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Firefox search reset: how to reset the default search

  • Oct 30, 2025
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The search you can put Firefox back to when the current search provider interferes with or add-ons have altered your default search in the Browser. Two solution methods we show you here.

Search in the Firefox reset settings

The Standard search allows you to under Firefox fast again by getting an Addon to install. The trick: Then it uninstalled itself again automatically.
  1. Install the Addon "search reset" from the Mozilla Store.
  2. After you have clicked the Button "add To Firefox", you must confirm on the top left of the Pop-Up.
  3. Then the message that "search reset" has been successfully installed appears.
  4. That was it then already. The Addon has now set the default search back and uninstalled automatically.
Firefox reset search

Under Firefox, the default search restore

A bit of radical method, Firefox completely recover. This is especially useful if your Mozilla Browser is a bit sluggish.
  1. To do this, click on the three horizontal bars in the top right.
  2. After that, you go further in the menu at the bottom in the middle on the question mark and from there click on "Troubleshooting information".
  3. Here you will find the Button "refresh Firefox...".
  4. Now a message appears that through this process, all the Addons are removed as well as the Standard search is reset.
  5. Confirm this window with "Firefox restore", restore the old settings again.
Firefox Browser restore
This practice tip is related to Firefox 41. Even more secret and useful features of Firefox , we show you in the next tip.

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