The situation: When I open a New Tab in Chrome, it no longer goes to my Chrome homepage, which is Google. Instead it goes to another search engine, one that looks like a very generic page that uses Bing. There is no web address at all in the omnibox when it opens.
This all started suddenly this AM when I was forced to open Microsoft Explorer to link up with a site (necessary for my job) that will not work with Chrome. It’s the ONLY reason I use ME anymore. When I opened ME, I was overwhelmed with a bunch of ads, tried to install AdBlock for ME, and ended up having everything lock up. I rebooted, tried to Chrome, and found I could no longer connect to the internet.
I used system restore to unmuck things, resetting it to 3 days ago. It fixed my connectivity issue, but I had to go thru all the settings for Chrome, re-designating my default omnibox engine and home page to Google, but I can’t find anything that specifically addresses what a New Tab should default to.
So: How do I get my New Tabs in Chrome to default to Google (or any other page I want, for that matter)? And anything else I should be looking out for after this incident? I’m thinking I should uninstall my current ME, and try a re-installation (I truly need it at times for work, or I’d delete it and never return). My “Windows Defender” antiviral (yeah, I know, not the best choice) says nothing’s wrong.
Thanks in advance.