How to restore the default Google search engine in Chrome?

You can goto

Settings > Manage Search Engines

in Google Chrome and you can add Google Search Engine again. Here's how:

1. In the bottom you will find

   Other Search Engines

   and below that text boxes for adding a new search engine.
2. Give Name -

   Google

   Keyword -

   google.com

   and paste the below code in the URL box: {google:baseURL}search?q=%s&{google:RLZ}{google:acceptedSuggestion}{google:originalQueryForSuggestion}{google:assistedQueryStats}{google:searchFieldtrialParameter}{google:searchClient}{google:sourceId}{google:instantExtendedEnabledParameter}ie={inputEncoding}

Hope this helps.

Goto Chrome → Settings and click on the Manage Search Engines button.

Add new search engine

• Name: Google
• Keyword: google.com
• Url: {google:baseURL}search?q=%s&{google:RLZ}{google:acceptedSuggestion}{google:originalQueryForSuggestion}{google:assistedQueryStats}{google:searchFieldtrialParameter}{google:searchClient}{google:sourceId}{google:instantExtendedEnabledParameter}ie={inputEncoding}

This is what I have set in Chrome.

(My answer from webapps.SA)

If you just want to permanently use google.com (or any other fixed URL) as the search engine, above two methods probably is not what you are looking for. /ncr and adding another search engine both breaks the default realtime search functionality. Try this,

1. Close all the Chrome/chromium browsers,

2. go to User Data folder

   • Windows: users\username\appdata\local\google\chromium\User Data (or similar - please edit if this is wrong)
   • Linux: ~/.config/chromium/Default

3. open the file named LocalState (windows) or Preferences in vim/notepad, and change,

   • last_known_google_url and
   • last_prompted_google_url to whatever the baseURL you want. Ex. "https://www.google.com/"

4. Save.

For more info look at this old bug report.