How to change your browser to google

Search right from the address bar with Google

It looks like Google is already your search provider.
Would you also like to make Google your homepage?

Make sure that you’re signed in and start searching.

Make Google your default search engine

Search right from the address bar, wherever you go on the web.

Search right from the search box, wherever you go on the web.

How to switch to the desktop

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Your shiny new Windows 8 operating system has tiles and apps on a Start Screen, and it has the original desktop that looks like the Windows you’re used to.

To make Google your default search engine, you just need to switch from apps to the desktop.

Here two options to help you switch to the desktop:

Make Google your default search engine

Search right from the address bar, wherever you go on the web.

Select the first option

Select “Add” to complete

Ищите в Google прямо из адресной строки

Кнопка не работает?
Нажмите Открыть на панели ниже, перейдите в режим рабочего стола и добавьте Google в настройках браузера.

Нажмите Открыть, перейдите в режим рабочего стола и добавьте Google в настройках браузера.

Сделайте Google основной поисковой системой

Вводите запросы прямо в адресной строке, находясь на любом сайте.

Выберите первый вариант

Нажмите «Добавить»

Добавьте Google на главный экран

Скачать приложение «Google Поиск»
Самый быстрый и простой способ искать в Google!

Сделайте Google основной поисковой системой

Вводите запросы прямо в адресной строке, находясь на любом сайте.

Google Поиск установлен, но не сделан поиском по умолчанию. Чтобы сделать Google поиском по умолчанию, выполните следующие действия:

Удобный доступ к Google Поиску

Удобный доступ к Google Поиску с любого сайта. Просто введите запрос в адресной строке.

Персональные подсказки

Войдите в аккаунт Google и получайте персональные подсказки на любых устройствах.

Быстрые ответы на вопросы

Узнавайте результаты матчей, погоду, курсы валют и многое другое. Попробуйте поискать результаты баскетбольных матчей.

Ищите в Google прямо из адресной строки

Похоже, Google уже сделан поиском по умолчанию.
Сделать Google стартовой страницей?

Войдите в аккаунт и сразу начинайте поиск.

Сделайте Google основной поисковой системой

Вводите запросы прямо в адресной строке, находясь на любом сайте.

Отправляйте поисковые запросы прямо из окна поиска, находясь на любом сайте.

How to switch to the desktop

no text here please

Your shiny new Windows 8 operating system has tiles and apps on a Start Screen, and it has the original desktop that looks like the Windows you’re used to.

To make Google your default search engine, you just need to switch from apps to the desktop.

Here two options to help you switch to the desktop:

Сделайте Google основной поисковой системой

Вводите запросы прямо в адресной строке, находясь на любом сайте.

Выберите первый вариант

Нажмите «Добавить»

Instant access to Google in your browser

Make sure you’re signed in and start searching.

Make Google your homepage

Get instant access to search, every time you open your browser.

Make Google your homepage

Instant access to search, every time you open your browser.

Select the first option

Hit “Yes” to complete

Also want Google in the address bar?

Make Google your default search engine

Select the first option

Hit “Add” to complete

All done?

Make sure you’re signed in, and start searching.
Sign in to Google

Make Google your homepage

Instant access to search, every time you open your browser.

Select the first option

Hit “Yes” to complete

All done?

Make sure you’re signed in, and start searching.
Sign in to Google

Make Google your default search engine

Google Search is installed but not set as your default search provider. To default to Google, here’s how you do it:

Step 1: Open Internet Options

Click on Tools from the menu at the top of your browser.
Then select Internet Options from the menu.

Step 2: Change your homepage to Google

In the top section called Home page, delete the highlighted text next to Address. Then type www.google.com in that box.

Step 3: Save your changes

Click OK at the bottom to save your changes.

Step 1: Open Settings

Click on the settings icon in the upper right corner and select Settings.
A new tab will open.

Step 2: Change your homepage to Google

In the Appearance section, click the button next to Show Home button, then click the blue link Change.
Delete the text in the box, which is either about:blank or another website. Then type www.google.com in the box.
Click OK to save your changes.

Step 3: Sync your settings

To sync your tabs, bookmarks, apps, themes and more across all your devices, click the Sign in to Chrome button at the top of the Settings page.
Sign in with your Google Account, then click OK, sync everything or click the Advanced link to customize your sync settings.

Step 1: Click on the settings icon

Click on the settings icon in the upper-right corner of your browser and select Settings. A new tab will open.

Step 2: Change your homepage to Google

In the Appearance section, check the box next to Show Home button.
To set your homepage, click Change.
Select Open this page, and then type www.google.com in the box. Click OK.

Step 3: Sync your settings

To sync your tabs, bookmarks, apps, themes and more across all your devices, click the Sign in to Chrome button at the top of the Settings page.
Sign in with your Google Account, then click OK, sync everything or click the Advanced link to customize your sync settings.

Option 1: Drag the Google icon

Click and drag the blue Google icon below to the home icon located in the upper-right corner of your browser.
Click yes in the pop-up box.

Option 2: Edit your preferences manually

Click on Firefox in the top left corner, then select Options, and then click on Options in the right menu.
Click on the General button in the top menu with the picture of a switch.
Next to When Firefox starts, open the drop down menu and select Show my home page.
Type www.google.com in the Home Page box, and click OK to save.

Bonus: Make Google your default search engine

Click the down arrow on the left of the search box.
Select Google from the dropdown menu.

Option 1: Drag the Google icon

Using your mouse, click and drag the blue Google icon below to the home icon located in the upper right corner of your browser.
Then click yes in the pop-up box.

Option 2: Edit your preferences manually

Select Firefox from the menu bar, then click on Preferences.
Type www.google.com in the Home Page box and close Preferences to save.

Bonus: Make Google your default search engine

Click the down arrow on the left of the search box.
Select Google from the dropdown menu.

Step 1: Open Settings

Click on Safari in the top Apple menu bar, then select Preferences.

Step 2: Change your homepage to Google

Next to New windows open with, select Homepage from the drop down menu.
Select Homepage from the next drop down menu next to New tabs open with.
Then type www.google.com in the box next to Homepage.

Step 3: Change your default search engine to Google

Select Google from the drop down menu next to Default search engine.
Your changes are automatically saved.

Step 1: Open Preferences

Click on Opera from the top menu and select Settings, and then Preferences.

Step 2: Change your homepage to Google

Next to Startup, select Start with home page from the drop down menu to see Google when you open your browser.
Then type www.google.com into the box next to Home page.

Step 3: Save changes

Click the OK button to save your changes.

Edit preferences or settings to make Google your homepage

Oops! We can’t figure out which internet browser instructions to show you. Try clicking on the name of your browser in the top menu and then selecting Preferences, Settings, or Options. If you have Tools in the top menu, click on it and then select Internet Options.

Or try downloading Google Chrome for a fast, free browsing experience. Chrome runs websites and applications with lightning speed.

Now you’re ready to search with Google, wherever you go on the web.

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Making Google the default search engine lets you use Google.com for each of your web searches. If your web browser doesn’t have Google set as the default search engine, then you might be using something else—Bing, Yahoo, etc.—each time you look something up on the internet.

Once you’ve set Google as the default search engine in your favorite browser, you can perform searches right there in the browser window without having to open the Google URL. For example, in most browsers, you can erase the URL or open a new tab, and then type whatever you want to search for on Google.

It’s also common to change the home page your browser is using. In fact, you can even change the home page to be Google or any other search engine.

What Does ‘Default Search Engine’ Mean?

When a web browser is first installed, it’s pre-built with a specific search engine function so that when you do a web search, it uses that search engine versus something else.

Changing the default search engine is simply picking a different website to perform searches on. For example, if Bing, Yandex, or Safari are the default search engine in your browser, you can change it to Google.

The default search engine is only relevant when you perform web searches from the browser’s search bar. You can always visit the search engine URL manually to bypass the default search engine. For example, if after setting Google as the default searcher, you decide you want to use DuckDuckGo for something, just open that URL directly.

Change Chrome Search Engine to Google

Google is the default search engine in Google’s browser, but if it’s been changed to something else, you can pick a different search engine in Chrome through the Search engine option in the settings.

Select the three-dotted menu from the upper-right side of the browser, and choose Settings.

Select Search engine from the left side.

Select the drop-down menu next to Search engine used in the address bar, and choose Google.

Change Firefox Search Engine to Google

There’s a Search area of this browser’s settings that dictate which search engine Firefox uses. This is how you set Google as the default search engine.

Press the menu button at the top right (the stacked lines), and choose Settings.

Select Search on the left.

Under Default Search Engine, select the menu and choose Google.

Change Edge Search Engine to Google

Picking a different search engine for Edge is very straightforward, if you know where to look.

Use the three-dotted menu at the top right of the program to access Settings.

Select Privacy, search, and services from the left.

Scroll all the way to the bottom and select Address bar and search.

Select the menu next to Search engine used in the address bar, and pick Google.

Change Opera Search Engine to Google

You can change the search engine to Google in Opera from the Search engine page of the settings.

Select the Opera logo at the top left, and then choose Settings.

Scroll down to Search engine, and select the menu to the right to choose Google Search.

Change Safari Search Engine to Google

The Safari search engine can be changed from the top of the program, next to the URL bar. Just select the menu to the left of the search box and choose Google.

However, that only changes the search engine you’re using for that specific search. Here’s how to make Google the default search engine in Safari:

Select the settings/gear icon from the upper-right side of the browser, and then select Preferences.

If you’re on a Mac, go to Safari > Preferences instead.

For Windows users, open the General tab and select the menu next to Default search engine.

For Mac users, go into the Search tab and open the menu next to Search engine.

Choose Google.

Change Internet Explorer Search Engine to Google

You must add Google Search as a search engine option in Internet Explorer to use it from the browser.

Microsoft no longer supports Internet Explorer and recommends that you update to the newer Edge browser. Head to their site to download the newest version.

Select the arrow to the right of the search bar at the upper-right side of IE, and then choose Add.

Locate Google Search and select Add just below it.

Select Add again to confirm.

Return to the search bar at the top of Internet Explorer, and select the down arrow to find the Google Search option. You can do something similar from the navigation bar, too.

An Alternative Method for IE

You can also make Google the default search engine in Internet Explorer so that you can search from the URL bar without having to manually pick the Google icon.

To do that, open the settings again, but this time choose Manage add-ons. Select Search Providers on the left, Google on the right, and finally Set as default at the bottom.

Does the Search Engine Keep Changing?

If the default search engine keeps changing even after you’ve followed the correct directions above, your computer might be infected with malware. Malicious programs can make unauthorized changes to your browser settings to install a different search engine, so the best way to quit the search engine settings from changing is to delete the malware.