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In this article we will tell you how to install search engine Google as default in browser Internet Explorer.

Internet Explorer is no longer the default web browser in operating system Windows. In Windows 10, Microsoft introduced Edge browser and made it the default web browser.

Although there is new browser from Microsoft for Windows 10, Internet Explorer 11 is still included with Windows 10. Even though version 11 is the latest Internet version Explorer, millions of PC users still use it.

In IE 11, the Bing search engine is still the default search engine, but this is not surprising, since Microsoft rarely changes its traditions.

The Bing search engine has evolved over the years and it has a decent market share in many regions, but most users use Google when it comes to web search and want to make it the default search engine in Internet Explorer 11.

Change internet search engine the default in Internet Explorer 11 is not very good simple task. There are no options to install in the settings Google search engine default.

Fortunately, Microsoft company provided the possibility of add-ons in the Internet Explorer 11 web browser. So, below you will learn how to set Google as the default search engine in IE 11.

How to set Google as default search engine in Internet Explorer 11?

Below are the corresponding instructions to set Google search engine as default on IE 11.

Step 1. Open Internet Explorer browser. Click the icon "Tools"(gear icon) located just below the close button, and then select "Configure add-ons".

Figure 1. Click on Configure add-ons.

Step 2. Click on the inscription Find more toolbars and extensions. This will open the Internet Explorer gallery web page in your default browser, where you can install add-ons and extensions for Internet Explorer.

Figure 2. Click on Search for additional toolbars and extensions...

Important: If the Internet Explorer gallery page opens in a browser other than Internet Explorer, copy and paste the Internet Explorer gallery web page link in Internet Explorer to open the same web page in Internet Explorer. This is because you cannot install Internet Explorer extensions from other browsers. You can install IE extensions only if the Internet Explorer gallery page is open in Internet Explorer.

Step 3. Scroll through the gallery page to see the extension Google Search Suggestions. Click the button "Add to Internet Explorer".

Figure 2. Find Google extension Search Suggestions, and then click on the Add to Internet Explorer button.

Step 4. When you see the confirmation dialog, click the button "Add" again.

Figure 3. After the confirmation pop-up window appears, click the Add button.

Step 5. Now that you have installed the extension Google Search Suggestions, click the icon "Tools"(displayed just below the IE close button) and then click "Configure add-ons".

Figure 4. Click on Configure add-ons.

Step 5. In the left column of add-ons, click "Search Providers" to see the Google Search entry on the right. Here, on the right side, you will see all installed search engines.

Figure 5. How the Google Search Suggestions extension appears in search services.

Step 6. Finally, click on the Google entry and then click on the button "Default" to make Google search engine the default search engine in IE 11.

Figure 6. Right-click on Google posts, and then select Default.

To restore Bing as your default search engine again, select Bing in step 6 and then set it as "Default".

Using Google as your default search engine and home page can speed up web browsing by eliminating the need to search Google alternative search engines. All web browsers offer a convenient home page URL in a box in the settings menu, so directing a new browser to Windows Google is as simple as copying and pasting “www.google.com” into the appropriate text field. If you are an Internet Explorer user, you must install a browser add-on through the Manage Add-Ons dialog box to change the default search engine. For other browsers, including Google Search, changes can be made in the settings menu.

Instructions

Internet Explorer

1.Open the Google search home page. To avoid saving multiple home page tabs, make sure the others open tabs will be closed.
2.Click the “gear” icon in the IE toolbar and select “Internet Options.” Next, to set your home Google page, in section of the home page, click on the “Current” button. To save the changes you have made, click the “Apply” and “OK” button.
3.Install browser add-ons by clicking on the “gear” icon and select “Manage Add-Ons.” For some time now IE only comes with Bing search engine system by default, you need to download it for free Google search engine add-on for your browser.
4.Select the “Search Providers” add-on and click the “Find More Search Providers” button. In a new window Internet browser Explorer, gallery opens.
5.Select “Google” in the add-ons menu and click the “Add to Internet Explorer” button. When prompted, select “Make this My Default Search Provider” and click “Add”. Restart Internet Explorer to apply the changes.

Mozilla Firefox

6.Open Google in a new browser tab or window.
7. To make Google your home page, click on the “Google” icon in the address bar, then drag it to the toolbar and drop it across Home button. Click “Yes” when prompted to save changes.
8.Set Google as your default search engine, click the down arrow in the toolbar search box, and select “Google”

Google Chrome

9.In the menu, click the “Chrome” button and select “Settings”. In the section " Appearance", select "Show button" Home page” and click “Edit” next to “New Tab Page.”
10.Select “Open this page” and in the “Home Page” field of the dialog box. Click “https://www.google.com” (without quotes) in the text field. Click OK.
11.Set Google as your default search engine by clicking on the drop-down menu under “Search and select “Google.” Your changes will be automatically saved and you can exit the settings menu when you close the browser tab.

Sync Chrome settings across multiple devices in the Settings menu. Click the “ button Additional settings Synchronization”, select “Options” and click “OK”. Repeat this step for each device you want to sync. By default, you can also sync bookmarks across all your devices.
Firefox Sync Settings - Click on the “Menu” button, select “Sign In to Sync” and create a new synchronization account. Firefox will send you a confirmation email and you can confirm your request by clicking on the link in the email. Once your account is verified , click on the “Menu” button, select “Sign In to Sync” and select “Already have account? Login.” Sync all your devices by following the same steps to log into your account from each device.
The information in this article applies to Internet Explorer 11, Firefox, Chrome 29 and 35. It may vary slightly or significantly with other browser versions.

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Using Google as your default search engine and home page can speed up web browsing by not having to search Google for alternative search engines. All web browsers offer a convenient home page URL in a box in the menu settings, so directing Google's new Windows browser is as simple as copying and pasting “www.google.com” into the appropriate text field. If you are an Internet Explorer user, you must install a browser add-on through the Manage Add-Ons dialog box to change the default search engine. For other browsers, including Google Search, changes can be made in the settings menu.

Instructions

Internet Explorer

1.Open the Google search home page. To avoid saving multiple home page tabs, make sure to close other open tabs.
2. Click the “gear” icon in the IE toolbar and select “Internet Options.” Next, to set the Google home page, in the Home page section, click on the “Current” button. To save the changes you have made, click the “Apply” button and "OK".
3.Install browser add-ons by clicking on the “gear” icon and select “Manage Add-Ons.” For some time now, IE only comes with Bing as the default search engine; you need to download the free Google search add-on for your browser.
4.Select the “Search Providers” add-on and click the “Find More Search Providers” button. A gallery opens in a new Internet Explorer browser window.
5.Select “Google” in the add-ons menu and click the “Add to Internet Explorer” button. When prompted, select “Make this My Default Search Provider” and click “Add”. Restart Internet Explorer to apply the changes.

Mozilla Firefox

6.Open Google in a new browser tab or window.
7. To make Google your home page, click on the “Google” icon in the address bar, then drag it to the toolbar and drop it through the Home button. Click “Yes” when prompted to save changes.
8.Set Google as your default search engine, click the down arrow in the toolbar search box, and select “Google”

Google Chrome

9.In the menu, click the “Chrome” button and select “Settings”. In the “Appearance” section, select “Show Home Page Button” and click “Edit” next to “New Tab Page.”
10.Select “Open this page” and in the “Home Page” field of the dialog box. Click “https://www.google.com” (without quotes) in the text field. Click OK.
11.Set Google as your default search engine by clicking on the drop-down menu under “Search and select “Google.” Your changes will be automatically saved and you can exit the settings menu when you close the browser tab.

Sync Chrome settings across multiple devices in the Settings menu. Click the More sync settings button, select Options, and click OK. Repeat this step for each device you want to sync. By default, you can also sync bookmarks across all your devices.
Firefox Sync Settings - Click on the “Menu” button, select “Sign In to Sync” and create a new synchronization account. Firefox will send you a confirmation email and you can confirm your request by clicking on the link in the email. After verifying your account , click on the “Menu” button, select “Sign In to Sync” and select “Already have an account? Login.” Sync all your devices by following the same steps to log into your account from each device.
The information in this article applies to Internet Explorer 11, Firefox, Chrome 29 and 35. It may vary slightly or significantly with other browser versions.

Google Chrome allows for Internet search directly from the address bar at the top of the browser window (also called the "universal search box"). If you enter search terms here, it will automatically display search results from a search engine such as Google.

You can specify the search engine that the address bar will use by default.

Default search engine settings

Address Google string Chrome uses by default Google search to display search results, but you can use another search engine:

If the search engine you want is not listed, follow these steps to add it as a new search engine.

Adding, changing and removing search engines

The Google Chrome browser automatically saves a list of search engines encountered while browsing. For example, if you visit the page https://www.youtube.com, the browser will automatically detect and add the YouTube search engine to the list of search engines that you can use. Therefore, you will be able to search YouTube directly from the address bar without even going to that site.

To manually add, edit or delete search engines in your browser, do the following:

Learn more about search engine settings

Below are some tips on the information you need to provide for each search engine.

Adding a new search engine. Enter a tag for the search engine.
Keyword . Enter the text combination you want to use for this search engine. For quick access Use the keyword in the address bar for this search engine.
URL. Enter the search engine address.

To find the corresponding web address, follow these steps:

Open the search engine you want to add.

Perform a search.

Copy and paste the web address of the search results page into the URL field. Remember that the search results page URL is different from the website URL. For example, you access Google at http://www.google.com, but you need to add the URL of the search results page, for example, http://www.google.com/search?q=XYZ, if you searched for "xyz".

Replace the search term in the URL with %s . For example, for the Google search engine, the final search engine URL would be http://www.google.com/search?q=%s . When you enter a search term in the address bar, %s will be automatically replaced with your search term.

Make sure you include %s in the URL. Otherwise you will not be able to configure this search engine as default search engine.

You can enter search queries directly into the address bar (omnibox). The default search engine is Google, but you can choose another if you wish.

How to set the default search engine

How to add, change or remove a search engine

How to fill in the fields

Enter the URL of the search results page. Replace search query with the character combination %s.

Here's how to determine the search results page URL:

Go to the page of the desired search engine.
Enter any request.
Copy and paste the web address of the search results page into the "Link with %s parameter instead of query" field. Please note that this address is different from the website URL.
- For example, for the query “football” the URL of the search result will be: https://www.google.ru/search?q=football.
Replace the search term in the URL with %s .
- In this case, the search engine URL will look like this: http://www.google.com/search?q=%s.

Use a Chromebook at work or school? If the search engine is selected by the network administrator, you will not be able to change it. More details