How can I set the Bing the default search engine?
-
sgunhouse Moderator Volunteer last edited by
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.
-
deestonic last edited by
@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 -
A Former User last edited by
@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.
-
amocken last edited by amocken
@deestonic Microsoft have repair the Bing server now,and we can access it in China,as the above said.
-
-
lapsang last edited byJust 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,
-
blackbird71 last edited by blackbird71@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.
-
A Former User last edited by
@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 -
lapsang last edited by
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?
-
-
blackbird71 last edited by
@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 sucksIndeed... 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.
-
-
A Former User last edited by
@sgunhouse Excuse me, but I wonder how can I edit
Local statefile? I just cannot find it on my Windows 10. -
-
