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How can I uninstall Yahoo? I hate this feature .

dfinberg
dfinberg
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I would like to uninstall the Yahoo toolbar but cannot do so as there is no way to delete or uninstall it. I have tried to contact Yahoo but have not received a reply. I hate this toolbar and it gets in the way. Please help me uninstall or delelte this.

I would like to uninstall the Yahoo toolbar but cannot do so as there is no way to delete or uninstall it. I have tried to contact Yahoo but have not received a reply. I hate this toolbar and it gets in the way. Please help me uninstall or delelte this.

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David McRitchie
David McRitchie
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Please refer to "Problematic Extensions" for specific information and removal instructions on how to uninstall the "Yahoo Toolbar". The usual cause of of it bring installed is from crapware preselected/suggested during a Java install or update.

see

Yahoo Toolbar messes up Location Bar Search

Remove the Yahoo Toolbar

  1. "Ctrl+Shift+A" (Add-ons Manager)
  2. Select Puzzle piece on left-side for Extensions List
  3. Find "Yahoo Toolbar" and click on "Uninstall" button

Then to fix the default search engine used at the Location Bar, change the value of keyword.URL in about:config to one of the values shown in Location Bar search at MozillaZine.

  1. type in about:config into the location bar
  2. if the warning message nonsense comes up uncheck the box before dismissing the dialog message
  3. filter on keyword
  4. right-click on keyword.URL and choose "modify" then paste in the Google search engine string of your choice.

More information on configuration variables available in about:config entries and for users not familiar with the process there is about:config (How to change).

Modified by David McRitchie