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Method 1of 7:

Uninstalling Genieo on Windows

  1. Click: How to Delete Genieo — contextual image 1 Open StartClick: How to Delete Genieo — contextual image 2. Click the Windows logo in the bottom-left corner of the screen. The Start menu will pop up.
  2. Click: How to Delete Genieo — contextual image 3 Open SettingsClick: How to Delete Genieo — contextual image 4. Click the gear-shaped icon in the lower-left side of the Start window.
  3. Click: How to Delete Genieo — contextual image 5 ClickApps. It's in the Settings window. Doing so opens the Apps window.
  4. Click: How to Delete Genieo — contextual image 6 Click theApps & featurestab. This is in the top-left corner of the Apps window.
  5. Click: How to Delete Genieo — contextual image 7 Scroll down and click the "Genieo" option. You'll find this option somewhere in the list of apps. Clicking it expands the "Genieo" option.
    • Keep in mind that this option may be entitled "Genieo Search" or something similar.
  6. Click: How to Delete Genieo — contextual image 8 ClickUninstall. It's below the "Genieo" option.
  7. Click: How to Delete Genieo — contextual image 9 Follow the on-screen prompts. Doing so will remove Genieo from your computer.
    • Make sure you pay attention to the on-screen prompts when doing this; if Genieo offers to store local files on your computer, reject this offer.
  8. Click: How to Delete Genieo — contextual image 10 Restart your computer. Click Start Click: How to Delete Genieo — contextual image 11, click Power Click: How to Delete Genieo — contextual image 12, and click Restart to do so. Genieo should now be gone from your computer, meaning you can safely change your browsers' search settings without Genieo changing them back.

Method 2of 7:

Uninstalling Genieo on Mac

  1. Click: How to Delete Genieo — contextual image 13 Consider using a Genieo removal tool. Removing all of Genieo's files can be tedious and, if improperly executed, dangerous for your computer. You can easily remove Genieo by downloading and running the Adware Removal Tool from Bitdefender:
    • Go to https://www.bitdefender.com/solutions/adware-removal-tool.html in your browser.
    • Click Free Download .
    • Double-click the setup folder that downloads to unzip it.
    • Double-click the program's app icon.
    • Follow the installation prompts.
    • Run the installed Adware Removal Tool.
    • Follow any program prompts.
  2. Click: How to Delete Genieo — contextual image 14 Quit Genieo. Click the Genieo icon in the upper-right section of the menu bar, then click Quit in the resulting drop-down menu. If this doesn't cause Genieo to quit, do the following to force-quit it:
    • Click the Apple menuClick: How to Delete Genieo — contextual image 15.
    • Click Force Quit... .
    • Select Genieo .
    • Click Force Quit , then confirm the decision if prompted.
  3. Click: How to Delete Genieo — contextual image 16 Close any open web browsers. If you have any web browsers in which Genieo is active, close them before continuing.
    • You may have to force-quit these as well.
  4. Click: How to Delete Genieo — contextual image 17 OpenClick: How to Delete Genieo — contextual image 18Finder. Click the Finder app icon, which resembles a blue smiley face, in your Mac's Dock.
  5. Click: How to Delete Genieo — contextual image 19 Search for the "launchd.conf" file. Click the Finder search bar at the top of the window, then type inlaunchd.confthere.
  6. Click: How to Delete Genieo — contextual image 20 Set Finder to display system files. Since "launchd.conf" is a system file, you'll need to do the following to prompt it to display in the Finder window:
    • Click the "Kind" drop-down box.
    • Click Other... .
    • Check the "System files" box.
    • Click OK .
    • Click the drop-down menu next to "System files", then click are included .
  7. Click: How to Delete Genieo — contextual image 21 Move the"launchd.conf" file to the Trash. Click and drag this file onto the Trash can icon in the far-right corner of the Dock, then release it there.
    • You may have to enter your Mac's Administrator password before proceeding.
  8. Click: How to Delete Genieo — contextual image 22 Use the "Go to Folder" feature to delete other Genieo files. Click Go at the top of the screen and click Go to Folder , then go to each of the following folders in the "Go to Folder" text box and move the necessary file to the Trash:[1]
    • /Applications— Move "Genieo", "InstallMac", "Uninstall Genieo", and "Uninstall IM Completer" to the Trash.
    • ~/Library/Application Support— Move "com.genieoinnovation. Installer" and "Genieo" to the Trash.
    • ~/Library/LaunchAgents— Move "com.genieo.completer.download.plist", "com.genieo.completer.update.plist", "com.genieoinnovation.macextension.plist", "com.genieo.engine.plist", and "com.genieo.completer.update.plist" to the Trash.
    • /Library/LaunchDaemons— Move "com.genieoinnovation.macextension.client.plist" to the Trash.
    • /Library/PrivilegedHelperTools/— Move "com.genieoinnovation.macextension.client" to the Trash.
    • /usr/lib— Move "libgenkit.dylib", "libgenkitsa.dylib", "libimckit.dylib", and "libimckitsa.dylib" to the Trash.
  9. Click: How to Delete Genieo — contextual image 23 Empty the Trash. Click and hold the Trash icon, click Empty Trash , and confirm the decision when prompted.
  10. Click: How to Delete Genieo — contextual image 24 Restart your computer. Click the Apple menuClick: How to Delete Genieo — contextual image 25, click Restart... , and click Restart when prompted. Genieo should now be gone from your computer, meaning you can safely change your browsers' search settings without Genieo changing them back.

Method 3of 7:

Removing Genieo from Chrome

  1. Click: How to Delete Genieo — contextual image 26 OpenClick: How to Delete Genieo — contextual image 27Google Chrome. Click or double-click the Chrome app icon, which resembles a red, yellow, green, and blue circle.
  2. Click: How to Delete Genieo — contextual image 28 Click?. It's in the top-right corner of the Chrome window. A drop-down menu will appear.
  3. Click: How to Delete Genieo — contextual image 29 SelectMore tools. This is in the drop-down menu. Selecting it prompts a pop-out menu.
  4. Click: How to Delete Genieo — contextual image 30 ClickExtensions. It's in the pop-out menu. The Extensions page will open.
  5. Click: How to Delete Genieo — contextual image 31 Find the "Genieo" or "Omnibar" extension. One (or both) of these should be on the Extensions page if Genieo is still installed in your browser.
    • Skip this step and the next two if you can't find the "Genieo" or "Omnibar" extension.
    • You may have to remove both the "Genieo" and the "Omnibar" options.
    • Keep in mind that this option may be entitled "Genieo Search" or something similar.
  6. Click: How to Delete Genieo — contextual image 32 ClickRemove. It's to the right of the extension.
  7. Click: How to Delete Genieo — contextual image 33 ClickRemovewhen prompted. Doing so removes the extension from Chrome.
  8. Click: How to Delete Genieo — contextual image 34 Click?again. It's in the top-right corner of the page. The drop-down menu will reappear.
  9. Click: How to Delete Genieo — contextual image 35 ClickSettings. This is in the drop-down menu. Doing so opens the Settings page.
  10. Click: How to Delete Genieo — contextual image 36 Scroll down and clickManage search engines. It's in the "Search engine" section of the Settings page.
  11. Click: How to Delete Genieo — contextual image 37 Set Google as your default search engine. Find the "Google" option, click ? to the right of it, and click Make default in the drop-down menu.
    • If Google is already your default search engine, skip this step.
  12. Click: How to Delete Genieo — contextual image 38 Remove any "Genieo" search engines. Click ? to the right of the search engine you want to remove, then click Remove from list in the resulting drop-down menu.

Method 4of 7:

Removing Genieo from Firefox

  1. Click: How to Delete Genieo — contextual image 39 Open Firefox. Click or double-click the Firefox app icon, which resembles an orange fox wrapped around a blue globe.
  2. Click: How to Delete Genieo — contextual image 40 Click?. It's in the upper-right corner of the Firefox window. A drop-down menu will appear.
  3. Click: How to Delete Genieo — contextual image 41 ClickAdd-ons. This is in the drop-down menu. Doing so opens the Add-Ons page.
  4. Click: How to Delete Genieo — contextual image 42 ClickExtensions. You'll find this tab on the left side of the Add-Ons page.
  5. Click: How to Delete Genieo — contextual image 43 Find the "Genieo" or "Omnibar" extension. One (or both) of these should be on the Extensions page if Genieo is still installed in your browser.
    • Skip this step and the next one if you can't find the "Genieo" or "Omnibar" extension.
    • You may have to remove both the "Genieo" and the "Omnibar" options.
    • Keep in mind that this option may be entitled "Genieo Search" or something similar.
  6. Click: How to Delete Genieo — contextual image 44 ClickRemove. It's to the right of the extension. Doing this immediately removes the extension.
  7. Click: How to Delete Genieo — contextual image 45 Click?again. The drop-down menu will reappear.
  8. Click: How to Delete Genieo — contextual image 46 ClickOptions. It's in the drop-down menu.
    • On a Mac, you'll click Preferences here.
  9. Click: How to Delete Genieo — contextual image 47 ClickSearch. This tab is on the left side of the page.
  10. Click: How to Delete Genieo — contextual image 48 Set Google as your default search engine. Scroll down to the "Default Search Engine" heading, click the current search engine, and click Google in the drop-down box.
  11. Click: How to Delete Genieo — contextual image 49 Scroll down and select the "Genieo" option. You'll find this in the "One-Click Search Engines" section of the page.
  12. Click: How to Delete Genieo — contextual image 50 ClickRemove. Doing so will remove the Genieo search engine from Firefox.

Method 5of 7:

Removing Genieo from Microsoft Edge

  1. Click: How to Delete Genieo — contextual image 51 Open Microsoft Edge. Click or double-click the Edge app icon, which usually resembles a dark-blue "e" icon.
    • The Edge app icon may instead resemble a white "e" on a dark-blue background.
  2. Click: How to Delete Genieo — contextual image 52 Click?. It's in the top-right corner of the Edge window. A drop-down menu will appear.
  3. Click: How to Delete Genieo — contextual image 53 ClickExtensions. This is in the drop-down menu.
  4. Click: How to Delete Genieo — contextual image 54 Select the "Genieo" or "Omnibar" extension. One (or both) of these should be on the Extensions page if Genieo is still installed in your browser.
    • Skip this step and the next two if you can't find the "Genieo" or "Omnibar" extension.
    • You may have to remove both the "Genieo" and the "Omnibar" options.
    • Keep in mind that this option may be entitled "Genieo Search" or something similar.
  5. Click: How to Delete Genieo — contextual image 55 ClickUninstall. It's next to the extension.
  6. Click: How to Delete Genieo — contextual image 56 ClickOkwhen prompted. Doing so confirms that you want to remove the extension and deletes it from Edge.
  7. Click: How to Delete Genieo — contextual image 57 Click twice the?icon. The drop-down menu will reappear.
  8. Click: How to Delete Genieo — contextual image 58 ClickSettings. This is in the drop-down menu.
  9. Click: How to Delete Genieo — contextual image 59 Scroll down and clickView advanced settings. It's at the bottom of the drop-down menu. Doing so opens additional options in the menu.
  10. Click: How to Delete Genieo — contextual image 60 Scroll down and clickChange search engine. You'll find this in the middle of the menu.
  11. Click: How to Delete Genieo — contextual image 61 Set Google as your default. Click the Google option, then click Set as default at the bottom of the list of search engines.
  12. Click: How to Delete Genieo — contextual image 62 Select the "Genieo" option. You should see this in the list of search engines.
  13. Click: How to Delete Genieo — contextual image 63 ClickRemove. It's at the bottom of the menu. Doing so will delete the Genieo search engine from Edge.
    • You may have to confirm this step.

Method 6of 7:

Removing Genieo from Internet Explorer

  1. Click: How to Delete Genieo — contextual image 64 Open Internet Explorer. Click or double-click the Internet Explorer app icon, which resembles a light-blue "e" with a gold band around it.
  2. Click: How to Delete Genieo — contextual image 65 Click the "Settings" iconClick: How to Delete Genieo — contextual image 66. It's in the upper-right corner of the window. A drop-down menu will appear.
  3. Click: How to Delete Genieo — contextual image 67 ClickInternet options. This is in the drop-down menu. Doing so opens the Internet Options window.
  4. Click: How to Delete Genieo — contextual image 68 Click theAdvancedtab. It's in the upper-right corner of the Internet Options window.
  5. Click: How to Delete Genieo — contextual image 69 ClickReset…. This option is in the middle of the page. Doing so opens a pop-up window.
  6. Click: How to Delete Genieo — contextual image 70 Check the "Delete personal settings" box. It's in the middle of the pop-up window.
  7. Click: How to Delete Genieo — contextual image 71 ClickReset. You'll see this at the bottom of the pop-up window. Doing so causes your Internet Explorer browser to begin deleting your settings and extensions.
    • This may take a few minutes.
  8. Click: How to Delete Genieo — contextual image 72 ClickClosewhen prompted. This signifies that your Internet Explorer settings and extensions have been cleared.
    • You will need to restart your computer in order for all of your changes to take place.

Method 7of 7:

Removing Genieo from Safari

  1. Click: How to Delete Genieo — contextual image 73 Open Safari. Click or double-click the Safari app icon, which resembles a blue compass.
  2. Click: How to Delete Genieo — contextual image 74 ClickSafari. It's in the top-left corner of the screen. A drop-down menu will appear.
  3. Click: How to Delete Genieo — contextual image 75 ClickPreferences…. This is in the drop-down menu. Doing so opens the Preferences window.
  4. Click: How to Delete Genieo — contextual image 76 Click theExtensionstab. You'll find this at the top of the window.
  5. Click: How to Delete Genieo — contextual image 77 Select the "Genieo" or "Omnibar" option. One (or both) of these should be on the Extensions page if Genieo is still installed in your browser.
    • Skip this step and the next two if you can't find the "Genieo" or "Omnibar" extension.
    • You may have to remove both the

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