- #MAKE GOOGLE DEFAULT SEARCH ENGINE WINDOWS 10 INSTALL#
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#MAKE GOOGLE DEFAULT SEARCH ENGINE WINDOWS 10 WINDOWS 10#
I really like being able to search my laptop and the web using Cortana from my task bar, I just wish it had been an option I could have opted for from Windows 10 Settings instead of having to rely on a 3rd party extension. Although it is possible to add Google as a search provider to IE10 on Windows 8 running notebooks or tablets, a Google search provider is not yet released for Windows Phone 8 devices. Its major competitors Firefox and Edge don’t even come close. This morning I received your email informing me of the Bing2Google Chrome extension which does the same thing as Chrometana. Since Google is the major search engine used by web users, many Internet Explorer users also changed their default search provider from Bing to Google on their PCs. What search engine works best with Windows 10 According to the world’s net surfers, Google Chrome is the far and away champ, boasting about 50 percent web share, even among Windows 10 users. Please feel free to reply in case you face any other issues with Windows in future.Īfter posting my inquiry, I found out about the Chrome extension Chrometana which redirects Cortana queries from Bing to Google. Using Third Party Software is at your own risk. Microsoft cannot guarantee that any problems resulting from the use of Third Select your search engines website in the list, and then select Set as default. then Three-dot More icon Settings, scroll down, select View advanced settings, scroll down again, and then select Change search engine. Keeping Bing as your default search engine provides an enhanced search experience in the new Microsoft Edge, including direct links to Windows 10 apps, relevant suggestions from your organization if you’re signed in with a work or school account, and instant answers to questions about Windows 10.
#MAKE GOOGLE DEFAULT SEARCH ENGINE WINDOWS 10 DRIVERS#
Important: Using Third Party Software, including hardware drivers can cause serious problems that may prevent your computer from booting properly. At the upper right corner of EDGE, select the 'Settings and more' (the 3 dots). Now only google and yahoo are the only search engines that appear as options but yahoo keeps being the default one. Its been doing it every time I open up my google chrome.
Then download and use Chrometana extension for Chrome. Once done, set Chrome as the default web browser.
#MAKE GOOGLE DEFAULT SEARCH ENGINE WINDOWS 10 INSTALL#
Google Chrome (after setting it as default browser) that can serve the purpose. Next time I used the computer it happened again, this time I went and deleted all other search engines to make sure only google appeared. Download and install the Google Chrome browser on your version of Windows 10. If you would like to change it to google, you may check with Google support for any extension that be can be used with However, the default search engine for Cortana currently is Bing. I understand that you would like Google as search engine for Cortana. Thank you for posting your query in Microsoft Community.