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Microsoft Edge | Tabs, address bar, and search | Windows 10
Managing tabs, address bar, and search settings in Edge on Windows 10
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Hello jamesbauer1,
Good day! I'm John DeV a Windows user like you and I'll be happy to assist you today. I know this has been difficult for you, Rest assured, I'm going to do my best to help you.
Make sure to backup first your Edge Favorites
https://www.tenforums.com/tutorials/143983-how-...
Please try the following methods below.
- Open Edge then paste this to the address bar
edge://settings/search
Press Enter
Search engine used in the address bar = select your preferred search engine from the list.
Click manage search engines
Find AASearchachiever in the list then click the 3 dots next to it
Click Remove
- Disable or Uninstall Edge extensions
Open Edge > Click 3 dots > Extensions
Please check if one of your Extensions is forcing your search to use AASearchachiever.
If this doesn't work, You may need to consider performing a Reset of Edge Chromium.
Open Edge then click 3 dots > Settings
Select Reset Settings > Restore settings to their default values
Click Reset
Restart your computer using Clean boot of Windows 10
**Perform a Clean Boot
Determine whether a background program or a software conflict is causing the issue.
Go to the search box > type msconfig
Select System Configuration > go to the Services tab.
Select and put a check mark on "Hide all Microsoft services" > Click Disable all.
Go to Startup tab > Open Task Manager > Disable all the unnecessary services running there. Restart your computer.
Kindly check the support article below for more details
https://support.microsoft.com/en-us/help/929135...
Kindly let me know if this helps or if you have any further concerns.
Kind regards,
John DeV
Independent Advisor
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