remove Bing from microsoft edge

Anonymous
2020-06-19T15:18:37+00:00

My question is very simple that is HOW DO I REMOVE BING AS SEARCH ENGINE FROM MICROSOFT EDGE.

Please, please and please give me a simple  and direct answer or solution and not by "beating around the bush"

I am getting very fed up with Bing appearing as my search engine. I never as for it but how come Bing came in as my search engine. There are thousands if not millions that HATE Bing. Why is it still there, JUST REMOVE IT OUT FROM THE WEB or whatever permanently.

PLEAE HELP ME TO REMOVE BING IN A VERY SIMPLIFIED  STEPS!

Microsoft Edge | Install and update | Windows 10

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Brian Tillman 27,120 Reputation points Independent Advisor
2020-06-19T15:22:32+00:00

Assuming you're using the Chromium-based Edge, open Edge settings [click ⋯ (Settings and more) > Settings], then choose Privacy, search and services > Address bar and search > Manage search engines. You should see Google as an option. Click the ellipsis (three dots) at the right end of the entry and choose Make default.

Edited to reflect changes in the UI since the answer was posted

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  1. Anonymous
    2020-09-02T17:07:44+00:00

    Microsoft has apparently prohibited us from configuring Edge to not display the Microsoft Bing search box in new tabs, even when we have a) removed Bing as a search engine in Edge, and b) tried to configure the New Tabs setting to not do so.

    This seems like an illegal marketing practice to me.

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  2. Anonymous
    2020-08-09T20:32:20+00:00

    Well that sucks!!

    Yes it is Windows 10S. 

    Thank you for answering my question.

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  3. Anonymous
    2020-08-09T20:23:57+00:00

    On the "Address bar search engines", it automatically makes Bing the search engine and will not let me change it.  It has a little red circle with a line through it when I try to click on it to change it.  

    Is your computer perhaps running Windows 10S? Changing the default search provider is not allowed. https://support.microsoft.com/en-us/help/4020089/windows-10-in-s-mode-faq 

    Otherwise, someone else - the IT department at school or work, for example - can prevent changes to the default search provider. If this is the case, you will see Managed by your organization at the foot of the Settings and more menu. Click on that and then on the link at the end of the explanation to see what they are managing.

    Either way, this only means that searches from the New Tab Page will be carried out by Bing. You could set the Home page to the home page of your favourite search engine: 

    Settings and more > Settings > Appearance > Show home button.

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  4. Anonymous
    2020-08-09T19:19:30+00:00

    On the "Address bar search engines", it automatically makes Bing the search engine and will not let me change it.  It has a little red circle with a line through it when I try to click on it to change it.  The drop down will not drop down.  Underneath the drop down box, it does give me a list of other search engines but clicking on them does nothing.  Bing has hi-jacked my search engine and I hate it!!!  Please help!

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