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Somehow in an upgrade of Adobe I picked up Yahoo which insists on instating itself as my browser. I am running Win10. I hate Yahoo. I cannot find it to uninstall on my control panel and on line help hasn't been.
Help!
You probably do not need it mentioned now, but when installing anything any more, read every popup box that comes up, and look at what is checked and not. That will catch alot of things like this, though not all unfortunately.
Somehow in an upgrade of Adobe I picked up Yahoo which insists on instating itself as my browser. I am running Win10. I hate Yahoo. I cannot find it to uninstall on my control panel and on line help hasn't been.
Help!
adw cleaner helps too because sometimes they (toolbars) aren't so simple to uninstall.
You're right. And I am damn sure I read every page of the "I agree" and did not see Yahoo anywhere, although they way they set it I could have missed one.
They put it in as an "opt out". You have to uncheck a box or it will install. One of the other applications (Adobe?) has the same kind of deal with McAfee.
You're right. And I am damn sure I read every page of the "I agree" and did not see Yahoo anywhere, although they way they set it I could have missed one.
Somehow in an upgrade of Adobe I picked up Yahoo which insists on instating itself as my browser. I am running Win10. I hate Yahoo. I cannot find it to uninstall on my control panel and on line help hasn't been.
Help!
Sneaky sons of bitches. From my view installing software I didn't ask for, and had no option to opt out of, is a violation of the user and their computer.
Of course, even Microsoft has forced unwanted software upgrades on their users:
New details emerge about forced Windows 10 upgrade -- and how to block it
Microsoft uses the force: You WILL upgrade to Windows 10
Installation software checkboxes have turned into more of a drunk test than a viable decision tool. "Are you or aren't you sure that you don't want to not install MonkeyBrowser with your edition of Super Audio Editor? Or aren't you? Yes/No."
You're right. And I am damn sure I read every page of the "I agree" and did not see Yahoo anywhere, although they way they set it I could have missed one.
Another way they trick you is by giving you a choice of "express install" (or something like that) and "custom install" (or something like that). If you select the first, it gives you all the junk. If you select the second, it then gives you the option to check or uncheck the junk.
I NEVER use "express install".
I don't worry about having to do quick fixes. I run Linux. LOL.
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