How to Change the Default Search Engine in Windows 8
Internet Explorer 10
Changing The Default Search
Engine
Internet Explorer 10 uses
Microsoft’s Bing search engine by default.
To switch to Google or any
other search engine, you’ll need to use the desktop.
To access the desktop, click
the Desktop tile on the Start screen or press WinKey+D
On the desktop, open Internet
Explorer by clicking the Internet Explorer icon on your taskbar.
Click the gear menu at the
top-right corner of the Internet Explorer window and select Manage add-ons.
Select the Search Providers
category in the Manage Add-ons window and click the Find more search providers
link at the bottom of the window.
Locate your preferred search
engine on the gallery page that appears.
Google is listed on the page,
but you’ll also find other search engines like AOL, E-bay.
Click the Add to Internet
Explorer button on the page. When the Add Search Provider window appears, click
the Make this my default search provider checkbox and click Add.
Google (or the search engine
you chose) will now be your default search engine in both versions of Internet
Explorer 10 – the “Metro” version and the desktop version.
However, Internet Explorer 10
may not actually use your new search engine until you close and reopen it.
If the Modern version of
Internet Explorer 10 isn’t using your new default search engine, open it, grab
the top of the window with your mouse, then drag and drop it to the bottom of
your screen. This will close Internet Explorer 10.
(If you’re using a touch
screen, swipe down from the top of your screen to the bottom of your screen.)
Reopen Internet Explorer after
closing it and it will use your preferred search engine when you type a search
into its address bar – you won’t see Bing anymore.
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