This browser is no longer supported.
Upgrade to Microsoft Edge to take advantage of the latest features, security updates, and technical support.
![](data:image/svg+xml, %3Csvg xmlns='http://www.w3.org/2000/svg' height='64' class='font-weight-bold' style='font: 600 30.11764705882353px "SegoeUI", Arial' width='64'%3E%3Ccircle fill='hsl(3.2, 22%, 10%)' cx='32' cy='32' r='32' /%3E%3Ctext x='50%25' y='55%25' dominant-baseline='middle' text-anchor='middle' fill='%23FFF' %3EM%3C/text%3E%3C/svg%3E)
Hello,
today my seach bar in edge started setting Yandex browser as default despite my efforts to change it back to bing.
I know other people have faced this issue recently as well.
Managing tabs, address bar, and search settings in Edge on Windows 10
Hello Clary-N,
Thank your for your reply to my issue.
I have tried the first 3 solutions you offered. Unfortunately, they did not seem to work for me. However, I was able to solve my problem by deleting my User Data folder from the Edge installation repository.
![](data:image/svg+xml, %3Csvg xmlns='http://www.w3.org/2000/svg' height='64' class='font-weight-bold' style='font: 600 30.11764705882353px "SegoeUI", Arial' width='64'%3E%3Ccircle fill='hsl(249.60000000000002, 12%, 34%)' cx='32' cy='32' r='32' /%3E%3Ctext x='50%25' y='55%25' dominant-baseline='middle' text-anchor='middle' fill='%23FFF' %3ECN%3C/text%3E%3C/svg%3E)
Hi MK,
Thank you for the update and I'm glad to hear you were able to resolve the issue.
Deleting the Edge User Data folder suggests the problem may have been related to a corrupted browser profile or settings stored within that folder. Thank you for sharing the solution, as it may help others experiencing similar behavior.
If the issue returns or if you notice any problems with Edge after recreating the profile, please let me know and I'll be happy to continue assisting you.
Have a great day!
Hi MK,
Thank you for reaching out. I understand that Microsoft Edge is currently switching the default search engine to Yandex despite your attempts to change it back to Bing.
Could you please try the following:
-Open Edge > Extensions (edge://extensions) and temporarily disable all extensions, especially any search-related, shopping, coupon, toolbar or VPN extensions.
-Go to Settings > Privacy, search, and services > Search and connected services > Address bar and search and confirm that Bing is selected as the search engine used in the address bar.
-Open Manage search engines and remove any unwanted or unfamiliar search providers.
-Try creating a new Edge profile by clicking your profile picture in the top-right corner and selecting Add profile. Then test whether the search engine stays set to Bing in the new profile. This can help determine whether the issue is related to your current Edge profile.
If the search engine changes back to Yandex after these steps, please let me know:
These details may help narrow down the cause and identify what is making the change.
I look forward to your update.
If you have extra questions about this answer, please click "Comment".
Note: Please follow the steps in our documentation to enable e-mail notifications if you want to receive the related email notification for this thread.