MORE: The Best Devices for Finding Lost Things Here are instructions for how to change Firefox’s default search engine. The below screenshots show the process on a system running Windows 7, but the same steps apply for Firefox on Windows 10 and Apple’s OS X. 

  1. Click the Magnifying Glass icon in the Search box. 2. Click Change Search Settings.
  2. Click Yahoo.
  3. Select a search engine. If none of these options are right for you, proceed to step 5. 5. Click “Add more search engines…” for additional options.  
  4. Hover over a search engine. You can also use the search engine to find even more options. 7. Click Add to Firefox. 8. Check the box next to “Make this the current search engine” and click Add. You’ve changed the default search engine in Firefox.

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