Edge keeps switching back to Bing even after I set Google as default

Edge does not automatically switch back to Bing after setting another default search engine, so persistent reversion usually indicates either a policy/enforcement setting or a corrupted search configuration.

To ensure Google is used from the address bar and that the setting persists:

1. Confirm the default search engine in Edge settings
   1. Open Edge.
   2. Go to Settings and more (… ) > Settings.
   3. Select Privacy, search, and services.
   4. Select Search and connected experiences (or Search and connected services) > Address bar and search.
   5. Under Search engine used in the address bar, select Google.
   6. Make sure the search is not being redirected by another feature (for example, work/school account search routing to Microsoft Search/Bing as described in the privacy documentation).
2. Regenerate the search engine configuration (Web Data file) A corrupt search configuration can prevent Edge from keeping Google in the list or honoring it as default. The moderator guidance for similar issues is to force Edge to rebuild its search engine data:
   1. Close all Edge windows.
   2. Open Command Prompt as administrator.
   3. Run the moderator’s script that terminates any running msedge processes, waits a few seconds, and deletes/renames the Web Data file (this file stores search engine definitions).
   4. Start Edge again. The Web Data file is regenerated, and the search engine list is rebuilt.
   5. Go back to Settings > Privacy, search, and services > Address bar and search and set Google again as the Search engine used in the address bar.
3. Check for managed policies (work/school devices) If the device or profile is managed (for example, by an organization), the default search engine can be enforced via the DefaultSearchProviderEnabled and DefaultSearchProviderSearchURL policies:
   • When DefaultSearchProviderEnabled is enabled and DefaultSearchProviderSearchURL is set (for example, to {bing:baseURL}search?q={searchTerms}), Edge will use that search engine regardless of user changes.
   • Starting with Edge 84, these policies can be set as mandatory or recommended. A mandatory policy overrides user choice. In that case, only the administrator can change the enforced search engine.

If, after regenerating the Web Data file and confirming no policy is enforcing Bing, the address bar still reverts to Bing, the behavior is typically due to organizational configuration (for example, Microsoft Search routing work/school queries) rather than a user-changeable setting.

References:

• Change your default search engine in Microsoft Edge
• User data and privacy in Microsoft Edge
• DefaultSearchProviderSearchURL
• How can i change edge search engine from bing to google? - Microsoft Q&A question above!
• Why was Google removed from the search engine selection options? - Microsoft Q&A Edge is super cool, which is why I use it, but it works best with Google as the search engine. Using it with Bing feels like a disaster, so I’m wondering why Google was removed from the selection options??