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mariepel Posted messages 86 Status Membre -  
billmaxime Posted messages 50508 Registration date   Status Contributeur Last intervention   -

Hello

I uninstalled Google because it no longer recognized my favorites and I couldn't delete them. I reinstalled it, but now I can't set it as the default. I get a window every time where I have to check Google.

Thank you for your help

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kaneagle Posted messages 86399 Registration date   Status Modérateur Last intervention   14 668
 

Have you successfully deleted the Google folder in these 2 directories?
--> C:\users\your username\AppData\Local
--> C:\Programs
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mariepel Posted messages 86 Status Membre
 

Yes, there was indeed a leftover. Thank you

I will reinstall Google

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mariepel Posted messages 86 Status Membre > mariepel Posted messages 86 Status Membre
 

On the other hand, in Regedit there is still localservice with google inside

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kaneagle Posted messages 86399 Registration date   Status Modérateur Last intervention   14 668
 

Forget the registry for now.
Install Chrome.
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mariepel Posted messages 86 Status Membre
 

Alright

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mariepel Posted messages 86 Status Membre > mariepel Posted messages 86 Status Membre
 

I'm so happy the favorites stay. Thank you all for your help.

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kaneagle Posted messages 86399 Registration date   Status Modérateur Last intervention   14 668
 

You're welcome, it was our pleasure.
Have a great day.

At the same time, my greetings to @ brucine and billmaxime.
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mariepel Posted messages 86 Status Membre
 

Fortunately, we have people like you to help.

However, for the Windows 7 desktop PC, Google is not saving my new bookmarks and won't delete the ones I no longer need. I don't want to uninstall it.

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billmaxime Posted messages 50508 Registration date   Status Contributeur Last intervention   6 145
 

hi

Chrome is a browser, and Google is a search engine

which one do you want to set as default?

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mariepel Posted messages 86 Status Membre
 

Hello

The search engine

Thank you

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mariepel Posted messages 86 Status Membre > mariepel Posted messages 86 Status Membre
 

I have the Google Chrome desktop shortcut, so the browser.

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brucine Posted messages 24370 Registration date   Status Membre Last intervention   4 094 > mariepel Posted messages 86 Status Membre
 

Hello,

Incomprehensible, a search engine is by definition linked to a browser. Are you saying that when you open Chrome, which is your default browser, it offers a different search engine than Google? That would be surprising; if so, which one?

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mariepel Posted messages 86 Status Membre > brucine Posted messages 24370 Registration date   Status Membre Last intervention  
 
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billmaxime Posted messages 50508 Registration date   Status Contributeur Last intervention   6 145
 

hi

for the search engine, it's in the Chrome settings

in Chrome, click on the 3 vertical dots at the top right and click on "settings"

on the settings page, click on "search engine", then on "manage search engines"

on the page that opens, click on the 3 vertical dots next to "Google", and click on "use as default"

PS: you can also delete the search engines you no longer want

if you have any questions....

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mariepel Posted messages 86 Status Membre
 

That's exactly what I did

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mariepel Posted messages 86 Status Membre > mariepel Posted messages 86 Status Membre
 

I also went through the control panel

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billmaxime Posted messages 50508 Registration date   Status Contributeur Last intervention   6 145 > mariepel Posted messages 86 Status Membre
 

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This page is for the browser

I don't know why you have this search engine suggestion when you open Chrome

PS: when you select your search engine, do you click on "set as default" at the bottom right of the page?

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mariepel Posted messages 86 Status Membre > billmaxime Posted messages 50508 Registration date   Status Contributeur Last intervention  
 

Yes, I do click on define

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brucine Posted messages 24370 Registration date   Status Membre Last intervention   4 094 > billmaxime Posted messages 50508 Registration date   Status Contributeur Last intervention  
 

Hello,

It seems that this window results from the DMA obligation to offer a choice between different engines instead of imposing Google since June 2024, but this does not explain why the choice is not being retained.

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billmaxime Posted messages 50508 Registration date   Status Contributeur Last intervention   6 145
 

hi

test this for disabling the page

in the Chrome search bar, copy/paste ==> chrome://flags/ and hit Enter

on the page that opens, check the screenshot to disable the option (click on the image to enlarge it, or right-click ==> open in a new tab)

if you have any questions...

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mariepel Posted messages 86 Status Membre
 

Thank you, it works.

Now this is what opens
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billmaxime Posted messages 50508 Registration date   Status Contributeur Last intervention   6 145
 

hi

click on "more" on the page and post 1 screenshot

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mariepel Posted messages 86 Status Membre
 
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billmaxime Posted messages 50508 Registration date   Status Contributeur Last intervention   6 145
 

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click "no thanks" and see what happens when you open Chrome

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mariepel Posted messages 86 Status Membre
 

I have another window

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mariepel Posted messages 86 Status Membre > mariepel Posted messages 86 Status Membre
 

I click ok and then I have the Google page, but when I close it, everything comes back.

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billmaxime Posted messages 50508 Registration date   Status Contributeur Last intervention   6 145
 

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check this page to manage ad privacy ==> click here

PS: on the page, look for this line ==> Modify ad privacy settings, and the blue lines below

if you have any questions...

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billmaxime Posted messages 50508 Registration date   Status Contributeur Last intervention   6 145
 

Hi

did you find what you were looking for regarding the settings?

does the page still open when you start Chrome?

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mariepel Posted messages 86 Status Membre
 

I'm going to see. I went out. Thank you.

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billmaxime Posted messages 50508 Registration date   Status Contributeur Last intervention   6 145
 

ok, let me know if you manage to do what you want

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mariepel Posted messages 86 Status Membre
 

I see nothing that has changed

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billmaxime Posted messages 50508 Registration date   Status Contributeur Last intervention   6 145
 

Does the page always open when you start Chrome?

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mariepel Posted messages 86 Status Membre
 

Yes, always the same

When I check certain things, it doesn't hold

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brucine Posted messages 24370 Registration date   Status Membre Last intervention   4 094 > mariepel Posted messages 86 Status Membre
 

Google is a scourge, I no longer use the browser, but every now and then I use the search engine.

By analogy, the situation suggests that choices are not saved despite the option in the settings because cookies or browsing history are deleted upon closing or because the possible lack of simultaneous connection to one's Google account prevents them from being saved.

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billmaxime Posted messages 50508 Registration date   Status Contributeur Last intervention   6 145
 

hi

are you logged in with a Microsoft account?

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mariepel Posted messages 86 Status Membre
 

I am using my Gmail account

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mariepel Posted messages 86 Status Membre > mariepel Posted messages 86 Status Membre
 

I'm changing the theme and enlarging the window.

But when I go back, everything is gone.

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billmaxime Posted messages 50508 Registration date   Status Contributeur Last intervention   6 145
 

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yes, it's a Microsoft account

look at what it shows in Chrome settings ==> Privacy and Security ==> Ad Privacy and turn everything off

once that's done, check if the page still displays

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mariepel Posted messages 86 Status Membre
 

It's the same

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billmaxime Posted messages 50508 Registration date   Status Contributeur Last intervention   6 145
 

be right back

I'm going to check the settings in Chrome and I'll be back

see you
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mariepel Posted messages 86 Status Membre
 

Thank you for your patience.

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billmaxime Posted messages 50508 Registration date   Status Contributeur Last intervention   6 145
 

hi

in the Chrome address bar, if you copy/paste this ==> chrome://settings/privacy

do you reach this page?

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mariepel Posted messages 86 Status Membre
 

yes

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mariepel Posted messages 86 Status Membre > mariepel Posted messages 86 Status Membre
 

I uninstalled Google because I noticed that I could no longer add or remove favorites.

Now I'm trying Edge (which I never use) and it also refuses to accept favorites.

I'm checking my husband's desktop PC. He has the same problem. He has Windows 7 and I have Windows 11 on the laptop.

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brucine Posted messages 24370 Registration date   Status Membre Last intervention   4 094 > mariepel Posted messages 86 Status Membre
 

I personally only use Firefox now, which doesn't bombard me with ads and messages and manages my bookmarks without any issues, but to each their own.

The best way to import favorites into it is to export them in HTML from another browser.

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mariepel Posted messages 86 Status Membre > brucine Posted messages 24370 Registration date   Status Membre Last intervention  
 

Hello

I tried to import them into Edge and I'm facing the same issue. I import them and when I close Edge, they disappear. This happens on my desktop and my laptop.

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brucine Posted messages 24370 Registration date   Status Membre Last intervention   4 094 > mariepel Posted messages 86 Status Membre
 

Hello,

I'm not advocating for Firefox or any particular browser, everyone has their choice, but note that Edge and Chrome share the same engine, which could explain the persistence of the problem; trying it on Firefox would at least clarify things.

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billmaxime Posted messages 50508 Registration date   Status Contributeur Last intervention   6 145
 

hi

ok, on the page, click on "ad privacy", then click on the 3 themes and disable them

example

 let me know how it goes after the change

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mariepel Posted messages 86 Status Membre
 

It's already unchecked so it's the same

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mariepel Posted messages 86 Status Membre > mariepel Posted messages 86 Status Membre
 

The first one was unchecked and I unchecked the other 2.

But when I come back they are checked again.

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billmaxime Posted messages 50508 Registration date   Status Contributeur Last intervention   6 145
 

Hi

I see that on this page, you have options for various themes (music, cinema/video, etc...)

If you go through the various options for advertising, etc..., you might be able to disable those options

I think your issue comes from the fact that you are logged in (Microsoft account), because I don't have this issue with Chrome

Let me know if you manage to solve your issue

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mariepel Posted messages 86 Status Membre
 

I logged out.

It doesn't matter.

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mariepel Posted messages 86 Status Membre > mariepel Posted messages 86 Status Membre
 

"If you go through the various options for the AD etc..., you might be able to disable the options."

It's just that I don't see the options.

I'll leave you, have a good evening.

I'll see you tomorrow.

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billmaxime Posted messages 50508 Registration date   Status Contributeur Last intervention   6 145
 

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ok, send a message when you log in tomorrow

have a good evening

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mariepel Posted messages 86 Status Membre
 

Hello billmaxime

The night changed nothing. I was rereading our discussion from yesterday. Is it a Microsoft account issue?

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mariepel Posted messages 86 Status Membre > mariepel Posted messages 86 Status Membre
 

I analyzed with Spybot

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