Search with Google over HTTPS by default in Google Chrome

Google now supports HTTPS for search results, but by default Google Chrome sends requests over HTTP. To change this you need to create new search provider as follows:

  1. Right click on the address bar and select "Edit search engines"
  2. Add new search engine (URL copied from Google search engine and {google:baseURL} is replaced with https://www.google.com/):
    Name: Google SSL
    Keyword: https.google.com
    URL: https://www.google.com/search?q=%s (short URL, right-click and select "Copy link address" for complete URL)
  3. Select Google SSL search engine and make it default.

After that direct searches from the address bar will be transferred securely.

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