Guide: How to Change the Default Search Engine in Edge Chromium
Microsoft Edge Chromium is much better than the old Edge browser. It’s noticeably faster, renders sites correctly, and is great for browsing. But if you’ve just migrated from Google Chrome or Firefox Quantum, you’ll notice that the default search engine is set to Bing. We will show you how to change the search engine to your favorite in Microsoft Edge Chromium. I am okay with healthy search engine competition. But let’s admit. Bing sucks when it comes to generating good search results. I think Google is much more adept at this. Or DuckDuckGo when it comes to protecting my privacy. But regardless of your preferred search engine, Microsoft Edge Chromium doesn’t make switching from Bing any easier. For starters, the option to change the default search engine in the address bar is tucked away, far from view. Furthermore, there is also a huge Bing search bar that blares in your face every time you open a new tab. But don’t worry – let’s see what you can do to switch search engines for both the address bar and the new tabs.
Change the default search engine in the address bar
The address bar in Microsoft Edge Chromium plays a big part in performing searches. Although the default search engine is set to Bing, you can change it to Google or another search engine, provided you know where to go in the browser’s settings window. Step 1: Open the Edge menu (click the three-dot icon in the top-right corner of the window), then click Settings.
Step 2: Click Privacy and Services in the navigation pane on the left.
Step 3: Scroll through the Privacy & Services screen until you find the section labeled Services. Below that, click on the option labeled Address Bar.
Step 4: Do you want to make Google or Yahoo your default search engine? If so, use the drop-down menu next to Search engine used in the address bar, then select Google or Yahoo. If you want to use a different search engine, proceed to the next step.
Step 5: Click Manage search engines.
Step 6: Is the search engine you want to switch to a list in the Manage Search Engines screen? If so, skip to step 8. Otherwise, open a new tab.
Step 7: Visit the homepage of the search engine you want to set as default and perform a search – it can be about anything. Let’s say I want to switch to DuckDuckGo – I go to the DuckDuckGo homepage and do a search.
Step 8: Go back to the Settings tab – you should see the search engine listed in it. Click the three-dot icon next to the search engine, then click Make Default.
Note: You can also use the Add button (top right corner of the screen) to add the search engine directly. However, that requires typing the search engine query URL, which can be quite tricky to figure out. And that’s it. All searches in the address bar that you perform from now on will be done through the search engine you just specified as the default.
Use extension to replace new Bing tabs
Changing the default address bar search engine in Microsoft Edge Chromium doesn’t change that huge Bing search bar that appears up within new tabs. And there is also no way to change this behavior from the Edge Settings panel. In short, you cannot replace new tabs by design with other search engines or web pages. Unfortunately. However, I have come up with an extension-based solution you can use to make Microsoft Edge Chromium open another page – our preferred search engine in this case – instead of the default Edge tab when you open one upBut at the time of writing, I couldn’t find a dedicated Edge extension that could replace new tabs with other pages. Fortunately, installing Chrome extensions in Edge is more than possible as both browsers are based on the same rendering engine. Step 1: Open the Edge menu and then click Extensions.
Step 2: Turn on the toggle next to Allow extensions from other stores – this option is located in the lower left corner of the screen. You can now install Chrome extensions in Microsoft Edge Chromium!
Step 3: Visit the Chrome Web Store. Search for the New Tab Redirect extension and click Add to Chrome to install it. Install New Tab Redirect
Note: There may be other extensions in the Chrome Web Store that can do the same job as New Tab Redirect. Feel free to try them out. Step 4: Click Add Extension to complete the installation of New Tab Redirect.
Step 5: Click the New Tab Redirect extension icon next to the Microsoft Edge Chromium address bar, then click Extension Options.
Step 6: Enter the search engine homepage URL and click Save. After that, exit the tab.
Step 7: Open a new tab and voila! You will see the search engine up instead of the default Edge tab.
Not the perfect solution as you will lose access to your shortcuts and other stuff within the default Edge tabs. But if you want a consistent search engine experience, it should trick Note: If you want to revert to the default Edge tabs, you must disable the New Tab Redirect extension. To do this, go to the browser’s extension screen (Edge menu> Extensions) and turn off the toggle next to New Tab Redirect.
Start searching
Search engines determine your browsing experience. Now Microsoft Edge Chromium is prepared up with your favorite search engine it is time to test the browser. Lots of fun! The next up: Browsing late at night? Time to turn off the lights. Here is how to enable dark mode in Microsoft Edge Chromium browser.
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