You can choose which provider you would like to use when you search for information on the Internet. You can change the search provider for a specific search (Internet Explorer uses that search provider until you choose another one or until you close Internet Explorer) and you can specify which search provider you prefer to be used by default. When you first install Internet Explorer, you might have only one provider installed. If you want to change providers, follow the steps below to add new search providers.
Open Internet Explorer by clicking the Start button , and then clicking Internet Explorer.
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Click the arrow to the right of the search box .
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Click Find More Providers.
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Click the search providers you would like to add. This opens the Add Search Provider dialog box.
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If you want the provider that you just added to be used by default when searching from the Address bar or search box, select the Make this my default search provider check box.
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Click Add Provider.
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Repeat steps 4 through 6 for each provider you want to add.
Some webpages offer search providers. These providers will appear in the search provider list for your current browsing session and are identified with a gold star next to them. If you want one of these search providers to be available in Internet Explorer all the time (not just for the current browsing session), follow these steps:
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Open Internet Explorer by clicking the Start button , and then clicking Internet Explorer.
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Go to a website that offers a search provider.
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Click the arrow to the right of the search box .
Internet Explorer search box
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Click Add Search Providers. This will open a list of the search providers that Internet Explorer has discovered. Click the provider you want to add.
Discovered search provider marked with a gold star
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Follow the prompts on the Add Search Provider dialog box.
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