# Computer question: restoring search default

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/computer-question-restoring-search-default/614635>\
**Category:** Factual Questions\
**Created:** [March 3, 2012, 11:39am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/computer-question-restoring-search-default/614635 "2012-03-03T11:39:17Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 3\
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**Author:** ![Little\_Nemo](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/little_nemo/32/3120_2.png) [@Little\_Nemo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Little_Nemo)\
**Post date:** [March 3, 2012, 11:39am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/computer-question-restoring-search-default/614635/1 "2012-03-03T11:39:17Z")

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Running Windows XP with Chrome.

I like Google and I’m used to it. Chrome obviously is set up with Google as the default search (if you open up a new tab and type in a term, it’ll send you to a Google page with the results).

But something I’ve downloaded has rest my default. If I type in a term now, the default I get sent to is a Yahoo page. Which I don’t want.

How do I set the search default back to Google?

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**Author:** ![Reply](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/reply/32/15952_2.png) [@Reply](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Reply)\
**Post date:** [March 3, 2012, 12:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/computer-question-restoring-search-default/614635/2 "2012-03-03T12:05:08Z")

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Wrench icon -\> Options -\> Basics -\> Search

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**Author:** ![Little\_Nemo](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/little_nemo/32/3120_2.png) [@Little\_Nemo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Little_Nemo)\
**Post date:** [March 3, 2012, 5:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/computer-question-restoring-search-default/614635/3 "2012-03-03T17:12:04Z")

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Thank you.