FAQ about Yandex Browser settings

Where are the settings?

Press  → Settings.

To go to the necessary setting quickly, enter its name in the search box in the upper-left corner of the page.

Yandex Browser start page

Instead of the start page, Yandex Browser opens either your Tableau (with your most frequently visited pages) or the tabs and groups that were open during your last session. By default, Yandex Browser opens the tabs and groups.

Open the Tableau

1. Click  → Settings → Interface.

2. Under Tabs and groups, disable the option Restore tabs and groups at startup.

Open a new tab together with previously opened tabs

1. Click  → Settings → Interface.
2. Enable the Restore tabs and open a new tab option.

Set Yandex as the start page

1. Click  → Settings → Interface.
2. Enable the options Restore tabs and groups at startup and If there aren't any tabs, open a [ya.ru].

You can also pin a tab instead of the home page:

1. Right-click the tab.
2. In the context menu, select Pin tab.

How do I change the context menu appearance?

If you think there are too many commands in the context menu:

1. Click  → Settings → Tools.

2. Under Context menu, select Compact context menu.

This will move some commands to the Advanced section.

When you select words or phrases, a panel with the Search with Yandex, Copy, and Help with text commands pops up automatically above them. To disable it:

1. Click  → Settings → Tools.

2. • Under Context menu, disable the option Show toolbar when text is selected.
   • Under Neural tools, disable the option Show "Help with text" button when text is selected.

What happens when Yandex Browser settings are reset?

Resetting your Yandex Browser settings means that the original settings will be restored:

• The Tableau will display the default tabs.
• The SmartBox will use the default search engine.
• All Yandex Browser extensions will be disabled.
• Pinned tabs will be unpinned.
• Cookies and other temporary site data will be deleted.

To reset Yandex Browser settings:

1. Click  → Settings → System requirements.

2. Scroll to the bottom of the page and click Reset settings.

3. Confirm the reset.

How do I pin Yandex Browser to the taskbar?

From the Start menu or the desktop

1. Right-click the Yandex Browser shortcut icon (on the desktop or in the Start menu).
2. Choose Pin to Taskbar.

If you want to remove the Yandex Browser shortcut from the taskbar, select Unpin from taskbar.

From the taskbar

1. Open Yandex Browser.
2. Right-click the Yandex Browser icon in the taskbar.
3. Choose Pin to Taskbar.

If you want to remove the Yandex Browser shortcut from the taskbar, select Unpin from taskbar.

How do I pin Yandex Browser to the first screen in the Start menu?

1. Right-click the Yandex Browser shortcut icon.
2. Choose Pin to Start.

To undo the action, choose Unpin from Start.

How do I allow Yandex Browser to access application data in macOS?

In the macOS 10.14 Mojave operating system, access to application data is automatically restricted. If you want Yandex Browser to be able to access data from other applications (for example, other browsers):

1. In the upper-left corner, click  → System settings.
2. Click Security & Privacy.
3. Click Privacy.
4. Click in the lower-left corner of the window.
5. Go to Accessibility and select Yandex Browser.

How to restore standard Linux window appearance

By default, Yandex Browser doesn't use the Linux system window frame and changes control design. If you wish to restore the standard appearance of windows and controls on Linux:

1. In the SmartBox, enter browser://flags.
2. Type the #enable-system-frame flag in the search bar.
3. Select the System window controls option.
4. Restart Yandex Browser and check the results.

Why do I need background mode?

In the background, some of Yandex Browser functions work after you close the browser, and start automatically when you turn on your computer. The Windows notification area features the Yandex Browser icon even if the browser is closed.

Advantages of Yandex Browser running in the background:

• Antivirus databases are updated more often.
• Yandex Browser opens faster at startup. This matters if there are many open tabs.
• You receive notifications from websites.
• Background extensions (such as proxy extensions) work.

To prevent Yandex Browser from running in the background:

1. Click  → Settings → System requirements.

2. Under Autorun and background mode, deselect Enable background mode.

How can I remove the Yandex Browser icon from the notification area?

If you close Yandex Browser, but the icon remains in the notification area, the Yandex Browser is running in background mode. To terminate all Yandex Browser processes, right-click its icon in the notification area and select Close browser.

To prevent Yandex Browser from running in the background:

1. Click  → Settings → System requirements.

2. Under Autorun and background mode, deselect Enable background mode.

How to remove the Yandex button

The button is located in the SmartBox on the left. To remove it:

1. In the upper-right corner of the Yandex Browser window, click  → Settings → Interface.
2. Deselect Show the Yandex button.

The settings that I need are unavailable

If you can't find some settings or they can't be changed, you're probably using Yandex Browser for business, and the restrictions are set by the group policies.

To change the settings, contact your system administrator.

If you're using Yandex Browser for business by mistake, install the regular Yandex Browser version.

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