How to Remove Bing from Firefox

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If you've recently updated Firefox or did a fresh installation, you may notice the addition of Bing products, such as new extensions, search engine, or home page. If you do not use Bing, you may choose to remove these products to reduce bloat. This wikiHow article will teach you how to remove the Bing extension and search engine from your Firefox web browser.

Quick Steps

  1. Click ☰ in the top-right corner.
  2. Click Add-ons and Themes .
  3. Click Extensions .
  4. Click ••• next to Bing .
  5. Click Remove .
Method 1
Method 1 of 4:

Removing the Extension

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    This app icon looks like a red fox, or red panda, wrapped around a blue/purple orb. You can find this app icon in your Start menu (Windows) or in the Applications folder (Mac).
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    This three-line menu icon, also called the Tools button, is in the top right corner of your browser.
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    It's near the middle of the drop-down menu. You can also press Ctrl + Shift + A (Windows) or Cmd + Shift + A (Mac).
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    It's in the panel on the left side of the page next to an icon of a jigsaw puzzle piece.
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    If you can't remove the unauthorized extension, you might be able to uninstall it from Windows Control Panel (Windows) or the Applications folder (Mac). [1]
    • Click the "Refresh" notification to restart Firefox. Alternatively, you can close the web browser and open it again to refresh it if you don't see the notification.
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Method 2
Method 2 of 4:

Changing the Default Search Preferences

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    This app icon looks like a red fox, or red panda, wrapped around a blue/purple orb. You can find this app icon in your Start menu (Windows) or in the Applications folder (Mac).
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    This three-line menu icon, also called the Tools button, is in the top right corner of your browser.
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    It's in the second-to-last grouping of menu options.
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    You'll find this in the panel on the left side of the page next to a magnifying glass.
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    Firefox will use the search engine that's listed under "Default Search Engine" when you type your search into the search bar or the address bar.
    • Click the "Refresh" notification to restart Firefox. Alternatively, you can close the web browser and open it again to refresh it if you don't see the notification.
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Method 3
Method 3 of 4:

Removing the Bing Home Page

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    This three-line menu icon, also called the Tools button, is in the top right corner of your browser.
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    It's in the second-to-last grouping of menu options.
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    You'll see this in the panel on the left side of the window next to an icon of a house.
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    If Bing is currently your default home page, you can change it here.
    • It'll automatically save any changes you make, so you can exit the settings window whenever you want.
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Method 4
Method 4 of 4:

Refeshing Firefox

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    This app icon looks like a red fox, or red panda, wrapped around a blue/purple orb. You can find this app icon in your Start menu (Windows) or in the Applications folder (Mac).
    • Doing this will reset your extensions, open sites, and preferences, so only do this if resetting your search engine preferences, removing the extension, and resetting your Home page did not work.
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    This three-line menu icon, also called the Tools button, is in the top right corner of your browser.
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    It's near the bottom of the menu.
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    This will open a tab that shows information about Firefox, its latest crashes, as well as some of your computer's information.
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    You'll see this toward the top right corner of the browser page. Clicking this will reset your extensions and customizations.
    • Once you're sure that you want to continue, click Refresh Firefox in the pop-up window. The web browser will close so it can refresh; click Finish when prompted and Firefox will open again. [2]
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      References

      1. ↑ https://support.mozilla.org/en-US/questions/1178871
      2. ↑ https://support.mozilla.org/en-US/kb/refresh-firefox-reset-add-ons-and-settings

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      1. Open Firefox.
      2. Click the three-line menu icon.
      3. Click Add-ons and Themes .
      4. Click Extensions .
      5. Click the three-dot menu icon and Remove next to any unauthorized extensions.

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