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when i search from the address bar it uses yahoo, but i want to use google

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mikemaurer6
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It used to use google, but at some point it changed to yahoo. I went to about:config and searched for keyword.url. When I right click on keyword.url and then click "reset" nothing happens. When I right click and the click "modify" and put in google's address instead of yahoo's and then click "ok", nothing happens and it remains as yahoo.

It used to use google, but at some point it changed to yahoo. I went to about:config and searched for keyword.url. When I right click on keyword.url and then click "reset" nothing happens. When I right click and the click "modify" and put in google's address instead of yahoo's and then click "ok", nothing happens and it remains as yahoo.

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jscher2000 - Support Volunteer
jscher2000 - Support Volunteer
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A "blank" value for keyword.URL is normal and indicates that Firefox will use the default value baked into the software. If you downloaded Firefox or a Firefox update from Yahoo, the baked in address may not be the one you want. The installer from the Mozilla site (http://www.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/.../#desktop) always defaults to Google.

One of your extensions may be overriding the keyword.URL setting. Your "More system details" does not list any extensions, so could you take a look at the following tab and disable ALL Yahoo-related, nonessential and/or unrecognized extensions:

orange Firefox button (or Tools menu) > Add-ons > Extensions category

After restarting Firefox, does address bar search work any better?

cor-el
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Start Firefox in Safe Mode to check if one of the extensions (Firefox/Tools > Add-ons > Extensions) or if hardware acceleration is causing the problem (switch to the DEFAULT theme: Firefox/Tools > Add-ons > Appearance).

  • Do NOT click the Reset button on the Safe Mode start window or otherwise make changes.

If you do not keep changes after a restart, see: