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    Is there a way to make Opera the default search engine for Windows 11 desktop taskbar?

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    • CritChrown
      CritChrown last edited by

      Is there a way to make Opera the default search engine for Windows 11 desktop taskbar?

      I'm trying to set the search box on my desktop's taskbar to link to Opera instead of Microsoft Edge. I've made Opera the default for all my search settings but whenever I use the search box on my desktop's taskbar it continues to redirect me to Microsoft Edge's browser.

      Does anyone know a way to circumvent this so that it will send me to the Opera browser and not the Microsoft Edge browser?

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      • leocg
        leocg Moderator Volunteer @CritChrown last edited by

        @CritChrown Not that I know.

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        • burnout426
          burnout426 Volunteer last edited by

          MSEdgeRedirect worked at one time for this. Not sure about the current status with the current version of Windows 11. https://github.com/rcmaehl/MSEdgeRedirect/issues doesn't look promising. Something to investigate though.

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          • LoginGuest001
            LoginGuest001 last edited by
            1. Go to settings
            2. Click "Apps"
            3. Find and click "Opera Stable"
            4. Cilck "Set as default"
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            • eionmogi
              eionmogi Banned last edited by

              Yes, you can. there is an option in setting for default browser.
              Please Go to:
              1: setting
              2: select apps
              3: Default apps
              4: tap on opera browser
              5: set Opera as your default browser
              let me know if you encounter any issue.

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              • leocg
                leocg Moderator Volunteer @LoginGuest001 last edited by

                @LoginGuest001 The topic is not about that.

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                • leocg
                  leocg Moderator Volunteer @eionmogi last edited by

                  @eionmogi Even Opera being the default browser, Edge is still used.

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