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Keeps changing my default browser from google to ask and i cant stop it. How do I stop this?

Oliverhwilson
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I change my default browseer in preferences to google but as soon as I go out of preferences it changes it back to ask. How do Istop this from happening

I change my default browseer in preferences to google but as soon as I go out of preferences it changes it back to ask. How do Istop this from happening

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hi, please try to refresh firefox and see if this can address the problem: Refresh Firefox - reset add-ons and settings

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philipp
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hi, please try to refresh firefox and see if this can address the problem: Refresh Firefox - reset add-ons and settings

cor-el
cor-el
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You can open the about:config page via the location/address bar and search for prefs that refer to ask.com. You can reset user set (bold) prefs via the right-click context menu to the default value.

If you do not keep changes after a restart or otherwise have problems with preferences, see:

Oliverhwilson
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philipp said

hi, please try to refresh firefox and see if this can address the problem: Refresh Firefox - reset add-ons and settings

thanks very much worked perfectly