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Changing the Default Search Engine in Edge

Modified on: Thu, 29 Jun 2023 10:45 AM

The default search engine built into the Edge browser is Bing. As it's the default, if you type a word or search query directly into the address bar in Edge, it will perform a search using this search engine:


In the above screenshot, Google is the search engine it will use. However, the default is usually Bing.


To change from Bing to Google, go into your browser Settings:




From here, choose 'Privacy, search, and services' from the left hand side of the screen:




On the Settings page on the right hand side, scroll down until you see the option for 'Address bar and search' under the 'Services' section:




From here, change the search engine used in the address bar:




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