That said, there are times where you may want to change Chrome’s default settings. The Chrome web browser works just fine as initially installed.

Reasons to Change Chrome’s Default Settings Chrome offers numerous settings you can configure to meet your personal web browsing needs.

Google Chrome is not only the most popular web browser today, it’s also one of the most versatile.

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The next step is to click on the Manage Search Engines menu for a list of all default search engines and other sites, such as Amazon, Facebook or Reddit that may be listed as probable engines. Check your browser’s settings (Photo: Pexels) Make sure Google is the selected option, not Bing, Ask Jeeves or Yahoo. Under the Search Engine menu, you’re given a choice under the drop down menu to select the search engine used in the address bar at the top of the page. Open a new Chrome window and click on the three dots in the upper right hand corner and select Settings > Search > Manage search engines. As you mention, Google Chrome should be listed as your default browser under the Default Browser menu. The first port of call is to investigate Chrome’s Settings. While Bing is the default search engine for Windows browsers (either Internet Explorer or Edge), it’s a real pain if it’s cropping up within Chrome, which is designed to take advantage of Google’s considerable search power. I’ve checked my settings and my preferred search engine is set to Google ,but it still opens in Bing. Can you advise how I can get rid of Bing? – Bob, Kent Since Windows installed an update, if I try to search using Google on Google Chrome it automatically goes into Bing.

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