Being able to target its research so easily and conveniently was one of the attractive features of Firefox.

  Now, I am faced with a range of more often indecipherable and in many icons that can lead to confusion of case. I hate it and I want my simple ad verbal back!

  Yes, mousing over the icons and hovering will reveal what they represent. But to have to do this each time which was a quick routine and practice irritating slow and clumsy.

  Please give us at least choose to have icons or a list. Please...

  Open Subject: config and toggle this false preference

  browser.search.showOneOffButtons

• Why Yahoo toolbar 3.2.3.20140507025036 won't let me add, remove, or rearrange my apps and are not displayed under 'Edit apps' for Firefox 35.0?

  I tried to uninstall and install not only the toolbar Yahoo, but Firefox itself. I also ran registry CCleaner it AM. I can add Firefox icons for Web sites, but not my own. I can only delete the icons by clicking right on it in the toolbar. I am frustrated because Firefox has always worked so well before with older programs. I am addicted to Firefox, so please help me to solve this problem. I'm not a technology person. I see you listed my plug-ins below; do you see a problem with them? Should I have my plug-ins "always turned on" or "ask to activate? Thanks for any help you can give me.

  Remove Yahoo toolbar, and then do a full installation. Is there a reason you
  need the toolbar? Why not use the building in search engines? Note:
  You can add Yahoo, or any site to your search engine Manager.

• I'm not a facebook page uncorrupted, since I switched from yahoo to Google for the default search - I've got pch Office

  After a long wait my face book page is in place, but it is corrupt and takes a long time to load. This does not happen on my lap top. Try to switch back to Yahoo to Google as my default search engine would have something to do with it

  
  

• GET RID OF YAHOO BACK TO GOOGLE SEARCH ENGINE, HOW

  Today, after the updates, I discover that the horrible search engine Yahoo has replaced Google. I have a link to the Google search engine, and I use it but REALLY? HOW, in simple English can I get rid of Yahoo and restore Google as my search engine? Thank you very much.

  Hello, ellzeena!

  From 34 of Firefox, you can use one of these methods to change you default search engine:
  
  Note: The following may not apply to localized versions of Firefox.

  • Click the menu button

    

    Select the Options under Windows or Preferences on Mac or Linux, and the parameters of Search Panel.

  • Click on the magnifying glass icon in the search bar, then click on change settings for search, as shown here:

  

  In the search settings panel that opens, select a different search provider menu drop-down (see the screenshot).

  For more information, see the article use the Firefox search bar.

  Let us know if this answers your questions. If you have any other questions, we are happy to help you.

• Why Mozilla Firefox uses Google as their search on the web if Google stores everything we look for?

  Why Mozilla Firefox use Google as their search engine if Google stores everything you are looking for and tracking what you do online? I have nothing against Firefox, I wonder why.

  This partnership is as old as Firefox itself, but each user can use any search engine they cars not to use - no reason, you should use Google simply because it is the default in Firefox.

  The search engines in the search bar can be removed.
  
  The search engine used in the Awesome Bar can be changed through subject: config.
  
  The search engine on the subject: home page can be changed, although not as easily as with the Awesome Bar.

  As to 'why', who knows? When Google offered to help Mozilla with financial support through their search engine is the search engine by default for Firefox, Mozilla had to say no to something that any other search engine is also at this time?

• How to permanently remove all search engines with a single click from 34.0.5 except Google Firefox?

  In previous versions, there is a Delete button or delete to permanently delete the choice of search engines. This version has several default choices that I can't remove. This is a feature that you deleted? Yahoo, Ask, and Bing suck.

  You can remove items through the search engines Manager previously used you can open via the chrome URI link I posted in my response above.

  • chrome://browser/content/search/engineManager.XUL

• After updating Firefox, most of my search engine options have changed, the United States, the United Kingdom and I am unable to get the USA those back. Of course, Google does not change.

  After updating Firefox, most of my available search engines top right changed the United States to the UK (except Google I'd rather not use) versions. I'm unable to retrieve Yahoo USA or Amazon or Ebay search engines.

  The sounds that you got the version of Firefox GB with the update.

  You can download en version and uninstall the current version of en - us and install the US version.

  Download a new copy of Firefox and save the file to the desktop.

  • Firefox 12.0.x: http://www.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/all.html

  Do NOT remove the data personal when you uninstall your current version of Firefox, because all profile files will be deleted and you will also lose your personal data such as bookmarks and passwords from other versions of Firefox profiles.

  Your bookmarks and other profile data stored in the Firefox profile folder and will not be affected by a relocation, but make sure that you do not select delete data of a personal nature if you uninstall Firefox.

  • http://KB.mozillazine.org/Profile_folder_-_Firefox
  • http://KB.mozillazine.org/Profile_backup