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Why does Yahoo open when I pick a category in Firefox?

computernovice
computernovice
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Say I type "Macys" in the search box. What comes up is Yahoo that gives all the listings for "Macys". This happens for any category I place in the search box.

This hasn't happened before. What's up?

Say I type "Macys" in the search box. What comes up is Yahoo that gives all the listings for "Macys". This happens for any category I place in the search box. This hasn't happened before. What's up?

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You can 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/Firefox/Tools > Add-ons > Extensions) or if hardware acceleration is causing the problem (switch to the DEFAULT theme: Firefox/Firefox/Tools > Add-ons > Appearance).

  • Do NOT click the Reset button on the Safe Mode start window.

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

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cor-el
cor-el
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Suluhisho teule

You can 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/Firefox/Tools > Add-ons > Extensions) or if hardware acceleration is causing the problem (switch to the DEFAULT theme: Firefox/Firefox/Tools > Add-ons > Appearance).

  • Do NOT click the Reset button on the Safe Mode start window.

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

computernovice
computernovice Mwenye swali
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One download for the add on and I'm all set.

Thank you!!