<![CDATA[How can I set the Bing the default search engine?]]>I have added the Bing search engine to the search engine list by myself,but how can I make the Bing the default search engine?I can't find the option to make it the default.0_1548323946027_无标题.png

]]>https://forums.opera.com/topic/30637/how-can-i-set-the-bing-the-default-search-engineRSS for NodeFri, 17 Apr 2026 17:06:57 GMTThu, 24 Jan 2019 10:03:05 GMT60<![CDATA[Reply to How can I set the Bing the default search engine? on Sun, 10 Mar 2019 08:58:17 GMT]]>@sgunhouse Thanks. Anyway I have successfully edited it.

]]>https://forums.opera.com/post/165647https://forums.opera.com/post/165647Sun, 10 Mar 2019 08:58:17 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to How can I set the Bing the default search engine? on Tue, 05 Mar 2019 03:54:34 GMT]]>It is there. You have to Paste the address of your 'Profile' folder into your file browser, since one of the folders in the path is hidden.

]]>https://forums.opera.com/post/165373https://forums.opera.com/post/165373Tue, 05 Mar 2019 03:54:34 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to How can I set the Bing the default search engine? on Tue, 05 Mar 2019 01:18:49 GMT]]>@sgunhouse Excuse me, but I wonder how can I edit Local state file? I just cannot find it on my Windows 10.

]]>https://forums.opera.com/post/165372https://forums.opera.com/post/165372Tue, 05 Mar 2019 01:18:49 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to How can I set the Bing the default search engine? on Sun, 27 Jan 2019 04:36:46 GMT]]>@blackbird71 Oh，thank you for your explanation!

]]>https://forums.opera.com/post/163345https://forums.opera.com/post/163345Sun, 27 Jan 2019 04:36:46 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to How can I set the Bing the default search engine? on Sun, 27 Jan 2019 00:13:19 GMT]]>@vux777 said in How can I set the Bing the default search engine?:

@blackbird71
well, Chrome allows adding other search engines as default
and there are other ways to prevent malicious code to add search engine as default, like strict user actions (eg. it must be performed by user)
I know that search engines are they way of income ...but still kinda sucks

Indeed... which was why I referred only to the 'safety feature' aspect of locking the default search engines. There are other reasons as well, like you noted, for using the default-locking approach. Hence, the combination of safety enhancement and revenue enhancement frankly creates a near-irresistible enticement for making the design choice the way it sometimes is.

]]>https://forums.opera.com/post/163336https://forums.opera.com/post/163336Sun, 27 Jan 2019 00:13:19 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to How can I set the Bing the default search engine? on Sat, 26 Jan 2019 12:16:42 GMT]]>@lapsang yes

]]>https://forums.opera.com/post/163289https://forums.opera.com/post/163289Sat, 26 Jan 2019 12:16:42 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to How can I set the Bing the default search engine? on Sat, 26 Jan 2019 12:15:48 GMT]]>This topic is about Bing.

In my menu I can easily set Bing as default search engine. (Which I won't do).

Are these menus regional?

]]>https://forums.opera.com/post/163288https://forums.opera.com/post/163288Sat, 26 Jan 2019 12:15:48 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to How can I set the Bing the default search engine? on Sat, 26 Jan 2019 11:51:04 GMT]]>@blackbird71
well, Chrome allows adding other search engines as default
and there are other ways to prevent malicious code to add search engine as default, like strict user actions (eg. it must be performed by user)
I know that search engines are they way of income ...but still kinda sucks

]]>https://forums.opera.com/post/163287https://forums.opera.com/post/163287Sat, 26 Jan 2019 11:51:04 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to How can I set the Bing the default search engine? on Fri, 25 Jan 2019 17:28:41 GMT]]>@amocken said in How can I set the Bing the default search engine?:

I have added the Bing search engine to the search engine list by myself,but how can I make the Bing the default search engine?I can't find the option to make it the default. ...

In the past (harkening back to Olde Opera days), browser hijackers would alter a browser's homepage, its startup URL, its default search engine, and perhaps even edit its desktop shortcuts to add a malicious startup URL link. The result was a "trap" that would, intentionally or otherwise, cause many victims to be unable to discern how to remove the adware/malware. By force-routing the victim to a fake or malicious default search engine, the hijacker could (among other things) block the user from getting valid search results for removal of the specific malware or, worse, present the user with fake 'results' designed to install even worse malware with higher system privileges. The 'safety feature' aspect of locking in default browser search engine candidates means that a user can always safely revert his browser to a "clean" search engine to help dig their way out of a malware infection hole.

]]>https://forums.opera.com/post/163261https://forums.opera.com/post/163261Fri, 25 Jan 2019 17:28:41 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to How can I set the Bing the default search engine? on Fri, 25 Jan 2019 14:23:14 GMT]]>Just make a bookmark for your favourite search engine, because all the Opera search engines are unattractive.

Your own search engine also works by typing the given letter code in the address bar first, but that is also unattractive,

]]>https://forums.opera.com/post/163244https://forums.opera.com/post/163244Fri, 25 Jan 2019 14:23:14 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to How can I set the Bing the default search engine? on Fri, 25 Jan 2019 08:46:14 GMT]]>OK, glad to hear that, guys. Enjoy.

]]>https://forums.opera.com/post/163229https://forums.opera.com/post/163229Fri, 25 Jan 2019 08:46:14 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to How can I set the Bing the default search engine? on Fri, 25 Jan 2019 05:28:50 GMT]]>@deestonic Microsoft have repair the Bing server now,and we can access it in China,as the above said.

]]>https://forums.opera.com/post/163225https://forums.opera.com/post/163225Fri, 25 Jan 2019 05:28:50 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to How can I set the Bing the default search engine? on Fri, 25 Jan 2019 02:11:43 GMT]]>@deestonic Sir, it is obvious that your message may be wrong. It can be used normally in China.
It is said that only a small problem with Microsoft's servers has caused some cities in China to be inaccessible, instead of China blocking bing.
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]]>https://forums.opera.com/post/163222https://forums.opera.com/post/163222Fri, 25 Jan 2019 02:11:43 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to How can I set the Bing the default search engine? on Thu, 24 Jan 2019 20:22:58 GMT]]>@amocken
You can't even use Bing anymore in China (if you are from China at all, sorry if I'm wrong):
China appears to have blocked Bing, Microsoft’s search engine, even though the U.S. company has long censored its results there https://nyti.ms/2DtLMlR

]]>https://forums.opera.com/post/163199https://forums.opera.com/post/163199Thu, 24 Jan 2019 20:22:58 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to How can I set the Bing the default search engine? on Thu, 24 Jan 2019 17:14:17 GMT]]>You can only use built-in search engines as default, they say it is a safety feature to prevent malware/adware from changing your browser to some bad search engine.

Bing is available as a search engine in this country - if you edit your "Local state" file to change your location to US then you'll be able to use Bing.

]]>https://forums.opera.com/post/163195https://forums.opera.com/post/163195Thu, 24 Jan 2019 17:14:17 GMT