To make Yahoo your homepage on Windows 10, open your browser’s settings and set https://www.yahoo.com as the page it opens on startup. In Microsoft Edge, go to Settings > Start, home, and new tabs, choose Open these pages, click Add a new page, enter the Yahoo address, and click Add. In Chrome, go to Settings > On startup > Open a specific page or set of pages. In Firefox, go to Settings > Home and choose Custom URLs. You can also set Yahoo as the page the Home button opens.
Windows itself doesn’t have a homepage setting; each browser has its own. This guide covers Edge, Chrome, and Firefox, setting the Home button, making Yahoo your default search engine, and fixing homepages that keep changing.
Microsoft Edge
- Click the three dots in the top-right corner and choose Settings.
- Click Start, home, and new tabs.
- Under When Edge starts, select Open these pages.
- Click Add a new page, type https://www.yahoo.com, and click Add.
- Remove any other pages you don’t want by clicking their three dots > Delete.
Set the Home button in Edge
On the same page, turn on Show home button on the toolbar, choose Enter URL, type https://www.yahoo.com, and click Save.
Google Chrome
- Click the three dots > Settings.
- Click On startup and choose Open a specific page or set of pages.
- Click Add a new page, enter https://www.yahoo.com, and click Add.
- For the Home button, go to Appearance, turn on Show home button, and enter the Yahoo address.
Mozilla Firefox
- Click the three lines > Settings > Home.
- Next to Homepage and new windows, choose Custom URLs.
- Enter https://www.yahoo.com.
- Under General, uncheck Open previous windows and tabs if you want the homepage to show on startup.
Make Yahoo your default search engine (optional)
- Edge – Settings > Privacy, search, and services > Address bar and search > Search engine used in the address bar > Yahoo!
- Chrome – Settings > Search engine > choose Yahoo!
- Firefox – Settings > Search > Default Search Engine.
If your homepage keeps changing
- Check for unwanted browser extensions and remove them (Edge: edge://extensions; Chrome: chrome://extensions).
- Uninstall unfamiliar programs in Settings > Apps.
- Run a full scan with Windows Security.
- Reset browser settings (Edge: Settings > Reset settings; Chrome: Settings > Reset settings).
- On work or school PCs, homepages may be set by policy and can’t be changed.
Related: Get rid of Yahoo in Google Chrome.
Related: Make Google your homepage on Windows 10.
Frequently asked questions
Is there a Windows setting for my homepage?
No. Homepages are set separately in each browser.
Can I make Yahoo Mail my homepage?
Yes. Use https://mail.yahoo.com as the startup page instead.
Does this work on Windows 11?
Yes. Browser settings are the same on Windows 11.
Kermit Matthews runs Live2Tech from just outside Philadelphia. He is an IT specialist with over 20 years of experience, from a university help desk to small-business IT, IT management and his own consulting practice, and has written tech guides full time since 2020. Steps are checked against the current software on a real device or the maker’s official documentation. More about Kermit.