How To Change Search Engine On Internet Explorer

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Have you ever downloaded something from the internet and suddenly noticed that your Internet Explorer home page or default search engine has changed? Net Explorer 11 prevents third-party programs from changing these settings.

The only thing you need to do is choose which settings y'all want Internet Explorer to protect. In one case you've chosen, you tin can still change them at any point.

Alter your home page

In Net Explorer 11, select Tools > Internet options.
On the General tab, under Home page, type the URL of the site y'all desire to set as a home page. Yous tin add together more than than one URL, or add the site yous're currently viewing by selecting Use electric current. If y'all add together more than ane URL, put each URL on its own line.
Select Apply > OK. You lot'll see the changes yous made the next time you open up Internet Explorer.

Modify your default search engine

Select Tools > Manage add together-ons. So, under Add-on Types, select Search Providers.
Select the search engine you want, and then select Set as default > Close.

If you don't see the search engine you want in the list, select Find more search providers at the bottom of the dialog box and follow the on-screen instructions to add together a new one.

Annotation:This feature doesn't apply to PCs connected to a domain or to those that are running any version of Windows for educational institutions or enterprises.