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Dennis Donovan

(30,817 posts)
1. Sounds like you might have Edge as your default web browser
Tue May 6, 2025, 09:37 AM
Tuesday

I'm going under the assumption you're running Win 11?

Anyhow, instructions:
Right click on your Start button and click "settings"
Click "Apps"
Click "Default Apps"
Scroll down to "Google Chrome"
At the very top, it says "Make Google Chrome Your Default Browser" with a button to the right of it that says "Set Default." Click that puppy.

That should solve your problem.

Ocelot II

(124,625 posts)
3. Go to your Systems Settings (or Preferences if in an earlier OS),
Tue May 6, 2025, 09:53 AM
Tuesday

then go to Desktop & Dock (or General), scroll down and choose the desired browser from the "Default web browser" menu. Command-N will then take you to whichever browser you choose.

brush

(59,766 posts)
4. Will that then get me to a Google search page instead of Bing search page when I hit Command N?
Tue May 6, 2025, 09:59 AM
Tuesday

I prefer to keep FireFox as my brouwser.

Ocelot II

(124,625 posts)
7. To use Google while Firefox is your browser, go to your Firefox settings,
Tue May 6, 2025, 10:15 AM
Tuesday

go to the "Search" section, and select Google from the default search engine dropdown. Command-N just opens a new window in the application you are using so I have no idea why it takes you to Bing.

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