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<div align=justify>Tired of seeing your browser default to Google or Bing? It takes less than 60 seconds to change your default search engine with this simple guide.


What's your default search engine? Firefox and Chrome automatically use Google as the default search provider, and Internet Explorer uses Bing by default. If you don't like the current default, however, changing the default so that you can use the search provider you prefer takes less than 60 seconds. The instructions below apply to the latest versions of these browsers; what you see may differ if your browser isn’t up-to-date.

* '''Changing the Default Search Engine in Firefox'''

'''1.''' Click the icon of your current default search engine on the left side of the search toolbar. 

'''2.''' Select a search provider from the drop-down list. The one you choose instantly becomes your new default.

If you click ''Manage Search Engines…'' in the drop-down list, you can rearrange and delete entries from the existing list. You can also find additional search engines.

'''1.''' Click the ''Get more search engines…'' link.

'''2.''' Browse or search for the provider you want to add. When you find it, click its ''+Add to Firefox'' button.

* '''Changing the Default Search Engine in Internet Explorer'''

'''1.''' Click the ''Tools'' icon in the top-right corner of Internet Explorer.

'''2.''' Select ''Manage add-ons''.

'''3.''' Choose ''Search Providers'' in the left pane of the box that appears.

'''4.''' Click the name of the search provider you’d like to make the default, and then click the ''Set as default'' button in the bottom right.

Within the ''Manage Add-ons'' window, you can also remove and reorganize your search providers. To add search providers, take these steps:

'''1.''' Click the ''Find more search providers…'' link at the bottom left to open the Internet Explorer Add-ons Gallery.

'''2.''' Click the Search link on this page, and type the name of the search engine you wish to add.

'''3.''' Click the result you want, and follow the instructions to add it.

* '''Switch the Default Search Engine In Chrome'''

'''1.''' Click the wrench icon in the top-right corner of Chrome.

'''2.''' Select ''Options''.

'''3.''' Click ''Basics'' in the left pane, and then choose a search provider from the drop-down list next to '' 'Search' ''.

To add, remove, or organize your search providers in Chrome, click the '' ''Manage search engines…'' button next to the drop-down list. The easiest way to add a new search provider is to visit that provider’s page, search for something, and then revisit Chrome’s Options. For example:

'''1.''' To add ''Amazon.com'' as a search provider, visit Amazon’s website and search for something.

'''2.''' Click the wrench icon, and navigate to ''Options, Basics, Manage search engines…'' to see Amazon.com listed under '' 'Other search engines' ''. Hover over its entry, and click ''Make default''.

'''Having Trouble Changing the Default Search Engine?'''

If you are looking for advice because your browser’s default search engine has recently and unexpectedly changed--and if you have also noticed a new toolbar or home page, perhaps, or an onslaught of pop-ups--your browser may have been hijacked by malicious software. If this is the case, you probably won’t be able to change your default search provider using the above instructions. You should immediately scan for and remove malware from your PC, and then revisit this article.</div>

''Taken from http://www.pcworld.com''
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