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OT: Google search website issue

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From: fre...@spam.uk (Fredxx)
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Subject: OT: Google search website issue
Date: Sat, 11 Feb 2023 15:03:31 +0000
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by: Fredxx - Sat, 11 Feb 2023 15:03 UTC

On one machine if I am in:
https://www.google.co.uk

and I click on the products icon, with small 3 x squares I get a window
with all their nice products:
https://www.google.co.uk/intl/en/about/products

And on another machine I get:
https://www.google.co.uk/intl/en/about/products?tab=wh
This then takes me to:
https://about.google/products/?tab=wh

Which is some unobvious local version where I have to make an additional
click to "browse all products".

I'm not signed into Google on either machine, and deleted all google
cookies on the offending machine, top no avail.

Is there any way of reverting back to the old google I know, where I can
do a one-click to say get translation tools?

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From: brian1g...@gmail.com (Brian Gaff)
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Subject: Re: Google search website issue
Date: Sun, 12 Feb 2023 09:21:47 -0000
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by: Brian Gaff - Sun, 12 Feb 2023 09:21 UTC

Are they using different browsers on the machines? Maybe a newer version of
edge or chrome?
This sounds like something is opening an option without telling you.
Brian

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"Fredxx" <fredxx@spam.uk> wrote in message
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> On one machine if I am in:
> https://www.google.co.uk
>
> and I click on the products icon, with small 3 x squares I get a window
> with all their nice products:
> https://www.google.co.uk/intl/en/about/products
>
> And on another machine I get:
> https://www.google.co.uk/intl/en/about/products?tab=wh
> This then takes me to:
> https://about.google/products/?tab=wh
>
> Which is some unobvious local version where I have to make an additional
> click to "browse all products".
>
> I'm not signed into Google on either machine, and deleted all google
> cookies on the offending machine, top no avail.
>
> Is there any way of reverting back to the old google I know, where I can
> do a one-click to say get translation tools?

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by: Fredxx - Sun, 12 Feb 2023 17:15 UTC

On 12/02/2023 09:21, Brian Gaff wrote:
> Are they using different browsers on the machines? Maybe a newer version of
> edge or chrome?
> This sounds like something is opening an option without telling you.
> Brian
>

Nope, same browser, Firefox. Same version.

In the end I refreshed Firefox and it's now behaving the same as before.
Of course I had the hassle of reinstalling my favourite addons.

I still have no idea what happened. I don't think it was a hijack, apart
from google themselves!

If redness or swelling develop, consult physician promptly.

aus+uk / uk.d-i-y / OT: Google search website issue

Subject	Author
OT: Google search website issue	Fredxx
Re: Google search website issue	Brian Gaff
Re: Google search website issue	Fredxx