Getting Rid Of Yahoo As A Search Engine

Questman | 11:09 Wed 13th Nov 2013 | Computers

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While upgrading security for a spare Windows 7 laptop I have found that Yahoo has installed itself as my search engine in Firefox.
What is the best way to get rid of it and reinstall Google for searching?

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AB Editor

Is it in the search bar, the address bar, or the homepage which Yahoo turns up as your search engine?

grasscarp

Internet - Tools - Manage Add Ons - Search Provider
In that area you can enable, disable, put in preference order etc

Alex_Higham

Google is the default search in Firefox.

Tools > Options > General > Restore to Default.

Questman

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AB Editor, Sorry for the delay.
It's the search bar and is in Firefox 25.
It has now occurred on two laptops.
Can you assist?

Questman

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Hooray! I've sorted it (for now)

Clicked the little triangle next to Y in the search box.
Brought up a menu and Manage Search engines.
Then just deleted all except Google.

Done!

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