How to change a browser's homepage

Many of us have a favorite or frequently-visited website that we would like to display when opening a browser or clicking the home button. The following sections contain information on how to change the homepage for many of the popular Internet browsers. To proceed, select your browser from the list below and follow the steps.

Google Chrome

In the Google Chrome browser, a new homepage and startup page can be set. The following sections show you how to do both.

How to change your homepage

This option requires you to first enable the Home button in Chrome, and then set a URL (Uniform Resource Locator) for the homepage.

1. Open the Chrome browser.
2. Click Menu in the top-right corner of the screen.
3. Select Settings from the drop-down menu.

4. Select the Appearance tab on the left side of the screen.

5. Under the Appearance section, set the toggle switch next to Show home button to the on position.
6. Type in a new home page URL and click the radio button next to it.

7. In the upper-left corner of the browser, next to the address bar, click the icon to test out your new homepage.

How to change your startup page

This option changes the page that loads when you first open the browser.

1. Open the Chrome browser.
2. Click Menu in the top-right corner of the screen.
3. Select Settings from the drop-down menu.
4. Select the On startup tab on the left side of the screen.

5. In the center of the screen, click the radio button next to Open a specific page or set of pages. To add a new startup page, click Add a new page.

6. Type in the URL of the page and click the Add button.

Mozilla Firefox

To change the homepage in the Mozilla Firefox browser, follow the steps below.

1. Open the Mozilla Firefox browser.
2. Click the Menu icon in the top-right corner of the screen.
3. Select Settings from the drop-down menu.
4. On the left, click the Home selector.

5. Under the Home section, click the box next to Homepage and new windows.

6. Select Custom URLs from the drop-down menu.

7. Type in the URL for your desired homepage.

8. In the upper-left corner of the browser, click the Home icon to test out your new homepage.

Microsoft Edge

To change the homepage in the Microsoft Edge browser, follow the steps below.

1. Open the Microsoft Edge browser.
2. Click the More icon in the upper-right corner.
3. Select Settings from the drop-down menu.
4. On the left side of the page, click the Appearance selector.

5. In the Customize toolbar section, click the toggle switch next to Show home button so that it's in the on position (A). Then, click the second radio button and type in the URL for your preferred homepage (B). Finally, click the Save button (C).

6. In the upper-left corner of the browser, click the icon to test out your new homepage.

Microsoft Edge Legacy

To change the homepage in the Microsoft Edge Legacy browser, follow the steps below.

1. Open the Microsoft Edge Legacy browser.
2. Click the More icon in the upper-right corner.
3. Select Settings from the drop-down menu.
4. Under the Open Microsoft Edge with section, select A specific page or pages.
5. Enter the web address you'd like for your homepage and click the icon.
6. In the upper-left corner of the browser, click the icon to test out your new homepage.

Internet Explorer

To change the homepage in the Internet Explorer browser, follow the steps below.

1. Open the Microsoft Internet Explorer browser.
2. Click Tools in the upper-right corner.
3. Select Internet Options from the drop-down menu.

4. Under the General tab, in the Home page section, type the URL of the web page you want to set as your home page (A). Then, click Apply (B) and OK (C).

5. To see if your new homepage is set correctly, click the Home icon.

Safari

To change the homepage in the Safari browser, follow the steps below.

1. Open the Safari browser.
2. Click the selector in the upper-left corner of the screen.
3. Select Settings... from the drop-down menu.

4. Under the General tab in the Home page field, type the URL of the web page you want to set.

5. Close the current window.
6. To see if your new homepage is set correctly, click the Home icon.

Opera

Opera no longer has a Home button or homepage setting like most other browsers. The only option is to change the startup page that loads when you open the browser.

1. Open the Opera browser.
2. Click the button in the upper-left corner.
3. Select Settings from the drop-down menu.

4. On the left side of the tab that appears, click Privacy & security.

5. Scroll down to the On startup section. Click the radio button next to Open a specific page or set of pages. To add a new homepage, click Add a new page.

6. Type in the URL of the page and click the Add button.