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How to stop all search engines being displayed in Firefox 36.0.1

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chriscs62
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I recently updated my installation of Firefox to version 36.0.1.

I had previously set my default search engine to Google UK using the search engine plugin from Mycroft (mycroftproject.com). Now, when I start to enter an item to be searched for, a drop-down menu appears which lists all the search engines that are available to me. Having already chosen my default search engine I find that the constant suggestions of other search engines is becoming irritating. I am quite capable of choosing a different one if need be so is there any way of getting rid of this drop-down menu? It appears as soon as I type the first letter of whatever it is that I want to find.

I recently updated my installation of Firefox to version 36.0.1. I had previously set my default search engine to Google UK using the search engine plugin from Mycroft (mycroftproject.com). Now, when I start to enter an item to be searched for, a drop-down menu appears which lists all the search engines that are available to me. Having already chosen my default search engine I find that the constant suggestions of other search engines is becoming irritating. I am quite capable of choosing a different one if need be so is there any way of getting rid of this drop-down menu? It appears as soon as I type the first letter of whatever it is that I want to find.

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hello chriscs62, you can disable other search providers from being shown as one-click options when you go to the firefox menu ≡ > options > search and disable the check-mark next to them.

Use the Search bar in Firefox and manage search engines

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philipp
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hello chriscs62, you can disable other search providers from being shown as one-click options when you go to the firefox menu ≡ > options > search and disable the check-mark next to them.

Use the Search bar in Firefox and manage search engines

chriscs62
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Hello philipp, many thanks for your reply. I have done as you said and all is fine now.

cor-el
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Note that you can click the Remove button to remove the currently highlighted search engine item from the list.