How to Make Yahoo Your Homepage on Windows 11

To make Yahoo your homepage on Windows 11, set it in your browser. In Microsoft Edge, go to Settings > Start, home, and new tab page, turn on Show home button on the toolbar, select Enter URL, and type https://www.yahoo.com. In Chrome, it’s Settings > Appearance > Show Home button. Windows itself has no homepage setting, so repeat the steps in each browser you use.

This guide covers the current versions of Microsoft Edge, Google Chrome and Mozilla Firefox on Windows 11 (the same steps work on Windows 10). Yahoo’s own help page points to each browser maker’s instructions, which these steps follow (checked October 2026). You don’t need to install any Yahoo software; the web address is all you need.

Before You Start: Homepage, Startup Page or Both?

Browsers have two separate settings that people call “homepage”:

• Homepage: the page that opens when you select the Home button (the house icon) on the toolbar.
• Startup page: the page or pages that open when the browser first launches.

In Edge and Chrome these are set in different places, so if you want Yahoo to appear when you open the browser and when you select Home, do both sets of steps below. Firefox uses one setting for both.

Use https://www.yahoo.com exactly. Typing the address yourself avoids look-alike sites. If you’d rather land on your email, use https://mail.yahoo.com instead.

Make Yahoo Your Homepage in Microsoft Edge

These steps follow Microsoft’s Change your browser home page guide.

1. Open Edge and select Settings and more (the three dots in the top-right corner), then Settings. The Settings tab opens.
2. Select Start, home, and new tab page in the left pane. Some versions call it Start, home, and new tabs. If you don’t see the left pane, widen the window or select the menu icon at the top left.
3. Turn on Show home button on the toolbar. A house icon appears next to the address bar.
4. Select Enter URL, type https://www.yahoo.com, and select Save.

5. Select the house icon to test it. Yahoo opens in the current tab.

For a shortcut to this page, type edge://settings/startHomeNTP in the address bar and press Enter.

Open Yahoo when Edge starts

Microsoft’s startup settings guide lists these steps:

1. On the same Start, home, and new tab page screen, find When Edge starts.
2. Select Open these pages.
3. Select Add a new page, type https://www.yahoo.com, and select Add. Yahoo appears in the list.
4. Remove any other page you don’t want by selecting the three dots next to it and choosing Delete.

Close every Edge window and open Edge again. Yahoo should load first. If your settings look different, update Edge first. Edge can also open to a specific page or reopen your last tabs, if you’d prefer a different startup choice.

Make Yahoo Your Homepage in Google Chrome

Google’s homepage and startup page help lists these steps:

1. Open Chrome and select More (the three dots), then Settings. Chrome’s settings open.
2. Select Appearance, then turn on Show Home button. A Home icon appears to the left of the address bar.
3. Under Show Home button, choose Enter custom web address and type https://www.yahoo.com. The Home button now opens Yahoo.

Open Yahoo when Chrome starts

Google says your startup page and homepage aren’t the same unless you set them to be.

1. In Chrome’s settings, select On startup.
2. Select Open a specific page or set of pages.
3. Select Add a new page, enter https://www.yahoo.com, and select Add.

Close all Chrome windows and reopen Chrome to check it. To change or remove the page later, select the three dots next to it. The other options on that screen are explained in changing your startup page in Google Chrome.

The same startup setting works for webmail, for example to open AOL Mail to your inbox instead of the AOL homepage.

Make Yahoo Your Homepage in Firefox

Mozilla’s home page article gives two ways. In Firefox, the homepage is also what opens at startup and in new windows, so one setting covers both.

1. Select the menu button (three lines), then Settings. Firefox settings open in a tab.
2. Select the Home and startup panel. Older versions call it Home.
3. Open the drop-down next to Homepage (older versions: Homepage and new windows) and choose Custom URLs….
4. Type https://www.yahoo.com in the address box that appears. If you see Choose a specific site instead, select it first. Firefox saves the change on its own, so you can close the Settings tab.

Or open yahoo.com in a tab and drag that tab onto the Home button on the toolbar, then select Yes. The Home button isn’t shown by default, but it’s added automatically once you set a custom homepage. More Firefox options are in changing your home page on Firefox.

Quick Reference

Browser	Home button page	Page at startup
Edge	Settings > Start, home, and new tab page > Show home button on the toolbar > Enter URL	Same screen > When Edge starts > Open these pages > Add a new page
Chrome	Settings > Appearance > Show Home button > Enter custom web address	Settings > On startup > Open a specific page or set of pages > Add a new page
Firefox	Settings > Home and startup > Homepage > Custom URLs	Same setting

Homepage vs. Startup Page vs. Search Engine

Making Yahoo your homepage doesn’t change your search engine, which is what the address bar uses when you type a search. That’s a third, separate setting in each browser. If you also want Yahoo search, Edge’s search engine list normally includes Yahoo! under Privacy, search, and services. The steps for each browser are in changing the search engine on Windows 11, and Edge has its own default search engine setting.

The settings in this guide also don’t change the New Tab page, the page you see when you open a new tab.

If Yahoo Won’t Stay as Your Homepage

• The setting won’t save or is greyed out. On a work or school PC, an administrator can lock these settings. Edge and Chrome show a “managed by your organization” message in the menu or settings when that’s the case. Ask your IT team.
• Edge or Chrome still opens the old page. The startup page is a separate setting. Set Yahoo under When Edge starts or On startup as well as the Home button.
• It works in one browser but not another. Each browser, and each browser profile, keeps its own settings. Repeat the steps in every browser and profile you use.
• The page keeps changing back. A startup page, homepage or search engine that changes on its own can be a sign of unwanted software. Turn off extensions you don’t recognize, then run a scan with Windows Security. In Chrome, it can also help to reset Google Chrome to default settings.
• Firefox opens a different page from a shortcut. The desktop shortcut you use may have a web address added to it, and add-ons can control the home page. Check both.

A browser extension isn’t needed for any of this. If an extension offers to set Yahoo as your homepage, check what else it changes, such as your search engine or new tab page, before installing it.

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