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Google home page not opening on start up of Edge
Hey, new to the forums, for some reason as of yesterday, when I start up Edge, I get a Microsoft home page even though I have Google.com as my home page and start up page. how do i stop this from happening, as I said above it was working fine until yesterday, I've not added any new software.
Version 91.0.864.37 (Official build) (64-bit)
Thank you for your help
dosi70 There are two workarounds you can try:
Workaround 1: Change your search-provider to Bing
In the Address Bar, go to edge://settings/searchEngines and then click the "..." at the end of the Bing option and choose "Make default". Close all Edge windows. Next time you open a new Edge window, your startup-page should be working again.
Workaround 2: Add the site(s) into the shortcut for Edge (applies to Windows users only)
Find a shortcut to the Edge browser (for example, on your desktop), then right-click it and choose "Properties". In the Target box, right at the end (after msedge.exe") leave a single space, and then type the web-address you want Edge to start with. Click OK, and use that shortcut now to launch Edge.
NOTE: if you want Edge to load more-than one site when it starts, just leave a single space between each website address, for example:
msedge.exe" https://www.google.co.uk https://www.bbc.co.uk
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- I got the same problem with 91.0.864.37, any user choice of startup page gets overridden by the 'new tab page'
Resetting solved the problem. but it resets the search from google to bing. that is annoying.
Resetting did not solve it. And also resetting means you have to go back and reset your search engine (Delete BING) and such.
So now, instead of opening my home page, MS has decided that I don't want to do that anymore and opens their NEW TAB page. - this is as of today - they made an update that denies users the ability to set their own home page.
Nice way to get people to hate your new browser, guys. Guess it'a back to Chrome for me.
- same build, same problem, got https://start.me/ as startup page but the 'new tab page' overrides any user choice.
- Hi dosi70 ,
Please make sure, that on picture 3 > "manage search engines" all sites exept google are deleted.
Also check that the adress is written right.
Best regards,
Schnittlauch
"First, No system is safe. Second, Aim for the impossible. Third no Backup, no Mercy" - Schnittlauch
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Go to "settings", " Privacy search and services" scroll to the bottom and the last item is "address bar and search", "search engine used in the address bar", change it to google.
It still comes up as the microsoft startup page but if you type in the address bar it returns google results.
Just use the Edge Extension named Custom New Tab URL
The problem is (for me too!) that there's NO more 'Homepage' except the one they've chosen for us.
No amount of resetting or configuring can get mutts.com to open with Edge upon startup.
It happened quite suddenly, around Noon May 29. Worked in the morning I think?
EDIT:
dftf-wip (below) offers a solution that works for me: (It still opens the Start Tab, but separately)
Find a shortcut to the Edge browser (for example, on your desktop), then right-click it and choose "Properties". In the Target box, right at the end (after msedge.exe") leave a single space, and then type the web-address you want Edge to start with. Click OK, and use that shortcut now to launch Edge.
