Thanks to my colleague Sassan for testing and supplying the. xml file that points to that search engine instead and make sure it supports Opensearch 1.1. This can of course be used to change the search engine to something else than Google as well, just create an. When logging on the a computer which the group policy is applied to, you can if you are fast enough see that the search engine changes from Bing to Google under Settings\advanced settings. Then we configure the Group Policy setting to point to the. We then need to place that on a webserver reachable from the clients that use HTTPS, in my lab I put it on my SCCM server under Opensearch and called it opensearch.xml as well. xml file that can be used to set the default search engine to Google instead of Bing using a group policy, it can be downloaded here: Opensearch.xml We simply add that to the Group Policy settings and we are done! The URL is then we don’t have to host any. This can be done in two ways, the easiest one that I overlooked is to actually use the opensearch.xml file hosted by Google! Method 2 still works, Thanks for the comment on this post! xml file that complies with the Opensearch 1.1 framework and we need to host that file on a Webserver that the clients can reach and it must use HTTPS. We can also set the default search enginge to something else than Bing with group policies. Hopefully you find this feature useful to you and allows you to browse the web the way that works best for you.In Windwe have some new really great new Group Policy settings for Microsoft Edge, the most important making it possible to sync favorites between Internet Explorer and Microsoft Edge.
That’s it! From now on, any web search in the Windows search bar will open up a new Google search in Google Chrome. Chrometana will automatically redirect bing searches to your prefered search engine when you type in a query and are presented with an option that says “see search results.” To re-route searches from Bing to Google in the Windows search bar, you can use a third-party extensions, Chrometana.
Step 2: Download an extension to redirect Bing queries to Google Redirecting Bing searches to Google will be handled via a Google Chrome extension in the next step. However, these links will still be performed using Bing, while the majority of people use Google as their default.
Type “default” and you should be provided with an icon for “default app settings.” Alternatively, you can open the settings app and navigate to System, then Default Apps.įrom here, scroll down to the “Web browser” section, and make sure that Google Chrome is selected.Īt this point, any web search through the Windows search feature will open in Google Chrome (or your browser of choice).
From here, you can access the Windows search. Next, go to the bottom left and click the windows icon. Since Google is the most popular one, you may want to choose. Step 4: You can choose the default search engine from there. This is the one which you need in order to change your default search provider from the taskbar of Windows 10.
Again, I do not mean this article as an endorsement of one browser / search combo over another, and will specifically reference Google Chrome, because it is the most widely-used browser in the United States, and can re-direct searches using specific extensions not available on other browsers.įirst make sure you have Google Chrome browser installed on your Windows 10 machine. You will see a number of options come up. This How-To will mainly focus on using the search feature with Google search on Google Chrome.
Many Windows users install Google Chrome or another alternative to Microsoft’s default browser, and the best way for them to search the web with Windows 10 would be if it was using their preferred browser and search engine combo.
It is simply a way for users to customize their PC so that it aligns with their search preferences.īrowsing the web is one of the most important features in a modern PC user, but Microsoft restricts web searches in the taskbar to use it’s own search engine, Bing, and will use the Microsoft Edge browser by default for any web links. By publishing this article, I do not intend to make a statement about which search engine or browser is better. The latter feature is what we will be focusing in this blog.
This tool allows you to browse files or programs on your computer, answer basic questions using Cortana, Microsoft’s personal assistant tool, and browse the web. Search is a versatile feature in Windows 10.