Windows 10: Change Default Search Engine in Firefox

How to: Change Default Search Engine in Firefox

How to Change Default Search Engine in Firefox


Information Starting with Firefox Quantum (version 57), Google is used as the default search engine in the address bar and search bar.

Firefox comes with the following search engines:

• Yahoo for searching the web via Yahoo
• Google for searching the web via Google
• Bing for searching the web via Microsoft Bing
• Amazon.com for searching for products on the Amazon.com retail website
• DuckDuckGo as a search engine for users who don't want to be tracked when they search
• eBay for looking up items for sale or auction at eBay
• Twitter for searching people on Twitter
• Wikipedia (en) for searching the English Wikipedia free online encyclopedia

This tutorial will show you how to change the default search engine in Firefox Quantum for your account in Windows 7, Windows 8, and Windows 10.


Here's How:

1. Open Firefox.
2. Click/tap on the Menu button

, and click/tap on Options. (see screenshot below)


Note If you like, you could also copy and paste the path below into the address bar, and press Enter to go directly to Search settings.

*Arrow aboutreferences#search



3. Click/tap on Search on the left panel, and choose a default search engine you want from the drop-down menu. (see screenshot below)



4. You can now close this Options tab if you like.


That's it,
Shawn


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• How to Add or Remove Search Bar in Firefox Quantum

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changing default search engine to google from Bing in IE Edge

To change the default search engine on Windows Edge.

Step One: Open Microsoft Edge

Step Two: type in the search engine into the browser address such as (www.google.com)

Step Three: Click on the three dots top right below the x (close button)

Step Four: Click on settings

Step Five: Scroll and click on Advance Settings

Step Six: Scroll to Search in the address bar with click within the box

Step Seven: Click on Add NEw

Step Eight: Your search engine should be listed Click on it

Final Step: select your choice of:

Add as default

Add

 

changing default search engine to google from Bing in IE Edge

To change the default search engine on Windows Edge.

Step One: Open Microsoft Edge

Step Two: type in the search engine into the browser address such as (www.google.com)

Step Three: Click on the three dots top right below the x (close button)

Step Four: Click on settings

Step Five: Scroll and click on Advance Settings

Step Six: Scroll to Search in the address bar with click within the box

Step Seven: Click on Add NEw

Step Eight: Your search engine should be listed Click on it

Final Step: select your choice of:

Add as default

Add

Tried this 26 Nov 2015 to make Google.com my search engine and received report "Couldn't add this provider"

 

Cannot Change Default Search Engine tyo Google in Microsoft Edge

Hi,

When I am trying to change my default search engine for my Microsoft edge browser in advanced settings I am neither able to type anything or select anything and add is disabled as well can anybody suggest how to fix this please. as per the notes mentioned
for changing the default browser engine, the second step mentioned here below I am not able to perform as there is nothing enabled to either select or type the engine's website.

• Select More actions (...) > Settings and then scroll down to select
  View advanced settings. In the list under Search in the address bar with, select
  Change.
• Select your search engine's website and then select Set as default. If you don't select the search engine, the
  Set as default button will be grayed out.

Please suggest.

Thanks,

Vikas Bahl

 

windows 10 - Change default search engine

Hi Ian,

To resolve this issue, you would have to change the default search engine. Follow these steps to change it:

• Open Edge.
• Click the three dots (•••) button.
• Select Settings.
• Click View advanced settings.
• Click Change search engine.

Let us know how it goes and we'll give you further assistance if needed.

 

Removing Bing as default search engine.

We appreciate the prompt response. In this case, let us check your browser settings and ensure that
Bing is removed as the default search engine. To do this, follow these steps:

• Open your Firefox browser.
• Click the Menu icon or the 3 bars icon.
• Select Options.
• Select Search.
• Under Default Search Engine, select your preferred search engine from the drop down list.
• Once you're done, close the search tab and check if the issue persists.

We'll appreciate if you can send us an update.