Sometimes, not always, Edge changes my default search engine from google to Bing on computer restart. I even uninstalled Bing once, but it got installed again i guess, and chosen as default on a restart. This is a snip of the message i get when i go into the settings to set the default search engine after an automatic change to Bing:
I've checked my extensions, and none of them should have any setting that changes the search engine. (I've read that extensions can do this) I can provide a list of my extensions as well. This makes me to believe that it might be because of an app. There might be an app that changes my settings ,as the message states, but this is a massive search for me to try to find which app does this. Also, "restored it back to default" have restored it to the abomination called Bing. Bing is not my default, so I believe the problem is with edge.
So, is there any way to find out which app is making Edge restore search engine back to Bing? I assume that Edge has some information/log somewhere since it was able to give me this message. Otherwise, does anyone know of some apps that can cause this? Is there a list of apps that have permission to change Edge settings, which can help narrow my search.
Otherwise, any tips are greatly appreciated!
Here are my extensions:
Other details:
- PC: Lenovo Yoga 9i (82LU)
- OS: Windows 11, 23h2 (has been a problem for about a year, so on other versions as well)