Internet Explorer 11 in Windows 10, Windows 8.1 and Windows 7 comes with only one search engine that too as default is Bing. If you’re using Internet Explorer on Windows, let me tell you, you can add any other search provider like Google or Yahoo from Internet Explorer gallery site and make it as default, let us see how to add Google as default Search provider in IE11.
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Setting Google as default Search Engine in Internet Explorer 11
1. Open Internet Explorer 11 (Tip if you’re using Windows 10, learn how to open Internet Explorer in it)
2. Visit Internet Explorer gallery page
3. Under Add-ons, for Google Search, click ‘Add’, (UPDATE: If nothing happens, check this post for the solution)
4. Add Search Provider dialog appears and asks you confirmation for adding, click ‘Add’ button.
4. Now Google has been added as Search Provider in Internet Explorer 11, click on the gear icon and choose ‘Manage add-ons’
5. Select Search Providers > Google, click Set as default, done.
No thanks. I’m good with Bing. Google is for boring person.
I live in Australia and when I go to add search providers ie galley only give me the option of bing, ebay or greys online as search providers. by selecting all google.com.au comes up as an accelerator and will not add to ie as an search provider.
older versions of ie allowed you to make your own search provider, is there any way this can be done for ie 11 or is this just another backward step by MS to get us to use their crappy bing
PS Milo if Google is boring try BING in Aust, 50 % of the time it is just wrong, might be OK if you live in the States and only search for US content, but outside the US it is crap.
Still hating win 8.2, hate that MS thinks they are so smart to default everything to Bing and making it hard to change … I don’t have MS, they have some good stuff but the arrogance … im changing to safari once and for all. already using firefox
Well, that worked for IE in desktop, but it doesn’t work for IE from the “Start” menu. I’m already beginning to hate Windows 8.1.
I stooped using IE only for this reason. No problem with safari – so now i use safari on ipad but chrome on laptop.
Thanks for sharing your opinion sanjay.
What if the search provider you want to use as the default has already been added? How do you make it the default?
Hal Scoggins , if that’s the case, select the search provider and click on ‘Set as default’ option provided at the bottom for it, check this http://www.mediafire.com/view/i044400tqrar9mj/2014-12-22_9-45-02.png#
When I navigate to google in the internet explorer gallery, absolutely nothing happens when I click on “add to internet explorer”. I hate bing, do you have any advice? I’m running Windows 8.1.
I can able to set Google as default search engine for IE11 in Windows 8.1 now, please try once again, you should get add search provider dialog as shown in the screenshot.
I too have the same issue. I cannot add Google to IE11. When I click on ‘add’ nothing happens as if it’s a broken link or something. Did you get it to work?
the same to me
Same problem, when I click “add to internet explorer” button absolutely nothing happens, no pop up – nothing. I tried thi smany times, same resul, the popup just doesn’t appear.
I also cannot add Google as a search provider to IE11. When I click on the “Add to Internet Explorer” button on the page: http://www.iegallery.com/en-us/Addons/Details/813, absolutely nothing happens. I do not get a popup. I have not yet found a workaround. On Windows 7 SP1.
I’m convinced that the “add to internet explorer” button is a dummy that has no function whatsoever. No wonder MS will be giving away Windows 10 — who knows better than they what their products are worth?
Please all check this post if clicking on Add to Internet Explorer nothing happens, https://techdows.com/2015/05/fix-cant-add-google-as-search-provider-in-internet-explorer-11.html
There is no Google option on the MS Gallery – only Google maps or Google News. They are forcing me to use Bing, so I am going to use any browser other than IE.
Visit this link http://www.iegallery.com/en-us/Addons/Details/813, if you can’t add it check this https://techdows.com/2015/05/fix-cant-add-google-as-search-provider-in-internet-explorer-11.html
Hi. I have LAN’s problem too. I don’t have any google search in ie gallery.
Only google translate , news and map.
http://oi61.tinypic.com/2eckj9y.jpg
Visit this in Internet Explorer http://www.iegallery.com/en-us/Addons/Details/813
Or open Google site:
http://www.google.com/intl/en/homepage/search/
Working
If not work Google site – use emulation IE8 on Developer Tools (press F12 or “inspect element” in context menu when click right (less left) button mouse).
Second highest ranked search result for making Google the search provider in IE11. Also just as useless as the highest ranked result in Bing. Link to Google search provider is broken.
The article has been updated, please have a check and let us know if the instructions are working for you or not.
Worked a treat.
Google option had vanished after a reinstall of Windows 7 Pro. IE 11.
Very many thanks.