defaultSearch.ps1

Set Cortana to use your default browser and your choice of search engine

NAME

C:\Users\thedz\git\PowerShell\scripts\defaultSearch.ps1

SYNOPSIS

Set Cortana to use your default browser and your choice of search engine

SYNTAX

C:\Users\thedz\git\PowerShell\scripts\defaultSearch.ps1 [[-url] <String>] [-unisntall] [-install] [-engine <String>] [-searchurl <String>] [<CommonParameters>]

DESCRIPTION

When searching in cortana and recieving web results, the results will use your deafult browser
You can configure the search engine that is used by deafult

PARAMETERS

-url <String>
    URL to parse, this this given by Windows and is not required

    Required?                    false
    Position?                    1
    Default value
    Accept pipeline input?       true (ByValue)
    Accept wildcard characters?  false

-uninstall [<SwitchParameter>]
    If the uninstall switch is present, it will remove the defaultSearch as the deafault url handler

    Required?                    false
    Position?                    named
    Default value                False
    Accept pipeline input?       false
    Accept wildcard characters?  false

-install [<SwitchParameter>]
    If the install switch is present, the script will install itself using its current location

    Required?                    false
    Position?                    named
    Default value                False
    Accept pipeline input?       false
    Accept wildcard characters?  false

-engine <String>
    Applies and stores when using the -install flag
    "Google", "Bing", or "DuckDuckGo"

    Required?                    false
    Position?                    named
    Default value                Google
    Accept pipeline input?       false
    Accept wildcard characters?  false

-searchurl <String>
    Applies and stores when using the -install flag
    A custom url.  Use "%s" in place of search terms.
    ex. https://www.google.nl/search?q=%s"

    Required?                    false
    Position?                    named
    Default value
    Accept pipeline input?       false
    Accept wildcard characters?  false

-direct [<SwitchParameter>]
    Applies and stores when using the -install flag
    When using the Cortana search go direct to url and bypass bing (for credit in the search)
    ex. https://www.bing.com/WS/redirect/?q=bing&url=aHR0cHM6Ly9lbi53aWt...
    vs
    https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bing_(search_engine)

    Required?                    false
    Position?                    named
    Default value                False
    Accept pipeline input?       false
    Accept wildcard characters?  false

<CommonParameters>
    This cmdlet supports the common parameters: Verbose, Debug,
    ErrorAction, ErrorVariable, WarningAction, WarningVariable,
    OutBuffer, PipelineVariable, and OutVariable. For more information, see
    about_CommonParameters (https:/go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?LinkID=113216).

NOTES

Basically just a modification of
http://www.winhelponline.com/blog/cortana-web-results-google-search-default-browser/

Converted to PowerShell, added custom search engines and skipping redirection

-------------------------- EXAMPLE 1 --------------------------

PS C:\>defaultSearch.ps1 -install -engine duckduckgo

Installs the script with using the DuckDuckGo Engine




-------------------------- EXAMPLE 2 --------------------------

PS C:\>defaultSearch.ps1 -install -searchurl "https://search.yahoo.com/search?p=%s"

Configure the deafult search engine to yahoo

RELATED LINKS

http://www.winhelponline.com/blog/cortana-web-results-google-search-default-browser/