Windows 10: Search Engine as Major Revenue Source

The constant suggestions or outright switching to Edge, and blocking access to Google Search or products, appears to have moved to the O/S level with Windows 11. Is there any value in accepting this high risk software based on the questions/issues seen here to the user. I see MicroSoft has become a marketing business in the guise of a software utility. Personal information and instant popups from every search, as with Google, are likely to be Microsoft's goal. Can we even trust Microsoft updates? Being migrated to Microsoft subscription services, while always vulnerable to the hacks and

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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

 

search engine

windows xp advice for a windows 10 query. with registry fiddling. great advice.

anyway, the answer is very simple:

Change your default search engine

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When you enter something in the address bar in Microsoft Edge, you’ll see results from Bing. Microsoft recommends Bing for the best performance with Windows 10. Bing gives instant help for Windows 10 and Microsoft Edge (just like this). And Bing links search
results with some Windows 10 apps. But Microsoft Edge uses OpenSearch technology, so you can change the default search engine. Here’s how:

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  Enter the search engine’s website and browse to it.
  
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  Select More actions (...) > Settings and then scroll down to select View
  advanced settings. In the list under Search in the address bar with, choose Add new.
  
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  Select the website and then select Add as default.
  
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    Note: Only search providers that support the OpenSearch standard will appear in this list. If they don’t support it yet,here's how
    they can."
    

 

Looking for Website search engine submitting program

I just made a website and was looking for a good program that would submit my website to most of the major search engines.

If someone could please list some FREE ones as well as pay ones it would be nice. Thanks