Article ID: 2607234 - Last Review: October 25, 2011 - Revision: 1.0

How to change the home page and the search provider in Internet Explorer

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SUMMARY

This article contains links to the websites that describe how to change the home page and the search provider in the following versions of Windows Internet Explorer:
  • Windows Internet Explorer 9
  • Windows Internet Explorer 8
  • Windows Internet Explorer 7

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To change the home page or the search provider in Internet Explorer, visit the website that is appropriate for your operating system and the version of Internet Explorer that you are running.

How to change the home page in Internet Explorer

Windows 7

Internet Explorer 9
http://windows.microsoft.com/en-US/windows7/Change-your-Internet-Explorer-9-home-page (http://windows.microsoft.com/en-US/windows7/Change-your-Internet-Explorer-9-home-page )
Internet Explorer 8
http://windows.microsoft.com/en-US/windows7/Change-your-Internet-Explorer-home-page (http://windows.microsoft.com/en-US/windows7/Change-your-Internet-Explorer-home-page )

Windows Vista

Internet Explorer 9
http://windows.microsoft.com/en-US/windows-vista/Change-your-Internet-Explorer-9-home-page (http://windows.microsoft.com/en-US/windows-vista/Change-your-Internet-Explorer-9-home-page )
Internet Explorer 8 and Internet Explorer 7
http://windows.microsoft.com/en-US/windows-vista/Change-your-Internet-Explorer-home-page (http://windows.microsoft.com/en-US/windows-vista/Change-your-Internet-Explorer-home-page)

Windows XP

All supported versions of Internet Explorer
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/252464 (http://support.microsoft.com/kb/252464)

How to change the search provider in Internet Explorer

Windows 7

Internet Explorer 9
http://windows.microsoft.com/en-US/internet-explorer/products/ie-9/tips/search-providers (http://windows.microsoft.com/en-US/internet-explorer/products/ie-9/tips/search-providers )
Internet Explorer 8
http://windows.microsoft.com/en-US/Windows7/Change-or-choose-a-search-provider-in-Internet-Explorer (http://windows.microsoft.com/en-US/Windows7/Change-or-choose-a-search-provider-in-Internet-Explorer)

Windows Vista

Internet Explorer 9
http://windows.microsoft.com/en-US/internet-explorer/products/ie-9/tips/search-providers (http://windows.microsoft.com/en-US/internet-explorer/products/ie-9/tips/search-providers )
Internet Explorer 8 and Internet Explorer 7
http://windows.microsoft.com/en-US/windows-vista/Change-or-choose-a-search-provider-in-Internet-Explorer (http://windows.microsoft.com/en-US/windows-vista/Change-or-choose-a-search-provider-in-Internet-Explorer)

Windows XP

All supported versions of Internet Explorer
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/303210 (http://support.microsoft.com/kb/303210 )

APPLIES TO
  • Windows Internet Explorer 9
  • Windows Internet Explorer 8
  • Windows Internet Explorer 7
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