Solved Edge also opens when I open Firefox


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For some reason Edge has also started to open a New Tab when I open Firefox. This started today after I installed Bing Wallpaper, but contiues after I have unistalled Bing Wallpaper. I have tried to rectify the situation by following instructions to change the search permissions, but nothing is working.
 

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See if you accidentally installed a Firefox add-on, which may have gotten installed with Bing Wallpaper, which opens Edge as well.
This is an example of something that may open Edge with Firefox:
addons.mozilla.org

Open in MS Edge™ Browser – Get this Extension for 🦊 Firefox (en-US)

Download Open in MS Edge™ Browser for Firefox. Open current page, link, or all tabs in the Microsoft Edge™ browser
addons.mozilla.org addons.mozilla.org
 

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pepanee said:
See if you accidentally installed a Firefox add-on, which may have gotten installed with Bing Wallpaper, which opens Edge as well.
This is an example of something that may open Edge with Firefox:
addons.mozilla.org

Open in MS Edge™ Browser – Get this Extension for 🦊 Firefox (en-US)

Download Open in MS Edge™ Browser for Firefox. Open current page, link, or all tabs in the Microsoft Edge™ browser
addons.mozilla.org addons.mozilla.org
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Thanks for the suggestion, unfortunatly it didn't work. I think I've managed to resolve the situation by uninstalling Firefox and re-installing. That didn't have any effect initially, but when I created a new profile the problem went away. It looks like something (no idea what) associated with the old profile was the problem.
 

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Intel i7 3.2MHz
Motherboard
Gigabyte Technology Co. Ltd. B360M DS3H (U3E1)
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24Gb
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NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1060 6GB
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Sound Blaster Audigy Fx
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BenQ GC2870
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447GB KINGSTON SA1000M8480G
1863GB Seagate ST2000DX002-2DV164
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Water
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Norton 360
Kashegan said:
Thanks for the suggestion, unfortunatly it didn't work. I think I've managed to resolve the situation by uninstalling Firefox and re-installing. That didn't have any effect initially, but when I created a new profile the problem went away. It looks like something (no idea what) associated with the old profile was the problem.
Click to expand...


It's usually a good idea to get rid of anything... BING. ^^
 

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Ghot said:
It's usually a good idea to get rid of anything... BING. ^^
Click to expand...
It's usually a good idea to get rid of anything... Edge!!! :cool:
 

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Edwin said:
It's usually a good idea to get rid of anything... Edge!!! :cool:
Click to expand...


I usually get rid of anything... MS.
I know you've see my REVO Uninstaller pic...

00000 REVO Junk Removal.webp
 

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