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Firefox suddenly went to Spanish from Engllish . Reloaded, same thing.

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Firefox has always come up in English - which is what I want. Last night, for no reason, Google came up in Spanish. I have re-installed Firefox and Google still comes up in Spanish. If I use Explorer or Chrome, Google comes up in English.

Firefox has always come up in English - which is what I want. Last night, for no reason, Google came up in Spanish. I have re-installed Firefox and Google still comes up in Spanish. If I use Explorer or Chrome, Google comes up in English.

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Check the web address you are using. Also;


Start Firefox in Safe Mode {web link} While you are in safe mode;

Type about:preferences<Enter> in the address bar

Select Advanced > General. Look for and turn off Use Hardware Acceleration.

Poke around safe web sites. Are there any problems?

Then restart.

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Do you still have the English Firefox version (user interface)?

You can find the full version of the current Firefox 32.0.3 release in all languages and for all Operating Systems here:


This issue can be caused by corrupted cookies.

Clear the cache and remove cookies only from websites that cause problems.

"Clear the Cache":

  • Firefox/Tools > Options > Advanced > Network > Cached Web Content: "Clear Now"

"Remove Cookies" from sites causing problems:

  • Firefox/Tools > Options > Privacy > "Use custom settings for history" > Cookies: "Show Cookies"