My computer automatically opens Bing when it boots

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Whenever I boot my Windows 8 computer, my default browser (Chrome, though this happened while IE was my default browser) opens up and automatically opens the Bing homepage. What's causing this and how can I prevent this from happening?

score 2 · Answer 1 · edited Aug 28 '13 at 16:39

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I guess your browser starts whenever your system starts, so disabling the browser on startup may fix your problem.

Go to run or press Windows + R
Type msconfig navigate to Startup
Choose Chrome and uncheck the checkmark (checkmark indicates programs which start during boot process)
Choose Apply and OK
Reboot your machine

Next time your browser won't start on every boot.

edited Aug 28 '13 at 16:39

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answered Aug 27 '13 at 11:11

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score 2 · Answer 2 · edited Mar 20 '17 at 10:04

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As it turns out this question is a duplicate (sorry about that).

The solution is the change the following registry entry to 0:

HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Services\NlaSvc\Parameters\Internet\EnableActiveProbing

More detail on this fix is given here

edited Mar 20 '17 at 10:04

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answered Aug 27 '13 at 11:31

Devid · Answer 3 · 2013-08-27T11:22:23.703

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In Windows 8 open your Task Manager (Windows+x and then hit T) and click on the tab Startup, from here you can disable the applications/programs you do not want to start when Windows 8 is booting. If for some reason it does not solve the problem, download and run Autoruns. Download it from here

edited Aug 27 '13 at 11:22

answered Aug 27 '13 at 11:17

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