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Firefox will not Open a URL without using a search engine

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Firfoxremyla
Firfoxremyla
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I am trying to just type a URL from my clipboard into the URL address bar but every time I do this it searches using a search engine instead of just opening the URL directly.

This issue seems to be new. I have gone in settings and there is no indication of how to even turn off the search engine function of the URL address bar.

I am trying to just type a URL from my clipboard into the URL address bar but every time I do this it searches using a search engine instead of just opening the URL directly. This issue seems to be new. I have gone in settings and there is no indication of how to even turn off the search engine function of the URL address bar.

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Terry
Terry
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You can stop using the address bar for searches by adding a search bar on the Search page of Settings. You can also enter about:config in the address bar and change this preference to false. keyword.enabled

https://support.mozilla.org/en-US/kb/about-config-editor-firefox

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