how to make google default search engine windows 10

#How to make google default search engine windows 10 how to#

When the window appears, check the box next to Make this my default search provider.

Click the Add to Internet Explorer button.

In the bottom left corner of your screen, click Find more search providers.

Click the Gear icon in the top right corner of the browser window.

Google provides some very basic instructions here which are: Internet Explorer 10 Setting it as the default is possible from the popup when clicking the button, or going into your Add-ons and ticking the right search engine as your default.

The first part can be done by going to the iegallery website and finding an Add-on, for Google Search you can go here: and click the big ‘Add to Internet Explorer’ button. Install the Search Provider addon, and then set it as the default. To do this manually on an individual PC, you need to do two things. I found a lot of misinformation online when doing this too which was surprising, I’ll add notes in around what I found on that too.īrief instructions are down the bottom if you just want to know what to do!

#How to make google default search engine windows 10 how to#

I’ll first cover what we’re trying to automate, then the possible options on how to do it. Automating the change of Internet Explorer 10’s default search engine from Bing to Google shouldn’t be a difficult task, but it is.