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Google search has been hijacked (location changed to Menorca). Closed down by security system

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Randonneur
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Last night I noticed that Google search had changed my location and I was getting answers in Spanish. tried to resolve the issue. Changed to Bing and then back to Google which was stopped and closed by my security system. I tried deleting and reinstalling Google which did not work. This has also happened on my wife's computer. Not sure if this problem is yours or Googles.

Last night I noticed that Google search had changed my location and I was getting answers in Spanish. tried to resolve the issue. Changed to Bing and then back to Google which was stopped and closed by my security system. I tried deleting and reinstalling Google which did not work. This has also happened on my wife's computer. Not sure if this problem is yours or Googles.

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Randonneur
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My new location was Menorca. (missed from question - sorry)

the-edmeister
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Try the Search Reset add-on.

https://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/addon/searchreset 

This add-on is very simple: on installation, it backs up and then resets your search preferences and home page to their default values, and then uninstalls itself. This affects the search bar, URL bar searches, and the home page.
cor-el
cor-el
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Clear the cache and the cookies 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 > Cookies: "Show Cookies"

You can check the order of the installed languages.

  • Tools > Options > Content > Languages

If the Google home page is in the wrong language then see: