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how do I remove Bing completely.

Posted: Fri Feb 24, 2017 7:24 am
by bhoughtal
I hate Bing! I want to remove it from new tabs, but I still want a search engine (Google or other). In the settings I already set Google as my default search, but when I open a new tab and try to search it always uses Bing. How do I disable and replace this? Do I have to quit Iron again? I like Iron, but I will not use Bing! I even deleted it from the list of available search engines, but it remains on new tabs.

Re: how do I remove Bing completely.

Posted: Fri Feb 24, 2017 2:39 pm
by SRWare
Who wants to disable the searchbox on New-Tab can extract this file to the Iron-Folder: http://www.srware.net/downloads/NewTabWithoutSearch.zip

Re: how do I remove Bing completely.

Posted: Sun Apr 23, 2017 9:59 pm
by bhoughtal
Tried to extract as instructed, but I keep getting the error that the folder or files in it are being used. Closed all instances of Iron, and closed all tabs before closing Iron, but the message persists.

Re: how do I remove Bing completely.

Posted: Sun Apr 23, 2017 10:30 pm
by SRWare
bhoughtal wrote:Tried to extract as instructed, but I keep getting the error that the folder or files in it are being used. Closed all instances of Iron, and closed all tabs before closing Iron, but the message persists.
chrome://settings/
Go to System and uncheck "Continue running Iron in background..."

Re: how do I remove Bing completely.

Posted: Fri Feb 16, 2018 1:38 pm
by iron_default_browser
Followed your instructions, no change.
Bing still the search in new tab

Re: how do I remove Bing completely.

Posted: Tue May 22, 2018 9:49 am
by wphil
I've just installed Version 66.0.3450.0 (Official Build) (64-bit) and when I extract the resource.pak I just end up with Iron not starting, previous versions since I discovered this thread have worked fine and disabled bing from the new tab page.

Has this resources.pak been overtaken by changes in the latest iron version?

Phil

Re: how do I remove Bing completely.

Posted: Tue May 22, 2018 12:25 pm
by SRWare
wphil wrote:I've just installed Version 66.0.3450.0 (Official Build) (64-bit) and when I extract the resource.pak I just end up with Iron not starting, previous versions since I discovered this thread have worked fine and disabled bing from the new tab page.

Has this resources.pak been overtaken by changes in the latest iron version?

Phil
resources.pak needs to be to downloaded newly with every release

Re: how do I remove Bing completely.

Posted: Sat Jan 19, 2019 11:03 am
by tealc
Today is 19 january 2019 and the search on new page go to bing.
Maybe It's time to try other browsers!

Re: how do I remove Bing completely.

Posted: Fri May 03, 2019 2:39 pm
by Randomdam
this will be the reason I stop using Iron after 12 or so years.

Bing is so bad :evil:

Re: how do I remove Bing completely.

Posted: Fri May 03, 2019 6:47 pm
by tealc
I do not understand why is so difficult to remove Bing from the search bar of a new page!
I've just installer the version 73.0.3800.1 but there also the Bing search bar.
I think you give some money from Microsoft to do this.
You create Iron for a secure surf on the web but for the search you use Bing from Microsoft!!!
It's non sense!

I'ts some months i'm using Iridium Browser and I think I will use it instead of Iron.
Really sorry!
Good bye Iron!
Welcome Iridium!