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andydoo
Copper Contributor
Nov 06, 2020
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Google search shows ad-like results that are not labeled as ads

Hi,   When using Edge with Google as the default search engine for the address bar, I always have results that look like ads (they are not relevant to my search at all) but are not labeled as ads. ...
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    Wittycat
    Nov 06, 2020

    andydoo try to disable your extension one by one it's possible to one of them is or hacked or a bad one in this case report it to (microsoft if you have installed it through microsoft store) or google if you have used google store

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andydoo
Copper Contributor
Nov 06, 2020
I found the cause thanks to your suggestion. It was caused by an extension called "Reading mode". The strange thing is the one I have in Edge (which was automatically imported from Chrome when I first used Edge) is different from the one currently on Chrome web store. Anyway, I reinstalled it and the problem is gone.

Thank you very much!
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Wittycat
Iron Contributor
Nov 06, 2020
I'm glad I was able to help

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