Reset your Internet browser
Oftentimes when you have internet problems you may need to reset your internet browser.
Depending on the browser, the steps can vary. Whether you use Internet Explorer (poor you!),
Chrome, Firefox or Opera etc., follow the steps below to do it.
What will happen if I reset my browser? In some case you will have to put in your preferred start
page (Home page) but that’s easy and I will show you how.
1. Internet Explorer.
First go to Tools (small cog icon) then Internet Options. Next go to
the Advanced tab and click on the RESET button. On the next
screen confirm the RESET and when done a few seconds later click
CLOSE. To put back your start page just go back into the
Tools>Internet Options window and there you can type your
preferred start page. Restart Internet Explorer.
2. Google Chrome
The Tools icon is represented by 3 horizontal lines. Click it and select
Settings from the drop down menu. Now scroll right down the page and
click Show Advanced Settings. The scroll right down again until you see
the option to Reset Settings. Click that button.
Finally confirm the Reset option. Afterwards scroll all the way back to
the top and you can retype your preferred start page by selecting the
options shown here and then click each link to Change and type the page
address there. Restart Chrome.
3. Firefox
Firefox is a little different to the others. First look for the Help
menu or press ALT+H on your keyboard to see the menu. Then
click Troubleshooting Information. Next click Refresh Firefox,
and finally confirm again to Refresh. Firefox will close. On
restart to put back your preferred start page go to the tools icon (3
lines) and select Options. There on the left side you can type in
your required start page. Restart Firefox.
4. Opera
This really is different. Close Opera if you have it open. Go to the Opera installation folder usually
from the small yellow folder icon on your bottom bar then go to:
C:\Users\your_user_name\AppData\Roaming\Opera\Opera\ and now delete
the Operapref.ini file. Don’t worry this is quite OK. Once you delete that file and re-open Opera it
will make a new file to replace the one you have deleted. This will then set Opera back to the state
when you first installed it.
To re-establish your start page go to the Opera >Settings section as shown here
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