Hello PhilipPatterson,
Good day! I'm John Dev a Windows user like you and I'll be happy to assist you today. I know this has been difficult for you, Rest assured, I'm going to do my best to help you.
Please try the following methods below.
1. Open Edge then copy and paste this to the address bar
edge://settings/search
Press Enter
Search engine used in the address bar = select Google
2. Disable or Uninstall Edge extensions
Open Edge > Click 3 dots > Extensions
Please check if one of your Extensions is forcing your search to use Bing.
If this doesn't work, You may need to consider performing a Reset of Edge Chromium.
Open Edge then click 3 dots > Settings
Select Reset Settings > Restore settings to their default values
Click Reset
Restart your computer using Clean boot of Windows 10
**Perform a Clean Boot
Determine whether a background program or a software conflict is causing the issue.
Go to the search box > type msconfig
Select System Configuration > go to the Services tab.
Select and make sure to put a check mark on "Hide all Microsoft services"
Click Disable all.
Go to Startup tab > Open Task Manager > Disable all the unnecessary services running there. Restart your computer.
Kindly check the support article below for more details
https://support.microsoft.com/en-us/help/929135...
Kindly let me know if this helps or if you have any further concerns.
Kind regards,
John DeV
Independent Advisor
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