Microsoft Edge: Use Google as a search engine instead of Bing

If you use the Microsoft Edge browser, you can also use Google instead of Bing. To do this, you have to activate the search engine in the browser settings. How this works and how you can also change your homepage on Google, we will tell you in this article.

Microsoft Edge: Use Google as a search engine

By default, Microsoft's new browser relies on Bing as the search engine. With the right settings, you can also use Google:

1. Open Google.de and click on the menu button with the three dots at the top right.
2. Select "Settings" there and click on the "Show advanced settings" button below.
3. Now look for the item "Search in address bar with" and select the option "Add new".
4. Click on "www.google.de" above and then on the button "Set as default".
5. The change is applied automatically. You are now using Google instead of Bing.

Microsoft Edge: Change homepage on Google

If you not only want to change the browser search engine, but also want to search via Google right away, you can set Google as your homepage:

1. To do this, remain in the browser settings and select the "One website" option under "Start with".
2. Change "Bing" to "Custom" and enter the URL "//www.google.de/".
3. Then close Microsoft Edge and open the browser again. The Google website appears automatically.

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