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Updates changed my browser

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I always use Mozilla Firefox as my browser. Today when I started up my laptop, a message came up saying that updates had been installed to my START menu. And then, when I opened my browser, Firefox had gone and now I have BING.

I will revert to Firefox but what the hell ! How can an update do this without my permission ???

Anyone-else had this issue?

(BTW I have Windows 7 and my laptop is an Acer.)

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  • custardy
    custardy Posts: 38,365 Forumite
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    Corona wrote: »
    I always use Mozilla Firefox as my browser. Today when I started up my laptop, a message came up saying that updates had been installed to my START menu. And then, when I opened my browser, Firefox had gone and now I have BING.

    I will revert to Firefox but what the hell ! How can an update do this without my permission ???

    Anyone-else had this issue?

    (BTW I have Windows 7 and my laptop is an Acer.)

    Well you gave permission by accepting the 'update'.
    I assume you mean installing Windows 10?
  • TadleyBaggie
    TadleyBaggie Posts: 6,974 Forumite
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    Bing is a search engine not a browser. So what browser was it?
  • [Deleted User]
    [Deleted User] Posts: 0 Newbie
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    TadleyBaggie wrote: »
    Bing is a search engine not a browser. So what browser was it?

    It was Firefox. When I click on the Firefox desktop icon I now get BING.
  • tavernman
    tavernman Posts: 575 Forumite
    Corona wrote: »
    It was Firefox. When I click on the Firefox desktop icon I now get BING.
    Do you mean bing as the "home page" rather than google
    as said above bing is not a browser it's a search engine
  • grumbler
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    How to set the home page | Firefox Help - Mozilla Support
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