make google default search engine omnibox

This is the tricky bit as you need to know the web address for the search engine’s search page (this is not just the address of the search engine itself).

In the ‘URL with %s…’ box, you will need to type in the web address for the search engine’s search page.

In the ‘Other search engines’ section below the Default search options:.

Updated Feb 2015 – the method below still works but a much easier method is described here – it relates to quick keyword searches but gives the simplest way to add a new search engine.

Close the Settings page – that engine has now been removed from the list.

Note: you can’t remove it if it is the Default search engine – to do this you would first have to change the Default to a different one (see section above) and then you can remove it.

Select from the list the one you want to remove and click the ‘x’ that appears at the end of that row to remove that engine.

Select Settings to open the Settings page.

Close the Settings page – any searches you do in the address bar (omnibox) will now use your new default search engine.

Select the one you want to use as your default search engine and click the ‘Make default’ button that appears in that row – ‘(Default)’ should now appear immediately after that search engine name.

On the Settings tab, click ‘Manage search engines’ in the Search section.

Click the wrench (spanner) icon then select ‘Settings’ to open the Settings page.

I’ll cover each of these options, beginning with how to change the default search engine: The default search engine for Google Chrome is, unsurprisingly, Google.īut what if you want to change the default engine from Google to something else, add a new one or delete an existing one? It is easy to change the default search engine in Chrome or delete one but it is a little harder to add a new one.

Delete: To the right of the search engine, click More Remove from list.Every web browser has a default search engine – when you first install it, a particular engine is set for all standard searches from the search/address box (omnibox).

Edit: To the right of the search engine, click More Edit.

Set as default: To the right of the search engine, click More Make default.

Add: To the right of 'Other search engines,' click Add.

Click Search engine Manage search engines.

Add, edit, or remove other search engines If you've tried to set your search engine but it doesn't work, you may have malware.

Next to 'Search engine used in the address bar,' click the Down arrow.

If you notice unexpected changes in your search engine, you might have malware.

It automatically uses Google, but you can set another default search engine instead. You can use the address bar (omnibox) as a search box.

Make google default search engine omnibox