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I have changed in the searched preferences to google.com but still when I do search from the address bar (instant or non-instant) it will go to google.co.kr. Even though I change "Google.com in English", still same...

The only way is to open google.com website first, then do search in it.

So the question - is there any way to force Chrome to search in Google.com instead of google.co.kr? I understand there is some geolocational checking/redirecting, but there must be some way to force...

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having the same problem and looking forward to find some answer on this thread in near future. – Allen Bargi Jan 12 at 14:08
Actually there is a way, but you will not have instant search. Just create clone of default rule and replace {google:baseURL} with google.com. – Pablo Jan 23 at 16:58
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  • Have you marked the 'google.com' option as default?
  • If not mark it as default using the 'make default' button (appears on hover).

  • See the image below. It should be like that.

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Yes, it's marked as default – Pablo Nov 24 '11 at 1:40
Okies. Is it similar to above image? That means having 'google.com' as domain in all 3 columns. – iAnuj Nov 24 '11 at 2:02
Not exactly, because third column is non-editable. If I know what is correct search string template in order to make instant search also to work, then I could try to create new one maybe... But why google:baseURL is taking incorrect domain, I still don't get. – Pablo Nov 24 '11 at 4:51
In that case you should add a new one with values same as in image and make it default. – iAnuj Nov 24 '11 at 13:09
{google:baseURL}search?{google:RLZ}{google:acceptedSuggestion}{google:originalQ‌​ueryForSuggestion}{google:searchFieldtrialParameter}{google:instantFieldTrialGrou‌​pParameter}sourceid=chrome&ie={inputEncoding}&q=%s is default search string. How should I modify it to have instant searching working AND forcing to use google.com domain? – Pablo Nov 28 '11 at 8:56
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Going to http://google.com/ncr disables the "country redirect" for me.

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Again, if I open google.com from address bar there is no redirection! So it doesn't make sense to "Go to .../ncr". I tried to change search engine preferences and put /ncr but still Chrome is redirecting me to google.co.kr – Pablo Nov 20 '11 at 7:50
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Go to the Wrench icon and select Options. In the Basics sections, click Manage Search Engines in the Search section. In that section you can modify each of the query strings, so you can change it to just "google.com".

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Actually I did that and also put google.com/ncr, none helps – Pablo Nov 20 '11 at 7:57
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This is the easiest way, from Chrome help on the web:

Add a search engine: Scroll to the bottom of the dialog and fill out the following fields:

Add a new search engine: Enter a nickname for the search engine.

Keyword: Enter the text shortcut you want to use for the search engine. Use the keyword to do keyword searches.

URL: Enter the web address for the search engine -here you want to put: http://www.google.com/search?q=%s

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