How to use Google.com instead of a local Google

These step-by-step tutorials will show you how to use Google.com instead of a local Google in Google Chrome, Microsoft Edge, and Brave on a PC.

This will help you avoid getting redirected to country-specific versions of Google when you search using your browser's address bar or search bar.

These step-by-step tutorials will show you how to make Google Chrome use google.com as default search engine instead of a country specific version (e.g., google.co.uk, google.ca, google.com.au, google.nl, google.es, etc.).

How to use Google.com instead of a local Google in Google Chrome

1. Click on the three-dot menu button in the top right corner of the Google Chrome browser window.
   
2. In the menu, you click on Settings.
   
3. Click on Search engine located in the left menu.
   
4. Click on Manage search engines and site search.
   
5. Click on Add next to 'Site search'.
   
6. In the next window, you enter Google NCR in the 'Search engine' field. NCR stands for 'No Country Redirect'.
7. In the Shortcut field, you enter google.
8. In the URL field, you enter the following URL:

   
   https://www.google.com/search?q=%s&pws=0&gl=us&gws_rd=cr
   
   

9. Click on Add.
   
10. Click on the three-dot options button next to the new search engine.
11. Click on Make default.
    

Google Chrome will now use Google.com instead of a local Google when you search using your browser's address bar or search bar.

How to use Google.com instead of a local Google in Microsoft Edge

1. Click on the three-dot menu button in the top right corner of the Microsoft Edge browser window.
   
2. In the menu, you click on Settings.
   
3. Click on Privacy, search, and services located in the left menu.
   
4. Click on Address bar and search located at the bottom of the settings page.
   
5. Click on Manage search engines.
   
6. Click on Add next to 'Address bar search engines'.
   
7. In the next window, you enter Google NCR in the 'Search engine' field. NCR stands for 'No Country Redirect'.
8. In the Shortcut field, you enter google.
9. In the URL field, you enter the following URL:

   
   https://www.google.com/search?q=%s&pws=0&gl=us&gws_rd=cr
   
   

10. Click on Add.
    
11. Click on the three-dot options button next to the new search engine.
12. Click on Make default.
    
    

Microsoft Edge will now use Google.com instead of a local Google when you search using your browser's address bar.

How to use Google.com instead of a local Google in Brave

1. Click on the three-line menu button in the top right corner of the Brave browser window.
   
2. In the menu, you click on Settings.
   
3. Click Search engine located in the left menu.
   
4. Click on Manage search engines and site search.
   
5. Click on Add next to 'Site search'.
   
6. In the next window, you enter Google NCR in the 'Search engine' field. NCR stands for 'No Country Redirect'.
7. In the Shortcut field, you enter google.
8. In the URL field, you enter the following URL:

   
   https://www.google.com/search?q=%s&pws=0&gl=us&gws_rd=cr
   
   

9. Click on Add.
   
10. Click on the three-dot options button next to the new search engine.
11. Click on Make default.
    

Brave will now use google.com instead of a local Google when you search using your browser's address bar or search bar.

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