Windows 11’s Start Menu shows online search results in addition to local search results for your query. Any online result that pops up in the Start Menu will launch Microsoft Edge as the default browser. If you want those links to open in Google instead of Bing, this article will help. This article will demonstrate how to set Google as the start menu’s default search engine in Windows 11.
Set Chrome and Google Search as the defaults for Windows 11 search
The entire step-by-step procedure to switch the Windows 11 start menu search to Windows 11 is provided below.
Chrome or Firefox should be set as the default browser.
To do this, you must first alter the default browser. You should change your default browser to Chrome or Firefox if you want the start menu search results to open in Google. If Microsoft Edge is your default browser, all searches from the start menu will open in Bing. Follow these steps to make Chrome or Firefox your default browser:
• Press Windows + I to launch the Settings app on your computer.
• From the Settings app’s left sidebar, select the Apps section, and then on the right side, select Default apps.
• If you wish to make Chrome or Firefox your default browser, search for them here and choose them.
• A list of file and link kinds will now appear. Select each type individually, then make Chrome or Firefox the default browser. Simply click Switch if you are prompted to check the current browser before switching.
Once finished, Firefox or Chrome will be set as the default browser, and you will be able to change the default menu search in Windows 11 to Google.
Set up EdgeDeflector
The search links in the start menu will continue to open in Browser even after you have set the default browser. You must thus install EdgeDeflector on your computer to prevent Microsoft Edge from opening search links instead of your normal browsers, Google Chrome or Mozilla Firefox. Follow the instructions below to install EdgeDeflector:
• Install the EdgeDeflector on your computer by downloading it from this page.
• Go to the Default applications area in the Settings app on your Windows 11 computer once you’re finished.
• Look for EdgeDeflector in the list of default programs, then click on it to launch it.
• Select EdgeDeflector on the following screen by clicking Microsoft-Edge, then click OK.
All of the links that should open in Microsoft Edge after you do this will instead open in your current default browser.
Install A Redirect Bing Search To Google Extension
After completing the aforementioned steps, you will have successfully installed the extension to switch Bing search to Google. The detailed instructions for switching Chrome and Firefox’s Bing search settings to Google are provided below. Use the instructions below to change Chrome (the default browserBing)’s search settings to Google.
- To access the Chrometana Pro page on the Chrome Web Store, click this link.
- Select the Add to Chrome button here. All search links you open will lead to Google after you install this extension.
You must install the extension for Mozilla Firefox if that is the default browser that you have selected. To do so, adhere to the instructions below:
- When you click on this link, Foxtana Pro will be your destination.
- To install this extension to your Firefox browser, click the Add to Firefox button here.
You can now access all of the search links from the Windows 11 Search Menu after doing this.
This is how to make Google the default search option in Windows 11’s start menu. We hope that the information in this post satisfies your search. Please let us know in the comments area if it was helpful to you.