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search bar does not activate when search topic is entered, all else is fine

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ethomasbuilders
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can search from upper left search and address bar. Can not activate search from bar in screen middle with the search selector at the end. Always has worked before. Everything else is normal, including address bar, favorites, saved sites.

can search from upper left search and address bar. Can not activate search from bar in screen middle with the search selector at the end. Always has worked before. Everything else is normal, including address bar, favorites, saved sites.

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cor-el
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Try to use the SearchReset extension to reset some preferences to the default values.

Note that the SearchReset extension only runs once and then uninstalls automatically, so it won't show on the "Firefox > Add-ons" page (about:addons).

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.