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Unable to set Norton Safe Search as your default search provider

To resolve this issue, manually configure your browser to make Norton Safe Search the default search engine.

Depending on your browser, choose one of the following to set Norton Safe Search as your default search provider

Google Chrome

Open Google Chrome.
In the top-right corner of the Chrome browser, click the Customize and control Google Chrome icon.
Select Settings.
In the left pane, click Search engine.
Click Manage search engines and site search
Click the More Actions icon. next to Norton Safe Search
Select Make default
If Norton Safe Search is not listed, click Manage search engines and site search > locate Norton Safe Search > click More actions (⋮) > Make default.
Norton Safe Search now appears as the default search engine.

Microsoft Edge

Open Microsoft Edge.
Click the three-dot menu (⋯) in the upper-right corner of the browser.
Click Settings.
In the left pane, click Privacy, search, and services
Scroll down to the Search and connected experiences section
Click Address bar and search.
Under Search engine used in address bar, select Norton Safe Search
If Norton Safe Search is not listed, click Manage search engines > locate Norton Safe Search > click More actions (⋯) > Make default.

Mozilla Firefox

Open Mozilla Firefox.
On the top-right corner, click Open Application menu
Click Settings.
In the left pane, click Search.
Under Default Search Engine, select Norton Safe Search from the drop-down list
Norton Safe Search now appears as the default search engine.

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Last modified: 08/04/2026

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