Here's how to remove Bing from Chrome and Edge browsers

Removing Microsoft's search engine from your favorite browser isn't difficult – here's how.
By Jonathan Tully  on 
Bing logo displayed on a laptop screen is seen in this illustration photo taken in Krakow, Poland on February 7, 2023.
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In some ways, Microsoft’s Bing search engine can be a great tool – it’s got a great image search and video search, for example. 

But if you like using the Google Chrome or Microsoft Edge browser, and you’re Team Google through and through, here’s how you can take Bing off your browser.

Switching the default search on Chrome from Bing to Google

If your default search on Chrome is Bing, you can always switch to Google easily. 

  1. Click the three dots in the upper right-hand corner, then click “Settings”.

    Settings in Chrome
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  2. In the left-hand navigation, click “Search engines”.

    Search engines in left pane
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  3. Swap “Bing” for any other search engine you’d like to use.

    Choosing search engine in Chrome
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  4. You should also check “On startup,” which is also in the left-hand navigation. If the Bing homepage is there, click the three-dot menu there, then Remove.

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You may also have Bing set as your default via an extension. If that’s the case, again, it should be easy to remove:

  1. Go to the “three-dot” menu again, and click “More tools”, then “extensions.”

    Extensions for Bing
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  2. Click the switch under “Microsoft Bing Homepage & Search for Chrome” to turn it off.

    Turning off Bing extension
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  3. Click Remove.

Switching default search on your smartphone

If you need to swap search engines in your Chrome app on your iPhone or Android, it’s also a simple process.

  1. Click the three-dot menu, which is at the bottom of the screen.

    Three dot menu at bottom of screen
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  2. Click “Settings” (You may have to swipe right to get to it)

  3. Click “Search Engine”

    Search engine on phone
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  4. Click Google or whichever engine you prefer.

Search engine choice on phone
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Switching default search on Microsoft Edge from Bing to Google

Unsurprisingly, the Microsoft Edge browser’s default search engine at first is Microsoft Bing. But again, you’re a fan of Google (or DuckDuckGo, Yahoo, etc.). You can still swap out Bing for your favorite, though admittedly, Edge doesn’t make it as easy to do: 

  1. Click the three-dot menu in the upper-right corner, and click “Settings.”

    Edge settings
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  2. In the left-hand navigation menu, click “Privacy, search and services.”

    Privacy, search and services in Edge browser
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  3. You then have to scroll all the way to the bottom and click “Address bar and search.”

    Address bar and search in Edge browser
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  4. On this page, you then have the option to switch search engines.

    Changing search engines in Edge browser
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You can also remove Bing as a homepage upon startup:

  1. Click the three-dot menu in the upper-right corner, and click settings.

  2. In the left-hand navigation menu, click “Start, home and new tabs.”

    Start, home and new tabs in Edge browser
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  3. Find Bing in the list under “Open these pages”, then click the three-dot menu and then “Delete.”

    Open these pages in Edge browser
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Topics Google Microsoft


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