Just tried to get google.com rather than google.co.uk so I could try the background thing.
Google Chrome won't let me. I either get google UK or iGoogle. Weird.
when it loads google UK in the right hand corner of the options underneath the search box it will say "go to google.com"
Computer Type: Laptop System Manufacturer/Model Number: HP ENVY 17-1150eg OS: Windows 10 Pro x64 EN-GB CPU: 1.6 GHz Intel Core i7-720QM Processor Memory: 6 GB Graphics Card: ATI Mobility Radeon HD 5850 Graphics Sound Card: Beats sound system with integrated subwoofer Monitor(s) Displays: 17" laptop display, 22" LED and 32" Full HD TV through HDMI Screen Resolution: 1600*900 (1), 1920*1080 (2&3) Keyboard: Logitech diNovo Media Desktop Laser (bluetooth) Mouse: Logitech Performance Mouse MX Cooling: As Envy runs a bit warm, I have it on a Cooler Master pad Hard Drives: Internal: 2 x 500 GB SATA Hard Disk Drive 7200 rpm
External: 2TB for backups, 3TB USB3 network drive for media Internet Speed: 50/10 Mbps VDSL Browser: Maxthon 3.5.2., IE11 Antivirus: Windows Defender 4.3.9431.0
Using Mozilla Firefox. I have set Home Page as blank, so the initial screen is blank. When the + to open a new tab is clicked the page is always displayed as a FIREFOX START page displaying a GOOGLE Search in the middle of it. (happens on at least v-24.0 thru 26.0 beta)
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