How to change the default search engine in Microsoft Edge on Windows 10

Richard Hay, Senior Content Producer

August 18, 2015

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How to change the default search engine in Microsoft Edge on Windows 10

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Much has been made over the last few weeks about user choices when it comes to selecting your preferred browser on Windows 10 and we showed you how you can select your own browser choice as the system default very easily.

Well if you would prefer to use the new Microsoft Edge browser but would like to use a different search engine as your default when using it for address bar searches then that can also be customized.

Just a couple of caveats before you begin this search engine customization in Microsoft Edge. 

Make sure you have visited your preferred search engine in the Edge browser before following these steps. That will ensure it shows up in the settings as an option to be selected as the current version of Microsoft Edge does not allow you to manually enter your search engine. It is selected from sites you have previously browsed.

This change also does not impact which search engine Cortana uses from taskbar based searches. If you currently want those results from a search engine other than Bing then you need to choose a different default web browser and choose your search engine in that program.

 

About the Author

Richard Hay

Senior Content Producer, IT Pro Today (Informa Tech)

I served for 29 plus years in the U.S. Navy and retired as a Master Chief Petty Officer in November 2011. My work background in the Navy was telecommunications related so my hobby of computers fit well with what I did for the Navy. I consider myself a tech geek and enjoy most things in that arena.

My first website – AnotherWin95.com – came online in 1995. Back then I used GeoCities Web Hosting for it and WindowsObserver.com is the result of the work I have done on that site since 1995.

In January 2010 my community contributions were recognized by Microsoft when I received my first Most Valuable Professional (MVP) Award for the Windows Operating System. Since then I have been renewed as a Microsoft MVP each subsequent year since that initial award. I am also a member of the inaugural group of Windows Insider MVPs which began in 2016.

I previously hosted the Observed Tech PODCAST for 10 years and 317 episodes and now host a new podcast called Faith, Tech, and Space. 

I began contributing to Penton Technology websites in January 2015 and in April 2017 I was hired as the Senior Content Producer for Penton Technology which is now Informa Tech. In that role, I contribute to ITPro Today and cover operating systems, enterprise technology, and productivity.

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