FAQ about Yandex Browser settings

Click  → Settings.

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

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

1. Click   → Settings → Tools.
2. Under Context menu, enable Compact context menu.

This will move some commands to the Advanced section.

When you select words or phrases, a panel with the Search Yandex and Copy commands pops up automatically above them. If you don't need it:

1. Click   → Settings → Tools.
2. Under Context menu, disable Show Search and Copy buttons when text is selected.

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.

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

To undo the action, choose Unpin from Start.

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.

By default, Yandex Browser doesn't use the Linux system window frame and changes the 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.

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

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

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

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

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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