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Remove Yahoo Search From Chrome on Desktop

 

Yahoo logo in website header inside a magnifying glass

How Search Engines Are Added and Removed From Chrome

In Chrome’s desktop version, you can add as well as remove any search engine you want. In Chrome on mobile, though, you can’t add or remove search engines. You can only switch to a different search engine if you do not prefer the current one.

Therefore, in this guide, you will learn how to remove Yahoo Search from Chrome on the desktop. On mobile, you will learn how to switch to another search engine, like Google.

Remove Yahoo Search From Chrome on Desktop

To remove Yahoo from the search engines list in Chrome on your Windows, Mac, Linux, or Chromebook computer, first, open Chrome on your computer.

In Chrome’s top-right corner, click the three dots.

Click the three dots in Chrome's top-right corner.

From the three-dots menu, select “Settings.”

Select "Settings" from Chrome menu.

On the “Settings” page, in the left sidebar, click “Search Engine.”

Select "Search Engine" on the "Settings" page.

You will see a “Search Engine” section on the right. Here, click “Manage Search Engines.”

Click "Manage Search Engines" in the "Search Engine" section.

Chrome will open a “Manage Search Engines” page. If Yahoo is your default search engine, you will have to switch to a different search engine before you can remove Yahoo.

To do so, find your preferred search engine in the list, click the three dots next to it, and select “Make Default” from the menu.

Select a search engine and choose "Make Default."

You are now ready to remove Yahoo. To do so, next to “Yahoo” on the list, click the three dots and choose “Remove From List.”

Select Yahoo and choose "Remove From List."

And immediately, Chrome will remove Yahoo from the search engines list.

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