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Change Default Search To Google in Start Menu Windows 11

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Key Takeaways
  • The Start Menu in Windows 11 can display online search results, opening links in Bing on Microsoft Edge by default.
  • Change the default browser to Chrome or Firefox to set Google as the default search in Windows 11's Start Menu.
  • Install EdgeDeflector to redirect search links to your default browser, and add extensions like Chrometana Pro or Foxtana Pro to redirect Bing searches to Google.

The Start Menu in Windows 11 not only displays local search results but also displays online results for your query. Any online result that appears in the Start Menu will open the default browser Microsoft Edge on Bing. This article will assist you if you do not want those links to open in Bing but rather in Google. In this article, weโ€™ll show you how to change the default search in Windows 11โ€™s start menu to Google.

Set Windows 11 Search to Use Google Search and Open Chrome

Given below is the complete step-by-step process to change Windows 11 start menu search to Windows 11.

Change The Default Browser To Chrome Or Firefox

The very first step to do so is by changing the default browser. If your default browser is Microsoft Edge then all the searches from the start menu will open in Bing, therefore, you should set your default browser to Chrome or Firefox if you want to open the start menu search result with Google. To set Chrome or Firefox as the default browser, follow the steps given below-

โ€ข Open theย Settingsย app on your PC by pressing theย Windows + Iย key combo.

Settings

โ€ข Head to theย Appsย section from the left sidebar of theย Settingsย app, and then on the right side click onย Defaultย apps.

Change Default Search To Google in Start Menu Windows 11

โ€ข Here, search for and selectย Chromeย orย Firefoxย depending on what browser you want to set as default.

Change Default Search To Google in Start Menu Windows 11

โ€ข You will now see a list of file types and link types. Click on all the types individually and set Chrome or Firefox as default for that. If asked to check the current browser before switching, simply click onย Switchย anyway.

Change Default Search To Google in Start Menu Windows 11

Once done, the default browser will be set to Firefox or Chrome and you will be able to change Windows 11 default menu search to Google.

Installย EdgeDeflector

Even after you have set the default browser, the search links in the start menu will still open in Browser. Therefore, you will have to install EdgeDeflector on your PC which deflects your PC from opening search links in Microsoft Edge but on your default browser, i.e., Google Chrome or Mozilla Firefox. To install EdgeDeflector, follow the steps given below-

โ€ข Download theย EdgeDeflectorย from this link and install it on your PC.

https://github.com/da2x/EdgeDeflector/releases

โ€ข Once done, head to theย Defaultย appsย section in theย Settingsย app of your Windows 11 PC.

โ€ข In theย Defaultย appsย section, search forย EdgeDeflectorย and click on it to open it.

Change Default Search To Google in Start Menu Windows 11

โ€ข On the next screen, click onย Microsoft-Edgeย and then selectย EdgeDeflectorย and then click on OK.

After you do this all the links that are supposed to open in Microsoft Edge will open on your current default browser.

Install Extension To Redirect Bing Search To Google

Now you have followed the above steps, you will have installed the extension to redirect Bing search to Google. Given below is the step-by-step process to redirect Bing search to Google on Chrome as well as Firefox. To redirect Bing search to Google on Chrome (default browser), follow the steps given below-

  • Click on thisย linkย to head to theย Chrometana Proย page onย Chrome Web Store.ย 
  • Here, click on theย Add to Chromeย button. Once you install this extension all the search links you open will be redirected to Google.

Change Default Search To Google in Start Menu Windows 11

If you have Mozilla Firefox set as your default browser, then you will have to install the extension for Mozilla Firefox. To do so, follow the steps given below-

  • Click on this link and you will be headed to Foxtana Pro.
  • Here, click on theย Add to Firefoxย button to add this extension to your Firefox browser.

By doing so, you will now be able to all the search links from Windows 11 Search Menu.

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This is how you can change Windows 11 start menu default search to Google. We hope this article helps with what you are looking for. If it did help you, then do let us know in the comments section.

Anurag Jain
Anurag Jainhttps://itechhacks.com
Anurag is a Senior content analyst with 4 years of experience in the industry. Based in India, He is extremely skilled at Windows related to How to Troubleshooting matters. His favorite topics are Windows 11, Android, and How To's.

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