The use of search engines has become a part of everyday human activities. You get used to a certain information search service as to your favorite tea.

Many users change the browser installed in operating system, to a faster one, but the used search engine does not always suit them. In this article, we will tell you how to change the default search engine in Opera to your favorite one.

Search in Opera

Search in the Opera browser is arranged in a rather peculiar way, and is carried out from several places:

• Start page. For the Russian-speaking segment of the Internet, Yandex is indicated by the search engine;
• Address bar. All modern browsers support the processing of the search query entered into it. Here the default is Google;
• A special search box next to the address bar. It also uses Google.

Let's take a look at the settings and set up a unified search engine.

Yandex fans

Let's install the Yandex service as the main information search tool. In the main window of Opera, a fragment of which can be seen in the screenshot, in the upper right corner, you see three horizontal lines. This icon hides the home page settings.

We are interested in the lower part of this tab, which allows you to edit the browser settings.

In the page that opens, select the "Browser" item and find the area responsible for managing search engines. By clicking the button of the same name, you will open a selection window in which Yandex is in second place.

We select "Set as default". Exit the settings by returning to the start page.

The result of the actions performed is clearly visible in the screenshot. Opera search engine in all areas has been changed to Yandex.

Google fans

Not everyone likes Yandex, so to change it to Google, let's go to the settings again. In this case, our task will be to remove the Yandex search area from the start page. As you remember, elsewhere Google is installed by default. Reaching general settings pay attention to the bottom left corner.

Check the box "Show advanced settings". At the same time, check which search engine is set for the address bar. In case you used the first part of our recommendations and changed it to Yandex. Let's go back to the home page settings.

After our manipulations, additional parameters appeared on it. We remove the check mark from the "Search field" item and get rid of Yandex. The start page now displays only selected sites for frequent use.

As you can see in the screenshot, the additional search area has been removed, and Google is used as the main tool for extracting information on the Internet.

For lovers of exotic

Let's pay attention to users who are not satisfied with both search engines. There are two options that you can use in this case. First, you can use search sites that are additionally preinstalled in the browser:

• Rambler;
• DuckDuckGo;

Actions, in this case, will be a combination of those described in the previous two sections. We delete the Yandex line from the start page, and in the settings we change Google to the search engine of your choice.

Secondly, you can set your own settings to use the one that suits you search engine... For example, consider creating your own Yahoo query. Open the home page of the site.

In the request form, you must enter some noticeable word, let it be "diamond". We will need it at the next stage of our actions. Let's give Yahoo the ability to process the request and then completely copy the entire contents of the browser address bar.

We go to the settings of search engines and select the item "Create"

Let's prepare our own query system for the Yahoo search engine. We register the name and the key, which we will use in the future to enable it. Everything that was copied from the address bar is pasted into the "Address" field. We are looking for a word entered by us for processing in this mixture of symbols.

Carefully replace the "diamond" with the characters "% s", without the quotes. Your template is ready. Now you can search for information with it. For example, we will find data for the query "corundum". In the address bar, enter "I am corundum".

The result can be seen in the screenshot. According to the "I" key we have specified, Yahoo is turned on, as can be seen from the icon that appears in the address field. The result of such a request, regardless of the default search engine, will be processed on the selected site.

You can do a similar operation with any page you choose. Any convenient word can be used as a key.

Removing an extra field

Finally, let's get rid of the extra field that we have behind the address bar. This is a customization for an amateur, someone likes to enter requests directly to the place of the address, and someone in a separate field.

Again, we go to the settings and include additional fields there, as we did by removing the Yandex line. In the "Browser" section we go down to the "User interface" group.

The included advanced settings are highlighted in Opera with gray dots, which makes them easy to highlight and distinguish from the standard ones. Remove the check mark from the bottom line, which can be seen in the screenshot.

Now, after all your manipulations with the settings, for requesting information on the Internet, you only have the address line directly.

Finally

We took a tour of the settings Opera browser and discussed how to change the search engine specified in it to any one of your choice, or how to create your own. We will assume that now you will not have any problems with solving this problem, and you will find any information in a matter of seconds. Happy search!

If you have Windows 10, then you own a new browser from Microsoft called Edge. It is only in the top ten and it is planned that it will replace the usual IE in the future. And maybe it won't replace, who knows ...

It's about how to change the default search engine in Edge, which is activated every time you type queries directly into the address bar of your browser.

Step 0 (required).

First thing you need to do is open the search engine you want to add in Edge. If Google, then open the Google page in a browser. Microsoft uses OpenSearch technology and allows you to add systems that support it.

Visited a search engine site? Now let's get started ...

Click on the three dots in the upper right corner of the browser, select Parameters.

Then find the section Extra options and press the button View add. parameters.

In the additional parameters, we find what we need in the section. The current default search engine will be listed there. Click on Edit.

Here you will see a list of search engines, including those that Microsoft Edge discovered and added on its own. Select the search engine you want and click Use as default... You can also remove unnecessary items from here.

That's it, now you can close the settings and test the search in work. Go to the address bar, type a query and press Enter. If you chose Google, then a page with search results from Google should be displayed.

Are you using the Edge browser?

The question of restoring the default search system often arises after some unwanted software has arbitrarily changed it.

Change search engine for omnibox (combined address bar)

Open your browser settings:

Click the button Configure search engines ...:

Install a trusted system by default, for example, Yandex:

How to remove a search engine from your browser

Remove unwanted or unknown systems from the list, if any. (Often, malicious sites install their service by default without the user's knowledge.)

After deleting all unnecessary items, press the button Done:

Attention! The default system cannot be removed. To remove it, you must first assign a different default.

How to add a new search engine to your browser

Let's say your favorite service is not on the list. For example, you accidentally deleted it. Here's how to add it.

1 Open your browser settings page:

2 Press the button Configure search engines ...:

3 In the window that opens, add a new search provider to the list Other search engines.

To do this, you need to fill in three fields:

• system name
• keyword
• link with parameter% s

For example:

• Yandex
• yandex.ru
• http://yandex.ru/yandsearch?text=%s

Below are the correct lines for different systems:

Http://yandex.ru/yandsearch?text=%s

(google: baseURL) search? q =% s & (google: RLZ) (google: originalQueryForSuggestion) (google: assistedQueryStats) (google: searchFieldtrialParameter) (google: bookmarkBarPinned) (google: searchClient) (google: sourceId) (googled instantParameter ) (google: omniboxStartMarginParameter) (google: contextualSearchVersion) ie = (inputEncoding)

Http://nova.rambler.ru/search?query=%s&osd=1

4 Press Enter or click on an empty field:

5 Hover over the contents of field # 3 and click Use as default:

After that, your favorite service will become the default search engine in the current browser:

After that, you can close the settings page.

If your search settings get confused

If, after restarting the browser, the service you do not need is installed by default, it is recommended to perform the following actions:

1. Check if the browser extension controls the default search service. Disable or remove any extensions you don't know.

2. Close all browsers. End all browser processes in Task Manager.

3. Perform a system check with, and if possible.

4. Check if the browser shortcuts are correct. You can use the utility.

Today's article is about how to set the default search engine for your browser... This should not be confused with the home page. It's about omnibox.

Omnibox- this is the address bar, by entering the URL into which you get to the site.

All modern browsers support the search function from the address bar. If you enter a phrase in the omnibox, you will be automatically redirected to the results of the installed search engine.

Most people use only one search engine. As a rule, Yandex or Google. Sometimes, due to the aggressive policy of integrating its product onto users' computers - Mail.ru. And even Amigo.

But not everyone knows what can be done so that when requested in the address bar, the desired search engine opens.

But this is very convenient. You can remove unnecessary links in the search chain and save your time.

Also, the setup itself is very simple.

Change Omnibox search engine in Google Chrome

By default in Google chrome the search engine is Google... This can be changed in the browser settings. To do this, follow the simple instructions:

As you can see, only Google, Bing and Yandex. If none of them suit you, go to Search Engines Management... There you can add a new one.

How to do it:

1. Enter the name of the search engine in the input field "Add system";
2. Enter any keyword, for example needsite;
3. Open the required search engine and search for the word needsite;
4. Copy the address from the address bar. In Mail.ru it will be like this: http://go.mail.ru/search?q=needsite... And in Rambler.ru - http://nova.rambler.ru/search?query=needsite;
5. Next in the address, replace needsite with% s. That is, in the final version it should look like this: http://go.mail.ru/search?q=%s and http://nova.rambler.ru/search?query=%s;
6. Paste the resulting link in the last field and click "Done".

With such simple manipulations you can make the main search engine Yandex, Google or any other.

We set the search engine for the omnibox in the Opera

Technology changes to the starting search engine in the combined search bar of Opera is no different from the one already described for Google Chrome:

Since Yandex Browser, like Google Chrome and Opera, works on the basis of chromium, the procedure default search engine settings will be identical.

How to make Yandex the default search engine? This question is asked by many inexperienced Internet users, and in this article everyone can find the answer to the question. Different browsers do this differently. For example, in Google Chrome it is much easier to do this 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 operate, it has become one of the most popular in a short time. In this browser you need:

1. Click "Customize and manage Google Chrome" (located in the upper right corner).

2. In the opened context menu select "Settings".

3. A new tab with settings will open. There you will need to scroll the page with the cursor to the "Search" column and select the appropriate system.

4. Yandex is now the default search engine. You can check this by typing any query in the address bar, like this:

and here you get the result:

Yandex search by default in FireFox

Browser, which to this day is not inferior to competitors in terms of functionality. Perhaps many users just don't 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 config FireFox settings... To do this, open a browser, enter the command "about: config" in the address bar and press "Enter".

Further, the system will notify you that incorrect changes may adversely affect the further operation of the browser. Perform only those commands that are included in the manual; it is not recommended to engage in amateur performances without knowledge.

2. Confirm your caution in the pop-up window and find the mini-section "Keyword.URL" in the list. Searching will be greatly facilitated 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 we get the desired result:

Yandex search 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 default Yandex search engine in Opera, you need:

1. Open your browser and click on "Configure and manage Opera" in the upper left corner.

2. In the context menu that appears, select the "Settings" item.

3. We find the column "Search" and set the search engine you need in the appropriate window.

4. We check:

Yandex search by default in Internet Explorer

1. Click "Start" and open the control panel.

2. Select the section "Internet Properties".

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.

It remains only to check.

It is in these ways that you can easily set the default Yandex search in your favorite browser.

Why, after restarting the browser, the settings are lost again, and Yandex is no longer the default search?

If you too often experience problems with changing your search engine, then you are "terrorized" by a virus. Such software cannot be called very malicious, because it only changes the settings of your browser. However, there is no need to endure the 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 deployed automatically during the installation of other software. For example, you decided to download Skype, started the installation and discovered in the course of it the introduction of programs from mail.ru. This means that you downloaded a repack with a virus, when installing it, you should uncheck the boxes from the commands that do not need to be executed, for example, “Set mail.ru by default search.