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CrawfordJ
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After FF upgraded today, when I go to search for something in the large search box, as soon as I type a letter it jumps to the address bar. How do I correct this? Thanks

After FF upgraded today, when I go to search for something in the large search box, as soon as I type a letter it jumps to the address bar. How do I correct this? Thanks

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TyDraniu
TyDraniu
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Enter about:config in the URL bar and set browser.newtabpage.activity-stream.improvesearch.handoffToAwesomebar = false.

CrawfordJ
CrawfordJ Question owner
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Didn't do anything. After the last update, FF looks totally different and acts totally different. Not very impressed. Not being able to contact customer service really lets the customer know how much they care. Thanks TyDraniu. But since I'm not a pro, I went to where you said, found the listing as you said and changed it to false, instead of true. Is that what I was supposed to do. It also gave me warnings not to do that. Thanks.

Franz_von_Suppe
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https://support.mozilla.org/en-US/questions/1334131