This is not a big thing but something changed with Google. Forever when I brought up Google the cursor was already blinking in the search box.I would just start typing and do my thing. Now I notice the cursor does NOT automatically appear in the search box. I am so used to just starting typing by now that I don't notice nothing is happening until I am done typing and nothing is there. Like I said this is not a big deal but did something change or can I get the cursor to automatically be in the search box?

Something definitely changed with Google some time ago. What you see probably will depend on your OS and Browser.

For me with WinXP SP3 and Seamonkey, I see the cursor, but the size of the cursor and text is half of what it used to be. That means the cursor and text are in the upper half of the search box.
I'm pretty sure that Google searching is normal at my library which uses a more modern OS and a different browser.

I have not found any setting that will get the search box to operate normally on my system.

There are a few suggestions here.

Hi,
I have been using Google Chrome for years now, but I have never come across the mentioned cursor problem. I DO have Win 10 now, if that makes a difference at all.
Sandy

Are you talking about Google Chrome? I just opened my Chrome and my cursor was blinking in the search box.

In IE the cursor is not in the box when you start typing but I'm pretty sure it used to be.

Well this all sounds very weird ....

I use IE and the cursor is blinking in the box ready for me as soon as the opening page hits the screen.

And the same goes for Firefox - which is the other browser I use

[Using Win7.]

Yes Draclvr,
Definitely CHROME, the only browser I use, with a few exceptions.
Sandy

I use Chrome and when I open a new page the cursor is at the top of the page my address line.. even if I click in the google box area when I type it goes right back to the top of the address line... has been doing this for a very long time.

Yes, Chrome started using the address line for searching quite a long time ago. It also may depend on what home page you use. I use Bing.com and my cursor is blinking in the search box in Edge, Firefox and Chrome.