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Change standard search to google?

hughlle

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Staff member
Actually this is super easy to do, no need for other sites or any thing like that. However it is only super easy when you know how...So my favourite search engine is http://www.google.co.uk, here is how to do it;

1. Browse to the search landing page of the search provider of choice; in my case http://www.google.co.uk
2. Let the page load
3. Click on the three dots on the top right
4. Select 'settings' from the list that appears
5. Click on 'View Advanced Settings'
6. Click on the drop down for 'Search in the address bar with'
7. Select 'add new'
8. You now see your preferred search provider in the list.
9. Choose 'add a default'
10. Happy days :)

Please note that this doesn't work if you aren't on the landing page of your search provider. I've tried it with google.co.uk, and also with duckduckgo and both work just fine.

Confused by this need to visit google first. I just opened up Edge went straight to settings and changed. Google was already in the list.
 

sharpuser

Administrator
Staff member
Google started conforming to the OpenSearch protocol on July 23 2015, in anticipation of Windows 10.
 

Cyb3rDud3

Member
Confused by this need to visit google first. I just opened up Edge went straight to settings and changed. Google was already in the list.

If it was already in the list to select then you didn't have the "issue". However if it wasn't in the list, then you simple first browse to the search landing page, and then do the procedure it will then appear in the list.

For me it wasn't in the list, nor was duckduckgo and others.
 
hi i have followed steps as i am after google.co.uk instead of google.com , i put google.co.uk but it always seems to search with google.com any ideas
 
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