How to change the default search engine. Mozilla Firefox
How to make Yandex the default search? Many people ask this question inexperienced users Internet, and in this article everyone can find the answer to the question. IN different browsers this is done in different ways. For example, in Google Chrome this is much easier to do than in Explorer or Mozilla. Let's take an example of the four most popular browsers.
Yandex search by default in Google Chrome
Chrome is one of the most best browsers. Fast and easy to use, it has become one of the most popular in a short time. In this browser you need:
1. Click “Settings and Google management Chrome" (located on the right top corner).
2. In the opened context menu select Settings.
3. Will open new inset with settings. There you will need to scroll the page with the cursor to the “Search” column and select the appropriate system.
4. Yandex is now set as the default search engine. You can check this by entering any query into the address bar, for example this:
and here you will get the result:
Search Yandex by default in FireFox
A browser that to this day is not inferior to competitors in functionality. Perhaps many users simply do not want to try new ones while staying with Mozila. If you need to make Yandex the default search in Mozilla, then follow these steps:
1. Go to configuration FireFox settings. To do this, open your browser, enter the command “about:config” in the address bar and press “Enter”.
Next, the system will notify you that incorrect changes may adversely affect the further operation of the browser. Follow only those commands that are included in the manual; it is not recommended to engage in amateur activities without knowledge.
2. Confirm your caution in the pop-up window and find the “Keyword.URL” mini-section in the list. The search will be much easier if you enter this command in the “Search:” line.
4. A window will open in which you need to enter the address “http://yandex.ru/yandsearch?text=” (without quotes) and click “Ok”.
5. We check:
and get the desired result:
Search Yandex by default in Opera
An old and popular browser even on mobile platforms. Used by many to this day, developers release periodic updates to improve their browser. To set the Yandex search engine as the default in Opera, you need:
1. Open your browser and click "Customize and manage Opera" in the top left corner.
2. In the context menu that appears, select “Settings”.
3. Find the “Search” column and specify the search engine you need in the corresponding window.
4. We check:
Yandex search by default in Internet Explorer
1. Click “Start” and open the control panel.
2. Select the “Internet Options” section.
3. Open the “General” tab.
4. Find the “Search” section and click on “Options” in it.
5. You will be taken to the “Add-ons” menu, in which you need to select the “Search Services” section and select the appropriate search engine.
All that remains is to check.
It is in these ways that you can easily set Yandex search as the default in your favorite browser.
Why, after restarting the browser, the settings were lost again, and “Yandex” is no longer the default search?
If you experience problems changing your search engine too often, then you are being “terrorized” by a virus. This software cannot be called very malicious, because it only changes your browser settings. However, there is no need to endure inconvenience - get rid of it.
The constant change of settings is usually influenced by a certain “[email protected]” or “[email protected]”. Remove this program from your computer using the control panel. You should also remove this software from startup.
Typically, these programs are installed automatically during the installation of other software. For example, you decided to download Skype, started the installation and discovered during the installation that programs from mail.ru were being installed. This means that you have downloaded a repack with a virus; when installing it, you should uncheck commands that do not need to be executed, for example, “Set mail.ru as default search.
Default search is very important and useful function. Thanks to it, the user can quickly and conveniently find information on any request in his favorite search service. The largest representatives of the search market in the world and the CIS region in particular understand this. The companies Yandex and Mail.Ru are behaving quite aggressively here. They are constantly trying to change the default competitive search in the browser to their own in not entirely honest ways. However, many people prefer search from the world leader in this segment - Google. Having completed simple steps you can change the search in Firefox to the one you like. Today we'll look at how to make Google your default search. Mozilla Firefox. Please note that it is better to first remove [email protected], Yandex.Bar or other add-ons, if you have them installed, of course, as they can block these changes.
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In most cases, just click on the arrow on the left side search string and select Google. Quite simple. |
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In the search bar (a little more complicated) |
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If in Google list is missing, it can be returned. To do this, click on the above arrow and select the menu item Control search engines… . |
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A new window will open. Click on the button there Restore default set. After this, Google should appear in the list. Click OK and carry out the procedure from point No. 1. |
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In addition to the search bar, there is an address bar. You can also enter in it search queries. To change its settings you need to enter the command into it and confirm your desire to change settings with the button I promise I'll be careful!. |
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It is necessary to change the values of some variables. To do this, enter the value in the Search line . A variable with a description and value will appear below. Double-click on it and a window with an input prompt will open. Enter it there and click “Ok”. After this, you need to assign to the variable in the same way browser.search.selectedengine meaning , and the variable keyword.URL meaning |
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First, what is a “default search engine?” In many browsers, in order to find information on the Internet, you no longer need to first remember and enter the address of the search engine, and then enter a search query on the search page. Now everything is simple - I typed it search phrase in the same Mozilla FireFox, press the Enter button, and immediately get search results!
But this is where the main trouble arises. For example, I’m used to using the search from google.com, but some annoying infection reconfigured the search to automatic use something like poisk.urypinsk.ws, which I absolutely do not like!
Here's how to change automatic search“by default” I’ll tell you in this post.
Mozilla Firefox
Attention! Some additions ( for example Yandex.Bar or [email protected]) block changing the default search engine. Therefore, to successfully change the search engine, you must first go to the menu at the top left “Firefox” -> “Add-ons” (or press the keyboard shortcut Ctrl+Shift+A) and selecting the “Extensions” tab in the window that opens and disable everything that is possible.
To change the default search in Mozilla Firefox, follow these steps:
Launch Firefox and in the address bar type about:config and click the button Enter". A warning will appear on the screen stating that clumsiness and inattention can lead to the breakdown of Firefox. If you are confident in your abilities, feel free to press the “ I promise I'll be careful!«
In the address bar, type ‘about:config’ without quotes and press Enter
After this you will see a long list of settings. Names on the left, meanings on the right. You need to find a setting with the name keyword.URL, which is responsible for searching directly from address bar. To do this, it is enough in the field “ Filter» enter the name of the setting ( keyword.URL).
Let's open the default search settings... After you find the desired line— double-click on the name. And when the window with the search bar opens, enter a new one there.
If you want to see google.com:
http://www.google.ru/search?hl=ru&q=
If you like Yandex:
http://www.yandex.ru/yandsearch?clid=9582&text=
If you need a search from mail.ru:
http://go.mail.ru/search?q=
Enter new line search All. After you press " OK"don't forget to reboot ( or log out-log in under your user via “Start” - “Change user” - “Exit”)!
Opera recently released the next version of its browser, which received an updated interface and even integration with popular messengers. However, the Norwegians categorically do not want to add some simple features to the program. One of these is the ability to change Yandex search to Google in the express panel.
In classic Opera, which worked on the Presto engine, there was such an option, but in modern web browsers it has been missing since its inception. You will not find the corresponding option in the main browser settings or even in the service page opera:flags.
Change Yandex search to Google (Windows 7/8/10)
However, it is still possible to change the search (remove Yandex from Opera), and quite easily. Just before we continue, we must warn:
Attention: the procedure at the time of writing only works in one direction. That is, you can change Yandex to Google, but you will not be able to return Yandex specifically to the search field in the express panel using the same method. Google will be there forever.
Another important point is that you should first close Opera so that the browser does not work even in the background.
Otherwise, all changes made will simply be reset and when you start, instead of “Google” you will again see the same Yandex.
To change the search, you need to slightly edit one of the Opera service files.
1. Open any window Windows Explorer and copy the path C:\Users\USER\AppData\Roaming\Opera Software\Opera Stable into its address bar.
2. Erase the word “user” and write your nickname in the system instead. You can view it at the top of the Start menu or, for example, here:
3. When the address is generated press Enter:
4. In the folder that opens, find the “Local State” file:
5. Open it via text editor eg notepad:
6. Using the built-in search (called via Ctrl+F), find the word “country” there:
7. Replace the “ru” to the right of it with “us” or “en”. Do the same to the right of "country_from_server". In the end it should look like this:
8. Save your changes. Done: the next time you launch the browser you will be greeted Google search on the express panel ( search tips, if anything, they also work).
By the way, if you are faced with various problems when playing a video, then perhaps the reason for this is - to which we recently devoted an article.
Change Yandex search to Google (Windows XP)
If you use Windows XP, then let us remind you that the latter Opera versions for this system – 36.
Opera updates for XP were stopped last year.
However, you can change Yandex to Google here almost exactly the same as in Windows 7/8/10 with more modern versions Opera.
The only difference is the file path for item #1 above. In XP the path will look like: C:\Documents and Settings\USER\Application Data\Opera Software\Opera Stable. Instead of “USER” you must put your nickname in the system:
Make the above changes, replacing “ru” with “en” in two places. Save the result. And when you start, Google will be waiting for you.
We repeat: it will not be possible to return Yandex using the same method. So before editing Local State, think about whether you are ready to say goodbye to the domestic search engine on the express panel.
Remove Yandex from Opera express panel
Finally, one more small detail. Many simply do not need any search at all in the express panel, because they can easily search directly from the address bar of the browser.
Therefore, instead of changing Yandex to Google, you can completely remove the search field from the express panel.
To do this, click on the icon in its upper right corner and, among the options on the side, uncheck the box next to “search field”. As a result, there will be more space for site cells.
Hello, dear readers of the blog site. Very often a situation arises when you do not notice the checkbox in the “Set Google Chrome as the default browser” box.
As a result, all links (or shortcuts from the desktop) that you open in any programs (email, office, etc.) will lead to the launch of Chrome (if it was closed before) and the display of the site page to which this link leads.
If you are used to using another browser for this purpose (for example, Opera and Yandex Browser), then you will need make this browser the default. Sometimes the browser itself, which has ceased to be used by default, offers you to correct this annoying misunderstanding. In other cases, you can go to and put a tick in the right place. Well, you can also set the default browser in Windows settings. All this will be discussed below.
In addition, the default browser often uses a different search than you are used to. In the second part of this publication we will look at the options how to change default search to Google or Yandex in various browsers (Chrome, Opera, Mazil and others).
How to Set the Default Browser in Windows Settings
So, let's start with the fact that the browser that until recently was used by you by default, the next time you launch it, may display a pop-up window asking you to correct this annoying misunderstanding. For example, Google Chrome proposes to change the current state of affairs in this way:
In this case, all you have to do is press the button "Set as default browser" and the problem will be solved. But it is quite possible that you have already answered this question by clicking on the “Don’t ask again” button, so this proposal you may not follow. What to do in this case? Well, as I said above, there are two options: go to your browser settings or go to Windows settings. Let me describe both of them, and you will choose the one that is most convenient for you.
So, in Windows you can set the default browser. Depending on the Windows versions, which you use, the process will be slightly different. For example, for Whists, which I have installed, as well as for Windows 7 These changes can be made by logging into the “Control Panel” (the “Start” button - “Control Panel”). In the panel you will need to select the item "Default Programs".
In the window that opens, you select the last item “Setting up access to programs and setting defaults.” In the drop-down window that opens, click on the “Other” option and move the checkbox next to the browser that you want to make used by default on your computer.
At the very bottom of the window, click on the “OK” button. Just below you can select the default one on your computer. mail program(it will contain the ones used to move on to writing email). And even lower you install the default media player and messenger. This can also be important, because everyone has their own habits and preferences.
If you are still using Windows Xp, then you will still need to go to the “Control Panel”, but you will need to select the “Add or Remove Programs” item in it. In the window that opens, in the left column, click on the bottom item “Select default programs”, and then your actions will be similar to those described above for Vista and Seven:
This method is universal and allows you not to go into the settings of the browser that you want to make used by default. But the same thing can be done using browsers, which will be discussed below.
By the way, if you need, for example, HTML files or any others would open in another browser or even in another program (for example, for me), then just click on any such file right click mouse (in Explorer) and select the very bottom item from the drop-down menu called “Properties”. In the window that opens, click on the “Change” button shown in the screenshot:
If the desired program is not in this list, then use the “Browse” button and use Explorer to find the executive file of the program you need (it may also be a browser). It's simple.
Make the default browser Yandex, Chrome, Mazila, etc.
You just need to click on the name of the browser that caused you problems and you will receive a complete collection of instructions on how to fix problems with choosing the default search in Firefox, Yandex Browser, Chrome and Internet Explorer.
There is one more nuance. If you have the Yandex version of Mazila, then changing the search will not work. Here you will need to demolish the Yandex version, then go to Mazila’s official website and, and then. After this, you can configure the default search in this browser using the method described above.
IN Google Chrome default search It's also pretty easy to change in the settings. To do this, just click on the button with three horizontal lines in the upper right corner and select “Settings” from the drop-down menu (see screenshot at the beginning of the previous section). On the page that opens, in the “Search” area, you can use the drop-down list to select the default search engine.
If you want to add a new search engine, then click on the “Configure search engines” button and at the bottom of the window that opens you will be given this opportunity.
IN Yandex browser and new Opera choosing a search engine is done in exactly the same way, because all three of these browsers work on the same engine, so their settings are very similar.
IN old Opera 12.17 You will need to select from the Opera button menu (located in the upper left corner) the items “Settings” - “ General settings", then in the window that opens, go to the "Search" tab.
In the window that opens, you will need to click on the desired search engine and click on the “Edit” button on the right. Another window will open, where you should click on the “Details” button and check the “Use as default search service” box. That's it, click on OK and check.
IN Internet Explorer everything is quite simple. On the right side of the address bar, click on the arrow next to the magnifying glass icon:
At the bottom you will be able to select the search engine you want to use to search for the query you entered. If the desired search was not found there, then add it using the button of the same name located slightly to the right.
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