Need computer help

[Toyboy]

For some unknown reason my machine now displays yahoo search as the home page instead on msn. Something loaded it during the day when machine was idle. No matter what I've tried or done, it reverts back to yahoo. My internet options even list msn as home page but this d### yahoo overpowers it. I've looked & looked but have not found the solution. Virus scan, system restore, nothing short of taking the machine in to get cleaned.. Any ideas short of a sledge hammer?

 

[SARG]

If you have windows 10 ....... that is the default search because of an agreement that Microsoft has made with Yahoo. the other search engines are one click away. I got used to the situation rather than deleting.

 

[JD5210]

What are you using for your browser if it is Internet Explorer. Go into IE, select tools, go down to internet options. On the screen that comes change the home page option to what you want it to me.

 

[woodchuckie]

or uninstall yahoo

 

[GoatDriver]

What browser or you using?
Sounds like maybe an auto update took place at some time.

 

[amaxwell]

If you have windows 10 ....... that is the default search because of an agreement that Microsoft has made with Yahoo. the other search engines are one click away. I got used to the situation rather than deleting.

In windows 10 it can be changed. I use microft edge and aol as my home page . The wife set it up ,so someone should chime in that knows how to change it.

 

[kcflhrc]

Microsoft Edge Internet Explorer 11

Applies to Windows 10

Select More (…) on the address bar, then Settings.

Under Open with, select A specific page or pages.

Choose one of the default options or select Custom to enter the URL of another page you’d like to see each time you open the browser.

To save, select the plus button.

 

[jerrybob]

Should be an easy fix.......you can change your default browser easily. Depending on what your running.......just type in......"How to change my internet options in Windows 10 (or whatever your are using)". The easy instructions will come up. As for 10......Yahoo is not the default browser as mentioned above.
Good luck.

 

[Toyboy]

Sorry forgot to mention I'm running Windows 7 and do not have yahoo on my machine. I have no idea where it came from or why I can't kill it.

 

[kcflhrc]

Come on guys, don't confuse the guy. Yahoo is not a browser, it's just a search engine like Google.