How To Make default search Engine on Google, Firefox, Edge

How to set Google as your default search engine instead of Bing

If you prefer to use Google for your searches in Windows 11, we can guide you through the process of switching search engines.

More than 93% of web searches in the US are done with Google, but Windows 11 is set to Microsoft's Bing search engine by default. If you prefer the results you get from the Google search engine, it's pretty easy to make Google search the default. We'll show you how.

However, Windows 11 does not allow you to set a system-wide default search engine in all browsers. However, it's easy enough to configure for each one, including Chrome, Firefox, and Edge. And if you prefer to search using Yahoo or DuckDuckGo, even Amazon or eBay if your searches are for the items you're buying, you can set up one of those too.

Here's how to change your default search engine in Windows 11. For more on Microsoft's new operating system, here's what's changed since Windows 10, what we wish was included, and how you'll get the new operating system .

Microsoft Edge: How to change the default search engine

Edge is the default browser in Windows 11. Here's how to change the default search engine that Microsoft's browser uses.

1. In Edge, from the "Settings and more" menu in the upper right corner, choose Settings.

2. On the left, choose Privacy, search and services.

3. Scroll down and near the bottom of the Services section, select Address Bar and search.

4. In the drop-down menu to the right of "Search engine used in address bar", choose the search engine you want to use.

5. If you can't find the search engine you're looking for in the list, choose Manage search engines, and then tap the Add button in the upper right corner to add the one you want.

Google Chrome: How to change the default search engine

Of course, you don't need to use Edge on Windows 11 (if you want to switch to another browser, we've got you covered below). Here is how to change the default search engine in Google web browser.

1. In Chrome, from the "Customize and control" menu in the upper right corner, select Settings.

2. On the left, choose Search Engine.

3. In the Search engine section, use the dropdown menu to the right of "Search engine used in address bar" to set your default search engine.

4. You can manage the search engines Chrome uses in the section just below, under Manage search engines.

Firefox: How to change the default search engine

If you're in the Firefox browser camp, here's how to change the default search engine in Windows 11.

1. In Firefox, from the Open Application menu in the upper right corner, select Settings.

2. In the left column, choose Search.

3. In the Default Search Engine section, from the dropdown menu, select your default search engine.

4. If you don't see the search engine you want to use, scroll down to the bottom of the page, touch Find more search engines, and find the service you want to use.

How to set a web browser other than Edge as your default browser

Maybe it's not just another search engine you want to change, but another web browser as well. By default, Edge is the browser of choice for Windows 11. In Windows 11, the easiest way to set another browser as default is when you install it and are prompted to make it your default browser. But if you missed doing it then don't worry, here's how.

Please note that this will require a few steps.

1. Open Settings, and on the left, tap Apps.

2. Now tap on Default Apps and scroll down to the browser you want to set as default, Google Chrome for example.

3. Under each setting listed, .html for example, or .pdf, tap the default file type or link type and select the browser you want to use with that type. You might see several dozen file types, but you can probably get away with setting the first 10 with your browser of choice. You can also go back and adjust other settings.

To learn more, here are our favorite features of Windows 11, what we know about running Android apps on Windows 11, and how to see if your PC can run Windows 11.