How to force Google.com on Google Chrome

This is a follow up to the disappointing first fix to enforce Google.com as default search engine. While it have worked for few days on all browsers, today and all of a sudden, Google Chrome bar default searches took me back to Google.com.kw. I don’t want you for God’s sake! Do I need to give away my nationality for a decent Google.com search?

Luckily, I have quickly found another way. To do so, click on the spanner icon in the top right corner of Google Chrome. and select Options.

Then, under Basics tab, click on Manage from Default search:




If you see an item here with keyword Google.com.kw, remove it. It would probably have (Default) beside it, indicating it’s the default address bar search engine. Now look for another existing Google entry, or Add a new one if no one exist. In my case, I found and edited this Google entry:

Alter they keyword here to your likings, and the URL to whats shown in the image: “http://www.google.com/search?q=%s”

Click OK when done, select the engine you just edited and click on the Make Default button on right side of the pop-up screen. Close, Close and you should be done :)

Hope that’s the last of it.

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[...] UPDATE 3: I found the solution for Chrome Google Default Search. You can read it here. [...]

Still waiting on the Mac version.

MacaholiQ8: Seem talking longer than expected. I still suggest you try it out.

It is really getting annoying, and the results of .com.kw searches are appalling, seriously.. so I keep switching back to the normal one.

Marzouq: It is indeed :(

Great, Thanks :)

Nosayba: Welcome, hope it helps.

Thank you!!!!

Nico: LOL, it was this bad hah? More than welcome :)

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