Download the old version of Yandex browser. Return the old design of Yandex Browser: gentlemen, it is possible! Installing the old version

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Each manufacturer of a current browser regularly releases updates, which may not always satisfy users. In particular, Yandex.Browser regularly undergoes significant changes, and if you don’t like them, you have the opportunity to install an old version of this web browser on your computer.

How to return the old version of Yandex.Browser

Below we will look at several ways to return the old version of Yandex.Browser.

Please note that using an older version of the web browser significantly reduces the security of your computer. If possible, use the latest version of this web browser, as this is the only way to ensure maximum security for your computer and confidential information.

Method 1: System Restore

If you previously used an old version of Yandex Browser on your computer, but after a while it was updated to a new one, you have the opportunity to return to the previous version in a fairly simple way, which involves using the system restore function.

This computer tool is aimed at troubleshooting serious problems. Its essence is that the operation of your computer will be completely returned to some time ago, namely, for a selected period of time, which corresponds to the date when you were still using the old version of Yandex.Browser.

Please note that depending on the number of changes made to the system since the day the restore point was created, the procedure itself may take a very long time (sometimes half a day).

After you have downloaded the old version of Yandx Browser, immediately turn off network access and deactivate the installation of updates - otherwise the browser will detect the latest updates and install them immediately.

If there are no rollback points available, you can try downloading an older version of the browser to your computer. This method is not recommended for the reason that old distributions are not officially distributed, which means you really have a chance to download a serious virus onto your computer, which can only be gotten rid of by reinstalling Windows.

We do not provide download links for the old version of the browser, however, they are not that difficult to find. But there is one important nuance here: after downloading and installing the old version of Yandex Browser on your computer, immediately restrict your computer’s access to the network, and then be sure to disable the installation of updates using the method described in the article above. Only after this can you begin to fully use Yandex Browser. These are all the methods that allow you to return the old version of Yandex.Brower. If you have any questions, be sure to leave them in the comments.

Yandex.Browser is a free and modern browser for a computer with the Turbo loading function of “heavy” web pages at the fastest possible speed.

Download Yandex Browser for Windows 7, 8 and 10

The application was created on the famous Blink engine, which was developed and first implemented in Chrome by Google. The success of the program among the Russian-speaking audience came thanks to its minimalistic and pleasant design, as well as built-in and useful widgets for various Yandex services of its own design.

Distinctive features:

integrated module for viewing and editing PDF, DOC, XLS, TXT and other documents;
built-in antivirus from Kaspersky Lab, capable of scanning downloaded content and separately downloaded files;
the panel has quick access to the weather, email, viewing traffic jams, logging into cloud storage (disk), as well as “smart” search;
built-in Adguard extension with a lifetime license (included in Settings - Add-ons, Ad blocking section).

You can download Yandex browser from the official website for free in Russian for Windows 7, 8 and 10 OS of any bit depth using the links below. The installation is standard and default.

The mobile browser of Yandex Corporation has become popular and has gained a leading position in the RuNet. Provides users of Android mobile devices with instant opening of even very busy web pages of sites on smartphones and tablets using Turbo 2.0 mode. For the convenience of users, the free web browser Yandex.Browser easily and quietly adapts the site page to the size of the phone screen.

Especially on mobile devices, there is increased attention to security and the Protect technology will warn the user in the event of a dangerous site and also block the transfer of personal data through an open Wi-Fi network.

The free mobile browser has additional synchronization with other user devices with the ability to restore data even after re-installation via an APK file or the Market. All built-in and additional official extensions can be downloaded without registration and in Russian.

Download Yandex browser on iPhone and iPad

The latest version of the application on the iOS system makes opening and browsing websites as comfortable as possible, loading even large pages much faster. iPad and iPhone users are offered Smart Prompt functionality for entering queries using the keyboard or voice, a powerful interest recommendation system, and protection against any malicious data. The modern and simple interface style makes the free Yandex.Browser fast and convenient.

The developers have introduced so-called configurations into the program for simultaneous use on several mobile devices. Yandex browser is updated frequently and therefore it is important to monitor and always install the new, current version.

About Turbo mode

When the Internet is slow, this mode is activated. Allows you to speed up the loading of website pages as quickly as possible, as well as save on traffic.

About safety

Protect active protection technology is unique in Yandex Browser. Quickly scans downloaded files for possible viruses, protects passwords and encrypts data transmission on public, unsecured networks.

About smart String

The line will help the user find out the ruble exchange rate, report traffic jams in the city and much more. And opening sites is as easy as shelling pears, just enter part of the address and the line will offer possible options.

About synchronization

Synchronization allows the user to open and configure tabs on multiple devices at once, save passwords, favorite places, data and access them from one account.

You can install Yandex Browser on your computer for free using the latest official version using the link below. It is recommended to install by default on the system drive C for stable operation of the application.

To install the browser:

1 Go to the page http://browser.yandex.ru.
2 Press the button Download. The installation file will be downloaded to your computer.
3 Open the downloaded file in your browser:
In the notification panel (bottom), click the button Execute.
4 In the security warning window, click Launch.
5 In the window Fast browser with Yandex search If necessary, disable the default options:
Set as default browser.
Take part in improving Yandex services.
6 Press the button Start using.
When you launch Yandex Browser for the first time, you will see a message about transferring settings from the browser that was previously set as the default. To refuse import, click the button Cancel. All imported settings will be discarded. For more information, see Importing settings.

Attention! If you want to refuse to import settings, do so immediately after installing Yandex Browser.

New and classic interface

You downloaded Yandex.Browser in the new interface, but you can switch to the classic one at any time

interface. For this:

1. Click the icon → Settings.

2. In the block Appearance Settings click the button Disable new interface.

3. Confirm your intentions.

To return to the new interface, click the button Enable new interface in the block Settings

appearance.

Reinstallation or removal

Before reinstalling or deleting your browser, we recommend synchronizing. Then the basic settings of your browser (bookmarks, passwords, applications, modules and data for autofill) will be saved on the Yandex server, and you will be able to use them in the browser after re-installation.
To remove Yandex.Browser:

Close all browser windows.
Go to the menu Start → Control Panel → Programs and components.
In the window Uninstalling or changing a program select the Yandex program.
Click the button Delete above the list.
In the dialog box that opens, select an action:
Reinstall browser. This will delete all browser data and settings.
Delete browser. If you want to delete all browser data and settings, enable the option Also delete browsing data.
Note. In both cases, the data is deleted from the local computer. At the same time, if you did synchronization, they will be saved on the Yandex server. Once you reinstall your browser and synchronize it with the server, your browser data and settings will be restored.

Auto update

Import settings

Importing settings manually

After installing the browser, you can import the settings yourself. For example, transfer settings

from a browser that is not designated as the default browser, or transfer only part of the settings.

To transfer settings:

Click the icon → Settings.

In the block User Profiles click the button Transfer bookmarks and settings from another browser.

In the window Transferring bookmarks and settings select the browser from which you want to download the settings and

components to import.

Click the button Postpone.

Automatic import of settings

When installing Yandex.Browser, your settings will be automatically transferred from the browser that was previously

was set by default.

Smart line

Search capabilities of the Smart line

A smart line is an element designed to search for information.
To find the answer to a question or go to the website:
Enter in Smart line request, address or site name.
Press the key Enter.
Search suggestions are variations of the most popular queries that begin with the same characters as your query.
A list of hints appears below the search bar and is updated as you type new characters in the search bar. If you see a tooltip that matches your search, you can select it from the list using your mouse or keyboard shortcuts Up or Down. To go to search results, press the key Enter.

If necessary, you can clarify your request by adding text to the selected hint.
Yandex.Browser can provide answers to frequently asked queries directly in search suggestions.
When you enter some queries, an interactive block appears in the tips, consisting of a picture, an excerpt from an article on the topic of the query, and links to important pages of the site. Using these links you can go directly to the desired section.

Default search engine

By default, Smart String uses the Yandex search engine to find answers to your query. If you wish, you can change the search engine:
Right-click on Smart Bar.
In the context menu, select Change default search.
In the window Search engines hover over the line with the desired system and click the button Use as default.
Advice. If the search engine you need is not in the list, specify it manually. To do this, fill in the fields at the end of the list. Then hover over the line with this system and click Set as default.
Click the button Ready.

Hello everyone Today we’ll talk about Yandex Browser, or rather about one of its problems that happened to it. Well, you probably already suspect that this is what I mean, I’m talking about the design of the browser, that is, about its design: the design that everyone is familiar with took and disappeared. It is a thing of the past, and it has been replaced by a newer design of Yandex Browser, and in new versions of the browser it is no longer possible to return the old design. But can this be fixed? You can guys, you can, you need to do something, many users are looking on the Internet for how to return the old Yandex Browser design, but they still can’t find an answer...

But why did the Yandex Browser design change, you thought? Well, it seems to me that they changed it because it was kind of not very good, and so they came up with a new one.. That is, the new type design is better than the old one, they didn’t ask anyone, they showed this design first, but in its settings could be turned off. But then this option was removed, that is, either you use Yandex Browser with a new design, or if you don’t like the new design, then guys, that’s your problem.. Well, isn’t it funny?

Okay guys, let's think about it. So look, this is what the browser looks like with the new design:

This is his home page, so to speak, you see the background there, the clouds? This is all animated, that is, it moves, although you probably already know that. It's kind of a fashionable feature. If you open a tab, like the Yandex search engine, the browser will look like this:

In principle, guys, it seems that everything is not so bad, you can definitely use it. But it was better before, there was such a regular window, so to speak, in the Windows style, it seems that this is the main difference. Well, there was no this fashionable browser screensaver. So, what needs to be done to return the old Yandex Browser design? The first thing that came to my mind was to remove the new version of the browser and install the old one. In principle, I was even sure that this was exactly the right decision. And I started looking for the old version, but it was very difficult to find it, because there are no old versions on the official website. Well, on other sites, you understand, the browser can be glued with a virus, well, in short, it’s not entirely safe...

All actions, well, to return the old design, need to be carried out only with the Yandex Browser closed, well, I’m telling you this just in case!

But then I came across an old and respected RuBoard forum, it’s an old forum, but it’s full of all kinds of information, the most important thing is that the information is necessary, you know. The forum is smart! Well, on this forum, in a topic about Yandex Browser, I found this information (one user wrote there) that they say you can write something in some file and this should return the old browser design, even if you have a new version of Yandex Browser that does not support returning to the old design. Well, to be honest, it was hard to believe, but I tried anyway. And you know what? I was pleasantly surprised, because this trick worked and I was able to return the old design on the new version of the browser, it’s just super. In general, I tell you everything how to do it. Look, you need to hold down the Win + R buttons, then the Run window will appear, there you need to write the following command:

This command is needed to get into the Roaming folder. In general, click OK, a folder will open, in it you need to click here:

This is to get directly into the AppData folder. Next you will be taken to this folder, here you already need to go to the Local folder:

Are you in the Local folder? Great, now inside, follow this path, that is, you need to get here:

\Yandex\YandexBrowser\User Data

What you have inside will most likely be almost the same as mine, well, that is, this:

Well, now the most important thing is that in this folder you need to find a file like Local State, here I have it:

Guys, we'll have to edit the Local State file, you know? Therefore, just in case, I advise you to make a copy of it, but you never know.

Now we open it, that is, click on it twice, then there will be a program selection, select Notepad there:

Click OK, the file will open in Notepad, inside it there will be all sorts of things like this:

Well, it’s clear that it’s not particularly clear what’s what. What you need to do here is this, you need to open the Edit menu, and there find the Replace item, and select it:

The Replace window will appear and there will be two fields, What and What, this is the window with these fields:

Well, I think you understand what these fields are? Well, now you need to do very strictly what I am about to write. So where the What field is, then you insert this:

"custo_ui_first_time_launch":false,

Where the Than field is, then there you write this:

"custo_use_classic_interface":true,"custo_ui_first_time_launch":false,

Write exactly as I indicated here, with all commas and quotation marks. As a result, your window should look like this:

Well, as you already understood, all you have to do is click the Replace All button once. I repeat that the button must be pressed once, no more! Then click on the cross of the text document, there will be a message like this, here you click the Save button:

Then launch Yandex Browser and see if anything has changed, that is, if the old design has returned:

As you can see, everything worked out, the old design has actually returned, which, it seems to me, is really a little more pleasant

I hope that at that moment, well, when you read this article, the link will work. Well, it shouldn't stop working at all.

As you can see, on the one hand it’s simple, but on the other you need to tinker a little... I’ll also show you this, now it’s 2017, the version of Yandex Browser I have is this:

I’m showing you the version so that you know that in this version (16.11.1.673) this trick definitely works. But whether it will work in future versions, I don’t know, but most likely it will. But sooner or later, a version may calmly come where such a trick will no longer work, this is a point you need to take into account. Therefore, you can right now download Yandex Browser, its installer, but not the web installer (it always downloads the latest version from the Internet), namely the offline installer, so that you have it just in case. What if the trick of returning the old design won’t work in the next Yandex Browser update? Well, you understand..

These are the pies guys, as you can see, it’s a bit of a hassle, but you can still return the old Yandex Browser design. If anything, read the RuBoard forum, it's cool. Well, that’s all, I hope that everything was clear to you here, but if something is wrong, then you’ll excuse me. Good luck in life and may everything go well for you

09.01.2017

For some time now, users of early releases of Windows XP suddenly began to notice that their system had ceased to receive the attention of developers and new versions of old programs often did not start. A similar “surprise” could arise with Yandex Browser. Usually this was discovered only after an unsuspecting XP user updated his working browser to a new version. After timid attempts to restore it, it turns out that there is nowhere to download it from.

In the described case, you need to update XP to the latest servicepack version. But the problem of fresh servicepacks is not the topic of the article, but is used as an example of a situation in which it became necessary to get an old version of the browser. In the article we will outline the points that allow you to restore your old browser.

What to do and where to get an old browser?

You can go three ways:

Revert the operating system to an earlier restore point.
Contact Yandex Browser support and ask them to solve the problem
Try to find a distribution kit on the Internet

We will dwell on these issues in more detail in the next subsection.

About the development of Internet browsers in a company with the letter Y

Without hiding my desire to be academic, I dare to make a brief excursion into the world of Yandex Browsers at the very beginning of our conversation about old Internet clients. Quite short.

Yandex Browser was created in 2012 based on the Blink framework. Popularity in RuNet is approximately 8%. The browser supports HTML5 technology.

Since October 2013, browser releases have been marked in a special way: “XX.YY”. The first two digits are the year of manufacture, the second are the month. For example, the label “11.14” means that the browser was released in November 2014.

Yandex.Alpha is a new browser with a revolutionary interface. The goal of the development is to open pages to fill the entire screen. The scoreboard has become animated, and the tabs have been moved down. The browser is integrated with all Yandex services. Built-in support for third-party extensions. So-called “mouse gestures” are used, when the movement of the mouse along a certain trajectory is interpreted as a command to the browser. For example, clicking and moving the mouse along the trajectory “right down and immediately left” will serve as a command: “return closed tab.”

How to install a previous version of the Internet browser

Let's consider three options for actions aimed at returning the browser from the Yandex company to the old version.

Operating system rollback

If you use “restore points” in the OS, then it is likely that rolling back to an earlier version will restore the old program settings installed on the system. If the browser updated automatically and then stopped working, there is a pretty good chance of returning it to its original state.

If you do not use this technology or have disabled it, then you will not be able to use this method.

Contact Support

First, go to the browser technical support section: yandex.ru/support/yabrowser/support/support.xml. Next, find the link “feedback form” in the text and follow it. Some kind of confusing redirection will occur, after which you will be taken back to the page where you will be asked to ask a question. Find the feedback link there again and enter your message into the form about unsuccessful attempts to restore the previous version of the Internet client.

Using distributions saved by other users

You can be tempted to solve the problem here and now, without having to deal with a long correspondence with the support service or understanding the settings of rollback points (were there any at all?). And then the hand reaches out to type something like “download old Yandex” into the search. The result will probably please you and the search results will be full of offers to download the program. You will be especially touched by the indication that the download is free. Only these sites will be unofficial and only God knows what you will download to your computer along with the distribution and what problems may arise after that. Perhaps they will be such that more than just one browser will have to be restored.

From which site can I download the Internet browser?

Alas, I will not advise you, dear reader, where you can download the “long-suffering” Yandex Browser and here’s why. Because there is no such official possibility - Yandex does not provide links to download old versions in the public domain. But this does not mean that he will not give you a link during a private correspondence with the support service if you tearfully ask.

However, we discussed all this in the previous subsection - I’m sending you there for further steps in researching this issue.

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