How Do I Make Google My Homepage ?

How do I make Google my homepage on Chrome, Internet Explorer, Firefox, Opera, & Safari web browsers? Learn to make Google your homepage, or simply set or change your home page with step by step instructions & video - get started now!I use Google all the time for my various interests and research. I like having various internet browsers installed because of the ability to customize my experience with various extensions, add-ons, plug-ins and shortcuts (depending on if Im working on a web site, researching, or just having fun browsing or shopping). Whenever I install a new web browser on any internet device including my phone, the first thing I do is set the home page to Google to make my life easier. I sometimes have to go through this process several times when a malicious or presumptuous piece of software thinks that its okay to change my start up page or even worse, hijack my browser altogether making the task of changing it back much more difficult than it should be. As a result of my experience and I can share with you the easiest ways to get the job done.

Image credit: All photos used in this guide are original screenshots taken from various Internet browsers installed on my PC.

Click on "Tools" in the Menu Bar of Internet Explorer, from this drop down menu select "Internet Options".When the "Internet Options" window pops up, the general tab will be on the screen, the first section here titled "Home Page" has an editable box where you can enter the site of your choice. Type http://www.google.com then click on "OK".

Using your mouse, go to the "Customise and Control Google Chrome" icon (3 stacked horizontal bars) located in the top right corner of Chrome underneath the "close" X button.From this menu, click on settings and select the "Open a specific page or set of pages" option, then click on the "Set pages" link next to this option which will bring up the Startup pages menu. Enter http://www.google.com/ in the "Add a new page" box then click on "OK".

Right click on a blank area of the main page / open page of the Safari web browser, from this menu select "Edit Site Preferences..." near the bottom of the list.When the "Site Preferences" window pops up, the general tab will be on the screen, the first section here titled "Site" has an editable box where you can enter the site of your choice.Type http://www.google.com/ then click on "OK".

Click on the "Display a menu of general Safari settings" icon (that looks like a gear) located in the top right corner of Apple Safari underneath the "close" X button.From this menu, click on "Preferences", this will bring up a window titled "General".Make certain the 4th line titled "New windows open with:" is set to "Homepage".In the 5th line titled "New tabs open with:" use the down arrow to select "Homepage" if you want all new tabs to have the same start up display as well.The 6th line has an editable box titled "Homepage:" Enter http://www.google.com/ then click on the "x" in the upper right corner of this window to close.When the "Are you sure you want to change your homepage to Google Search" prompt pops up, click on "Change Homepage".

Click on "Tools" in the Menu Bar of Mozilla Firefox, from this drop down menu select "Options".When the "Options" window pops up, the general tab will be on the screen, the first section here titled "Startup" has a section titled "When Firefox starts", select "show my home page" if it hasn't been pre-selected.Below that section is an editable box titled "Home Page:" where you can enter the site of your choice. Type Enter http://www.google.com/ hen click on "OK".

Browser hijacking is an unfortunate reality of the internet. How do you know that your browser has been hijacked? If the usual way to set or reset your homepage fails, then chances are you are a victim of browser hijacking.When this happens a good place to start is to disable / remove ad ons, plug-ins or extensions. This will usually stop the offending program. In some cases however this procedure may still be ineffective this is where malware /adware removal software will be your best option for both removal and future protection. These types of software are usually safer and a lot less complicated than for instance editing the registry manually.

There are many programs available to remove browser hijackers and other adware / malware for the novice and expert alike. One of the top rated programs available for this is Malwarebytes Antimalware PRO. It not only kills the hijackers but also provides real-time protection to avoid future attacks.