I know i’m late on this kind of post, as it’s everywhere on the web..butI no longer use most of Google’s services and will most likely remove my entire account. Google’s changed over the years and well, I feel like Binging, now! So, If you have failed to find information on how to change your default search engine from google to bing, then look no further. Because i’ve got it right here. 
Step 1:
In your address bar, type: about:config
Once you’ve hit the enter key you will receive a notice that says, “This might void your warranty!”. It basically says if you screw up the configuration then firefox might not work properly. So, please be mindful when changing settings.
Step 2:
Click on, “I’ll be careful, I promise!”
Step 3:
Once the about:config page is loaded, you’ll see what looks like a search bar. Note the picture below as evidence:
Step 4:
Now, in that search bar, I want you to type in, “keyworld.url”. The search results are live, but you should get results similar to the following image:
Step 5:
Double click on the keyword.url item, and where it has the url of google’s search, you will erase it and replace it with Bing’s search. I’ll show you how to look for the right URL for search’s. Go to www.bing.com, then type in whatever you want in the search box. Your search results will come up. Look for the url:
http://www.bing.com/search?q=
That’s the starting point for any searches in Bing. So remember when you read above that you will replace the default google search url with Bing’s search url.
Just copy and paste the above url into your about:config, “keyword.url” item. Now Click on “ok” and close that tab. Open a new tab, or restart firefox and type in a keyword…
Congo-ratulations! Bing should now be your default search provider.
Cheers.
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