Delete annoying URL predictions from Chrome's omnibox. Ever begin typing a URL, only to have Chrome autocomplete it with the wrong address? Here's a way to prevent that URL from showing up ever again. Aug 3, 2016 - My keyboard is like the one in this pic above, and has a function key, along with both a delete and backspace key - obviously I've tried.
You can use the address bar (omnibox) as a search box. It automatically uses Google, but you can set another default search engine instead. If Google is normally your search engine and suddenly it’s not, you may have malware. Set your default search engine. On your computer, open Chrome.
At the top right, click More Settings. Under 'Search engine', next to 'Search engine used in the address bar', click the Down arrow. Select a new default search engine.
If you've tried to set your search engine but it doesn't work, you may have malware. Add, edit or remove other search engines. On your computer, open Chrome. At the top right, click More Settings.
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Under 'Search engine', click Manage search engines. Find 'Other search engines'. Add: To the right of 'Other search engines', click Add. Fill in the text fields and click Add. Set as default: To the right of the search engine, click More Make default. Edit: To the right of the search engine, click More Edit. Delete: To the right of the search engine, click More Remove from list.
Tips for filling in the text fields. Enter the web address for the search engine's results page, and use%s where the query would go. To find and edit the web address of the results page:. Go to the search engine that you want to add. Do a search.
Copy and paste the web address of the search results page into the URL field. The address for the search results page is different from the website address. For example, if you search for 'soccer', the Google search results URL is. Replace the search term in the URL with%s. For example, if you were using the Google search results URL, your search engine address would be Using a Chromebook at work or school? Your network administrator might choose a default search engine or manage your search engines for you.