Windows 10 ships with an all-new web browser from Microsoft called Edge. It’s actually amazingly fast and works with all the websites I usually use.
That being said, he also has some really annoying problems. First, it doesn’t support add-ons or extensions yet, but will soon. Another annoying issue is that Bing is used by default when doing any search in the address bar.
This is usually not a major problem because you can easily change your search engine to Google or Yahoo, however Microsoft deliberately confused this process so you can keep using Bing.
Sorry Microsoft, but I prefer Google and will definitely use them. Here’s how to change the search engine in Microsoft Edge to Google or another search engine.
Step 1. Open Edge and click the button on the right with three dots on it, and then click Settings at the bottom.
Step 2. The sidebar will load on the right, and you need to scroll all the way down and click View Advanced Settings.
Step 3. Scroll down until you see the settings search bar in the address bar, and then click Add.
This is where Microsoft tried to be cunning. Most people will just see the next screen where there is absolutely nothing you can do.
Wow, nothing more to add! Thanks Microsoft, I think I’ll continue to use Bing. You’re right! The trick here is that you really need to go to the website of the search engine you want to add. First, click in the address bar and go to www.google.com. Then follow steps 1 through 3 again and you will now see Google as an option to add!
Click on it and then click the Add Default button. You will now see that Google is your default search engine for Edge.
This method is also suitable for adding Yahoo as your default search engine. Visit www.yahoo.com and go to advanced settings. If you’d rather use a search engine like DuckDuckGo, just visit www.duckduckgo.com and you’re done!
After playing around with this a bit, I saw that you can also add Wikipedia as your default search engine, so that was interesting. I haven’t tried it myself, but it should work for Ask, AOL and other search engines too. If you have any questions, do not hesitate to leave comments. Enjoy!
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