And if you care about working efficiently, or getting the right results when you search, then maybe you should too. The engine or website you used to search will now appear in the list of options you can select. I just switched the default search engine in my browser from Google to Bing. Step 2: Select 'Change Search Settings' Step 3: Select. Then go to Settings and more > Settings > Privacy, search, and services > Address bar and search. Make Google your default search engine Search right from the address bar, wherever you go on the web. Nothing stops it and keeps it from starting again. Sometimes I manage to stop it, but only temporarily. I have been trying to resolve this for DAYS. You get to choose between Google, Yahoo, Bing, DuckDuckGo, and. Bing persistently hijacks my google searches. In case youre using Chrome on a Mac, the list of default search engines is slightly different. With default settings, there’s nothing inside Chrome key folder, unless you have modified it yourself.
Next, you need to visit following key: ComputerHKEYLOCALMACHINESOFTWAREPoliciesGoogleChrome. To add a different search engine, perform a search in the address bar using that search engine (or a website that supports search, like a wiki site). I have set Google as my default search engine and my homepage, and have removed from my list of choices of search engines in Chrome settings. Search Regedit in start menu search and when it appears in the search results, click to open it. Scroll all the way down to the Services section and select Address bar and search.Ĭhoose your preferred search engine from the Search engine used in the address bar menu. This means if you use the search bar in your browser to look for anything it will default to the search engine that you set. Perform a search in the address bar using the search engine you want to set as your default.
To change your default search engine in Microsoft Edge:
However, you can change the default search engine to any site that uses OpenSearch technology. Keeping Bing as your default search engine provides an enhanced search experience in the new Microsoft Edge, including direct links to Windows apps, relevant suggestions from your organization if you’re signed in with a work or school account, and instant answers to questions about Windows.