De pagina die u heeft aangevraagd, is momenteel niet beschikbaar in uw taal. U kunt elke webpagina onmiddellijk vertalen in een door u gekozen taal via de ingebouwde vertaalfunctie van Google Chrome.
Jacob Wamsley
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Sep 12, 2023

Search engine keeps changing

I want to just use Google as my default search engine. For the love of god, why do Yahoo, Bing, DuckDuckGo, and others reinstall themselves every other day and set themselves as the preferred search engine in Google's Chrome??? How do I stop this?

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mudwoman
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Potter, Fire-eating Nurse, and Google Product Expert since 2012
Sep 12, 2023
Does this help?

If you've tried that, and it still keeps switching, then try going to incognito mode (Ctrl+Shift+N in Windows) to see if you have the same issue. If not, then it appears there is an extension or something else in your Chrome profile/settings on that is forcing your search engine to rotate. Try turning off extensions until your find the culprit. You could also uninstall Chrome and download a fresh, updated copy, to see if that helps. If you do that, please review this Chrome help article before proceeding:
To download a fresh copy, go to the official Chrome website:
More information and instructions here:

Hope that helps!
Sabrina Booker
Sep 23, 2023
Have you checked for any malware? If you notice unexpected changes in your search engine, you might have malware. If you haven't try the steps below. The first set is for unwanted ads and the second set is for malware/unwanted programs.

 Before you reset your browser settings  check your computer for unwanted programs. If you find unwanted programs follow the steps for removing malware.


To prevent sites from showing you intrusive or misleading ads by changing your settings.

  1. On your computer, open Chrome.
  2. At the top right, click More   Settings.
  3. Click Privacy and security  Site Settings.
  4. Click Additional content settings  Ads.
  5. Select the option you want as your default setting.


You can remove malware and other programs on your computer that you don't remember installing.

Open Finder.
On the left, click Applications.
Look for any programs you don't recognize.
Right-click the name of any unwanted programs.
Click Move to Trash.
When you're done, at the bottom, right-click Trash.
Click Empty Trash.

Reset your browser settings
On your computer, open Chrome.
At the top right, select  More and then Settings.
Select Reset settings and then Restore settings to their original defaults and then Reset settings.
If you reset your browser settings, you might need to turn some extensions back on. To turn extensions on, at the top right, click  More and then Extensions. Only turn on extensions you trust.

Video tips: Signs of malware on your PC.
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