How to Change your default search engine in Microsoft Edge

Step 1Use 🔍 the Search Engine You Want First

To change your default search engine in Microsoft Edge, you first need to visit 🔍 the search engine you want to use.

Here’s how:

1. Open Microsoft Edge.
2. Click on the address bar at the top of the browser. This is where you usually type website addresses or search words.
3. Type something you want to search for using 🔍 the search engine you want to set as default. For example, if you want to use Google, type “weather today” into the address bar and press Enter. Edge will then use Google to perform your search.

Step 2Go to Edge’s Settings

After using your preferred search engine, the next step to change your default is to open Microsoft Edge’s settings menu.

Follow these steps:

1. With Edge open (it doesn’t have to be on 🔍 the search results page from Step 1), look for the three dots in the top-right corner of the browser window. These three dots open the ‘Settings and more’ menu.
2. Click on those three dots. A menu will pop down.
3. From the menu, choose Settings.

Step 3Find the “Address bar and search” Settings

Within the Edge settings, you need to find the ‘Privacy, search, and services’ section to adjust your search engine preferences.

Here’s how to get there:

1. In the left-side menu of ⚙️ the Settings tab, click on Privacy, search, and services. This section lets you control how Edge handles your information and browsing.
2. Scroll all the way down to the bottom of the “Privacy, search, and services” page. Keep scrolling until you see a section called Search and connected experiences.
3. In the “Services” section, find and click on Address bar and search. This is the setting we need to change.

Step 4Pick Your New Default Search Engine

On the ‘Address bar and search’ page, you can now select your new default search engine from a dropdown list.

Here is the last step:

1. On the “Address bar and search” page, you will see an option called Address bar and search.
2. To its right, you’ll find a dropdown menu. Click on this menu.
3. You should see a list of search engines that Edge knows. Since you searched using your preferred engine in Step 1, it should be in this list. Choose 🔍 the search engine you want to be your new default from the dropdown.

That’s it! Your chosen search engine is now set as the default for the address bar in Microsoft Edge. Any time you type something to search for in the address bar and press Enter, Edge will use this engine to find your results.

Reference:

https://support.microsoft.com/en-us/edge/change-your-default-search-engine-in-microsoft-edge

Summary

Changing your default search engine in Microsoft Edge is simple: use your desired engine first, then ⚙️ go to Settings > Privacy, search, and services > Address bar and search to pick it from the list.