Scroll down the next page ( Figure E) to finally find the setting we are searching for called “Search engine used in the address bar.” Click the down menu button to reveal a set of common alternatives to Bing. Once the privacy settings are selected, scroll down the page ( Figure D) until you find an entry with the label “Address bar and search.” It will likely be located all the way at the bottom of the list. If that item is not on the navigation bar, click the expand menu button (three horizontal lines) next to Settings in the title box. On the Settings page, shown in Figure C, we want to find and select the “Privacy, search and services” menu item in the left-hand navigation bar. From the menu, as shown in Figure B, select the Settings item. To change the default search engine in Microsoft Edge, start the Edge browser and expand the settings menu by clicking the three dots located in the right-hand corner of the navigation bar. SEE: COVID-19: The impact on business and where we go from here (TechRepublic Premium) Simply put, which set of results would you prefer? Take a look at Figure A: the side-by-side comparison shows results for the same search of mark w kaelin (yours truly).Īs you can see the first result matches for both search engines, but after that Bing provides suspect results and flat out wrong results, whereas Google provides links to my social media. SEE: It’s that time of year: How to look back and plan ahead for career advancement (TechRepublic Premium) Change the default search engine in Microsoft Edgeįirst, let’s briefly discuss why you might want to change default browsers. This how-to tutorial shows you how to change the default Bing search engine in Microsoft Edge to Google Search or some other search engine. (It is my personal preference.) It is possible to change the default search engine in Microsoft Edge, but predictably the company has buried the settings allowing the change deep inside the menu system.
While Microsoft’s Bing search engine has vastly improved over the years, if you took a poll of users, they would likely tell you Google’s search engine is superior.
Must-read Windows coverageĭefend your network with Microsoft outside-in security services For the most part, Edge fulfills its default role well, and most users are satisfied to use it for general web browsing, except for one glaring problem- Bing is Edge’s default search engine. The Microsoft Edge web browser serves as the default browser for Windows personal computers. It is possible to change the default search engine in Microsoft Edge, but predictably the setting is buried deep inside the menu system. How to change the default search engine in Microsoft Edge
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