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How do i have the search go back to firefox. I have some strange one and i dont like it.

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When u click on the top right, the little house icon and it bring u back to the homepage, When i use the search on that page its not the Firefox search, i was wondering how do i restore it to Firefox.

When u click on the top right, the little house icon and it bring u back to the homepage, When i use the search on that page its not the Firefox search, i was wondering how do i restore it to Firefox.

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If there is a problem with searching via the default about:home page then try to reset the search engine used on the about:home page.

Reset the browser.startup.homepage_override.mstone pref via the right-click context menu to the default on the about:config page and close and restart Firefox to restore the about:home page to its default.

  1. Open the about:config page via the location bar
  2. Type in the Filter bar: mstone
  3. Right-click the browser.startup.homepage_override.mstone line and select: Reset
  4. Close and restart Firefox

If this didn't help then delete the delete the chromeappsstore.sqlite file in the Firefox Profile Folder and repeat the above.

You can use this button to go to the Firefox profile folder:

  • Help > Troubleshooting Information > Profile Directory: Show Folder
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As a first guess, if you have not deliberately changed the homepage you may have installed some sort of toolbar or search related software like Babylon.

A screenshot of what you see and the address/url that is appearing may help.