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OpenWebSearch - redirect microsoft-edge: url from startmenu/help to the default browser

OpenWebSearch.cmd
since v4 works even with Edge fully uninstalled!
if Edge is already removed, install Edge Stable, then remove it via Edge_Removal.bat (to preserve a small stub)
supports command line parameters: install or remove
since v6 generate a pure batch script to prevent lame AVs false-positives
rebranded ChrEdgeFkOff

Edge Removal

Edge_Removal.bat
already includes OpenWebSearch; $also_remove_webview = 1 (set to 0 to skip it)


NATURAL SMOOTH SCROLLING V4 "SHARP" - AveYo, 2020-2022

probably the best smooth scrolling preset for mousewheel

copy into firefox / librewolf profile as user.js, add to your existing user.js, or set in about:config


UserChrome.js stand-alone snippet loader by AveYo

featured snippets (Addressbar = Open input as URL on Enter - press Tab to Search instead & OneClickSearch)
also available for other popular js loaders in the chrome/JS folder

ELI5 request: sorry, age restricted

  1. in firefox, open about:support and take note of Application Binary

    • for example: C:\Program Files\Mozilla Firefox\firefox.exe
  2. open a Command Prompt (Admin) or Windows PowerShell (Admin) window

    • press Win X on windows 10
    • write notepad and press Enter
    • the following steps are done in the Notepad window that just opened
  3. File - New

  4. File - Save As C:\Program Files\Mozilla Firefox\UserChrome.js

    • browse in the dialog to the path noted at step 1
    • write at File name: UserChrome.js
    • select Save as type: All Files
    • select Encoding: ANSI or UTF-8
  5. File - New

  6. File - Save As C:\Program Files\Mozilla Firefox\defaults\pref\enable-UserChrome.js

    • browse in the dialog to the path noted at step 1, and further to defaults / pref subfolder
    • write at File name: enable-UserChrome.js
    • select Save as type: All Files
    • select Encoding: ANSI or UTF-8

steps for linux and macOS are similar, using Terminal and sudo nano/gedit/TextEdit

For MacOS the file paths are /Applications/Firefox.app/Contents/Resources/UserChrome.js
and /Applications/Firefox.app/Contents/Resources/defaults/pref/enable-UserChrome.js ref