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Resolved Question

removal of Bing

by May 9, 2014 12:38AM PDT

I am being driven up the wall by the confounded Bing bar how do I get rid of it? I like my home page to stay on BBC news but every time I change it next time I click on home low and behold there it is again B------dy Bing who will rid me of it

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Well there is a Bing bar thats
by May 12, 2014 9:59PM PDT

not associated with a Browser that was in a Microsoft update and there is a toolbar that's can be added to IE. The Bing bar loads when you boot up and is separate from the browser. That one you have to uninstall in control Programs.

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It's an add-on
by May 9, 2014 12:47AM PDT

I'd tell you how to remove add-ons, but you neglected to say which browser you're using.

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Bing
by grawhib May 9, 2014 2:35AM PDT

I am using I.E.11

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(NT) Press Alt-T & click "Manage add-ons"
by wpgwpg May 9, 2014 9:53AM PDT
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Bing
by grawhib May 9, 2014 8:57PM PDT

I have sorted it now

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