How to set Google as your default search engine on Microsoft Edge

• To set Google as the default search engine on Microsoft Edge, open “edge://settings/privacy/services/search” and choose the “Google” option.
• To set Google as the Home and startup page in Microsoft Edge, open “edge://settings/startHomeNTP” and change the corresponding settings.

On Windows 11 and Windows 10, Microsoft Edge uses Bing as the default search engine for queries entered in the address bar. However, you’re not limited to Microsoft’s search service, as the browser also lets you switch to Google, DuckDuckGo, Yahoo, or another supported provider.

The option to change the default search engine isn’t immediately visible because it’s located under the browser’s privacy and search settings. Once you update this configuration, searches entered directly in the address bar will use your preferred search provider instead of Bing.

In this guide, I’ll show you how to change the default search engine in Microsoft Edge on Windows 11 and Windows 10.

• Set Google as default search engine on Microsoft Edge
• Set Google as default Home on Microsoft Edge
• Set Google as startup page on Microsoft Edge

Set Google as default search engine on Microsoft Edge

To set Google as your default search engine, follow these steps:

1. Open Microsoft Edge.

2. Click the “Settings and More” button (three dots) in the top-right corner, then click Settings.

   Quick tip: In my experience, using the Microsoft Edge internal URL is a faster way to access specific settings. For example, you can use the  edge://settings/privacy/services/search internal URL to access the page to change the search engine.

3. Click on Privacy, search, and services.

4. Click the “Search and connected experiences” option.

5. Click the “Address bar and search” setting under the “Services” section.

   

6. Choose the Google option in the “Search engine used in the address bar” setting.

   

7. (Optional) Select the “Search box” option in the “Search on new tab use search box or address bar” setting.

Once you complete the steps, Google will be your default search engine on Edge.

Set Google as default Home on Microsoft Edge

To set Google as the default page for “Home,” follow these steps:

1. Open Microsoft Edge.

2. Click the “Settings and More” button (three dots) in the top-right corner and click the Settings option.

   Quick tip: You can also open the corresponding settings page using this edge://settings/startHomeNTP Microsoft Edge internal URL.

3. Click on Start, home, and new tab page.

4. Turn on the “Show home button on the toolbar” toggle switch under the “Home button” section.

5. Select the “Set custom site” option.

6. Confirm Google.com as your homepage.

   

7. Click the Save button.

After you complete the steps, when clicking the Home button next to the address bar, you will be taken to Google.com.

Set Google as startup page on Microsoft Edge

To set Google as the startup page on Microsoft Edge, follow these steps:

1. Open Microsoft Edge.

2. Click the “Settings and More” button (three dots) in the top-right corner, then click Settings.

   Quick tip: You can also open the corresponding settings page using this edge://settings/startHomeNTP Microsoft Edge internal URL.

3. Click on Start, home, and new tabs.

4. Choose the “Open custom site” setting under the “On startup” setting.

5. Click the “Add a new page” button.

   

6. Confirm Google.com as the startup page.

7. Click the Add button.

After you complete the steps, Google will be your start page every time you launch Microsoft Edge.