How to Set Google as Your Browser’s Homepage and Start Page

Setting Google as your browser’s homepage and start page is an easy way to ensure that you have quick access to Google’s search engine and services whenever you open your web browser. Here is a step-by-step guide on how to set Google as the homepage and start page on the most popular web browsers.

Set Google as Homepage and Start Page on Google Chrome

Google Chrome makes it very simple to set Google as both your homepage and start page:

1. Open Google Chrome
2. Click on the three vertical dots in the top right corner to open the menu
3. Select Settings
4. Under Appearance, toggle Show Home button to the On position
5. Under On startup, click on Open a specific page or set of pages
6. Click on Add a new page
7. Enter https://www.google.com as the URL
8. Click Add

Google is now set as both your homepage and start page on Google Chrome. Clicking the Home button or restarting Chrome will take you directly to Google.

Set Google as Homepage on Mozilla Firefox

Here are the steps to make Google your homepage on Firefox:

1. Open Firefox
2. Click on the three horizontal lines in the top right corner
3. Select Settings
4. Go to Home in the left sidebar
5. Under New Windows and Tabs, change the Homepage and new windows dropdown menu to Custom URLs
6. Enter https://www.google.com
7. Click Save Changes

Google is now set as your Firefox homepage. New tabs and windows in Firefox will open to the Google homepage.

Set Google as Start Page on Mozilla Firefox

To set Google as your start page on Firefox when it launches:

1. Open Firefox
2. Click the three horizontal lines and select Settings
3. Go to General in the left sidebar
4. Under Startup, change the When Firefox starts dropdown menu to Show a blank page
5. Click Use current pages
6. Make sure you have Google open in one of your Firefox tabs
7. Click Save Changes

Now when you launch Firefox, it will open up with Google, using your current Google tab.

Set Google as Homepage on Microsoft Edge

Microsoft Edge uses Bing as the default homepage. Here is how to change it to Google:

1. Open Microsoft Edge
2. Click on the three horizontal dots in the top right corner
3. Select Settings
4. Click on Appearance in the left sidebar
5. Toggle Show home button to the On position
6. Under Home button, click on Enter custom web address
7. Enter https://www.google.com
8. Click Save

Google is now set as the homepage on Microsoft Edge. Clicking the Home button will take you to Google.

Set Google as Start Page on Microsoft Edge

To set Google as the start page on Edge:

1. In Settings, click on On startup in the left sidebar
2. Under Open Microsoft Edge with, click on A specific page or pages
3. Click on Add a new page
4. Enter https://www.google.com and click Add
5. Click Save

Now when you launch Microsoft Edge, it will open directly to the Google homepage.

Set Google as Homepage on Safari

Here is how you can make Google the homepage on Safari for Mac:

1. Open Safari
2. Click on Safari in the menu bar and select Preferences
3. Go to the General tab
4. Under Homepage, enter https://www.google.com
5. Close the preferences window

Google is now set as the homepage on Safari. Clicking the home icon or opening a new Safari window will take you to Google.

Customize the New Tab Page

In most browsers, you can also customize the new tab page to open Google instead of the default page:

• Chrome: Go to Settings > Appearance and toggle Show Home button to On. Select New tab page under Home button.
• Firefox: Go to Settings > Home and choose Custom URLs under New Windows and Tabs.
• Edge: Go to Settings > Appearance and toggle Show Home button to On. Choose New tab page under Home button.

The new tab page now opens to Google instead of the default page in these browsers.

Reset the Homepage

If you want to revert back to the original homepage in your browser, simply follow the steps to get to the homepage section in your browser settings and select the default preset homepage option instead of a custom URL. This will reset your homepage and new tab page back to what the browser originally had set.

Conclusion

• Setting Google as your default homepage and start page makes it easy to access Google’s search engine and other services whenever you open your browser.
• The process is very similar in most major browsers. Simply access the homepage and startup settings and enter https://www.google.com as a custom URL.
• You can also customize the new tab page to open up Google instead of the default browser page.
• If you want to revert the changes, just reset the homepage option in your browser settings.

Setting Google as the homepage and start page can help you save time and increase productivity by putting Google just one click away whenever you are browsing the web.