Windows 10: How to fix Error 403 message or ‘Crowdsearch’ in Microsoft Edge search bar?

My search bar for Microsoft edge was working fine until today. Everytime I search up something a 403 error message appears or a site called CrowdSearch appears. How can I quickly solve this? I can’t search anything without these two appearing?

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Microsoft Edge Error HTTP 403

Hi Jennifer,


Thank you for posting your query in Microsoft Community.



I understand the inconvenience you are facing. Let me help you in resolving the issue.



I would appreciate if you can provide us the following information to help us understand the issue better.

• Does this happen only with Microsoft Edge? Did you check with other browsers?
• Did you make any changes prior to this issue?
• What are the troubleshooting steps you have performed to resolve the issue?

I would like to inform you that 403 response generally indicates one of two conditions:

• Authentication was provided, but the authenticated user is not permitted to perform the requested operation.
• The operation is forbidden to all users. For example, requests for a directory listing return code 403 when directory listing has been disabled.

As of now, I suggest you to follow the below steps and check if it helps.

Step 1:

I suggest you to check if you get the error when you try to sign in to your
twitter account sign in page through In private window.

• Open Edge browser, select More (…) (At top right corner) from the address bar.
• Click on New In Private Window and check if you get the same error.

Step 2:

You may try to clear the browsing history in the EDGE browser and check if it help.

• Open Edge browser, select More (…) (At top right corner) from the address bar, choose
  Settings.
• Click on choose what to clear under clear browsing data.
• Check all the options under clear browsing data page and click on
  Clear button.

Keep us posted on Windows related queries and we will be happy to assist you further.

 

Microsoft Edge TLS Security

After trying everything (not a lot of steps) listed in the Microsoft Edge support site, I did a wider search and found this very simple youtube video that fixed it immediately:

For those who prefer not to click links the steps are simple:

1. Click in the Cortana search bar next to the Win 10 Start button

2. Type internet options

3. Select internet options (control panel) from the list

4. Click on the advanced tab

5. Scroll down to the security section

6. Make sure the following are all clicked:
Use SSL 3.0
Use TLS 1.0
Use TLS 1.1
Use TLS 1.2

7. Click apply

8. Refresh the page that was giving the error and it should now connect.

Hope this helps, it was a 30 second fix after hours of pounding my head against the error with the Support site suggestions.

 

Youtube. HTTP 403 error Microsoft Edge can’t get to this page

I have been using Edge for months since buying my new laptop but all of a sudden I can't play Youtube clips via Facebook and I get the following message:

HTTP 403 error Microsoft Edge can’t get to this page

Try this

• Log in to the website (if you can)
• Go back to the last page

I installed Google Chrome and logged into Facebook for comparison and I can't play them in there either although I don't get the error message.

Why has this happened and what can I do?

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