How To Change Default Search Engine or Default Search Provider In Internet Explorer 8

Posted by Unknown Friday, January 27, 2012

How To Change Default Search Engine or Default Search Provider In Internet Explorer 8? How to Make or Add a new Search Providers or Additional Search Providers In Internet Explorer 9? By default, Internet Explorer 8 comes with just one search provider which is Bing Search. But you can additionally add other Search Providers in Internet Explorer by following easy instruction. Let Us say you want to have Google Search as Search Provider in Internet Explorer, then follow the instruction given below.

1. In the search bar, there is a small arrow to the right of the search icon (magnifying glass).

2. Click the arrow and then select “Manage search engines”;

3. Select the Search Provider that you like to set as default here.

4. Click on ‘Set as default’ button.

Alternatively (If you are doing this after a fresh installation):

5. Click the arrow and then select “Search for other search engines”;

6. A page will be loaded that lists all available search engines;

7. Install any of them and, if you want it to be default, check “Make it a default search provider”

Create your own search provider and make it the default one:

8. You can also create your own search provider which is quite easy:

9. Copy-paste the Google search query URL string;

10. Use TEST (capital letters) as placeholder for your search term: