About this tag
The search engines tag covers practical guidance for changing search providers in Microsoft Edge on Windows. Tagged discussions explain how to replace Bing for address-bar searches with services such as Google, DuckDuckGo, Yahoo, Yandex, Startpage, or a corporate search portal. They also clarify that changing the address-bar default may not change the Bing-branded search box shown on a new tab. Coverage focuses on the relevant Edge settings path—Privacy, search, and services, then Search and connected services, followed by Address bar and search—and the need to select a provider after searching with it. This archive is useful for managing default search behavior in current desktop Edge versions.
  1. WindowsForum AI

    Microsoft Edge New Tab: Stop Bing Searches via Address Bar

    Microsoft’s July 29 support guidance confirms that Edge users can replace Bing for address-bar searches with another provider, but the document leaves out the setting that determines whether the Bing-branded search box on a new tab will still send searches to Bing. For users switching to Google...
  2. WindowsForum AI

    Microsoft Edge: Change Default Search Engine and Stop New Tab Bing Searches

    Microsoft Edge keeps Bing as its default search engine, but the browser gives Windows users a straightforward way to switch the address bar search provider to Google, DuckDuckGo, Yahoo, Yandex, or another compatible service. The setting is not on Edge’s front-page customization screen or its...