▷ How to put google as the default search engine in your browsers

Today we are going to see how to put Google as the default search engine in the most used browsers and we will also see how to choose a default browser in Windows 10 Surely there is not a more annoying thing than the fact that our browser is unconfigured and when we start it it does not show us the page of our favorite search engine as main. It is a nuisance having to be typing in the URL bar the name of the browser to put it every time we start.

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Many programs, especially these free ones of dubious localization, deconfigure our browser when they are installed. One of the actions that they will surely do is place the search engine that sponsors them as default, and it is something really annoying. So today we will see how to reset this configuration as quickly as possible.

Choose a default browser in Windows 10

Before entering fully into the settings of each browser, it is interesting to know the way to configure a default browser for Windows 10. So to do this we will proceed as follows:

• We go to the start menu and click on the cogwheel to open the system configuration panel. Then we go to the " Applications " icon and click on it.

• Within the new window we are located on the left side menu and choose " Default applications " In the right area we navigate down to find the " Web browser " section Click on the browser that currently has to open the list of installed browsers in our equipment. Click on the one we want to set as default

• A small window will appear to confirm the change. We must click on " Change anyway "

In this simple way, we will have can change the default browser in Windows 10

Put Google as default search engine in Microsoft Edge

Microsoft Edge is the browser that comes natively in Windows 10 along with Internet Explorer. As is logical, the default search engine for Edge will be Bing and this must be solved.

We must click on the ellipsis icon located at the top right of the browser. Within the menu that appears we will click on " Configuration ", in this way we will open a drop-down menu in this same area.

The first thing to do is go to the option " Open Microsoft edge with " and choose " Specific page or pages ".

Then we will write the address of the search engine to place them as default. But this is not all.

If we continue down we also recommend activating the start button by clicking on the option " Show the start button"

Set Google as Microsoft Edge home page

If we continue down the configuration panel we can establish a certain main page so that when we open the browser it will be displayed.

In “ set main page ” we press the drop-down list and choose “ A specific page ”. Then below, we write the URL of our search engine and click on the floppy disk button to save

Now when we open Microsoft Edge, it will show us as the main page and also the Google search engine. And also if we click on the house button (Home) we will also go directly to google. The configuration in this browser is really simple as we have seen.

Put Google as default search engine in Internet Explorer

Now we come to see the second browser installed by default on our computer, Intern et Explorer, which is still widely used by users. This when it starts will default to the Microsoft page, something really unnecessary for our preferences.

We go to the upper right corner where we will see an icon with a configuration wheel. Click on it to open the options. We must click on " Internet Options"

In the new window that appears, we must go to the General tab and in the text input box delete everything there is and write the address of our search engine.

Then at the bottom we must ensure that the option " Start with the home page " is active

And it would be, we close the browser, open it and the main page will be Google.

Put google as default browser in Google Chrome

As you can imagine, being the Google browser, it will have something of advantage compared to other browsers, and it is. If we write something in the Google Chrome navigation bar, the program will automatically use the Google search engine to search for this information.

For this reason, in principle, there is no need to set a default search engine in this browser, although it would be good to remove other search engines from the main screen so that only Google is displayed.

Open google search engine when opening a new tab

What we must do is go to the browser settings. To do this, click on the ellipsis located in the upper right corner of the browser and click on " Settings"

In this way, a window will open in which we will have all the settings related to the browser.

The first thing that we will have to do at the decision of each one, is to activate the main page icon of the browser. In this way, when we click on it, a new tab will open with the page that we have configured.

We are in the " Appearance " selection and activate the option " Show the main page button"

Just below, we select the second option, where we can write the URL of the Google search engine so that it opens in the new tab.

Open Google search when opening Google Chrome

Now if we want to put google as the default search engine we will have to go to the " Search engine " section and in the drop-down list choose " Google"

Then we will go to the section " When opening the browser... ". Here we will choose " Open a specific page or a set of pages"

Now an option to " Add a new page " will appear. Press and write the url of the search engine.

These are the different options for Google Chrome configuration and that Google appears as the default search engine. Very easy.

Set Google as default search engine in Mozilla Firefox

The last browser that we will see for also being one of the most widely used is Mozilla Firefox. This browser, like almost all the others, has a home page where the links that we use the most are shown.

To change this we must go back to the upper right corner where we must click on the button with the three horizontal stripes. How could it be otherwise, click on " Options"

Now in this new configuration window, we are located on the " start " option in the small side menu.

And like almost all the previous sections, we are located in the " home " section where we will have to select from the drop-down list of "Home page and new windows " the option " custom URLs"

Now we write the Google address and click on " Use current pages ". In this way, when we open the browser, Google will be shown as the main page

Of course, when we open a new tab in the browser we will not be able to choose a default page, but rather the Firefox default start page will open, or a blank page if we choose the relevant option as shown in the following image.

Well this would be all about how to set Google as the default search engine and how to choose a default browser for Windows 10

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