Windows 10: Change SafeSearch Setting in Windows 10

How to: Change SafeSearch Setting in Windows 10

How to Change SafeSearch Filter Setting in Windows 10


taskbar to find help, apps, files, settingsyou name it. You can also get quick answers from the weblike weather, stock prices, currency conversion, and much moreand get to websites faster by using links in the preview pane.

Cortana and Search has been separated starting with Windows 10 version 1903.

In Windows Search, web previews will not automatically load web results if they may contain adult content.

SafeSearch settings allows you to change your search filter levels to Strict, Moderate, or Off. This SafeSearch setting will override your Bing SafeSearch setting when viewing the web search results.

[table][tr][td]SafeSearch Filter Level[/td] [td]Description[/td] [/tr] [tr][td]Strict[/td] [td]Filter out adult text, images, and videos from my web results[/td] [/tr] [tr][td]Moderate (default)[/td] [td]Filter out adult images and videos, but not text from my web results[/td] [/tr] [tr][td]Off[/td] [td]Don't filter adult content from my web results[/td] [/tr] [/table]

This tutorial will show you how to change the SafeSearch filter setting for web search results for your account in Windows 10.



Here's How:

1. Open Settings, and click/tap on the Search icon.

2. Click/tap on Permissions & History on the left side, and select (dot) the Strict, Moderate (default), or Off for the SafeSearch setting you want on the right side.

3. When finished, you can close Settings if you like.






That's it,
Shawn


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changing safesearch setting

My safesearch setting automatically was changed to strict and when I try to change it back to off the setting states "we've set safesearch to strict because your browser communicated your preference for safe web browsing" How do I fix this?

 

Family settings impacting safesearch

Hi Joshua,

In order to help you with your concern about SafeSearch option, kindly answer the following questions first:

• What browser are you currently using?
• Does the issue happens to all browsers in your PC?
• What search engine are you utilizing when the issue occurred?

If you are using Bing as your search engine, then you may need to turn off the SafeSearch option by following the steps from this link:

Turn Bing SafeSearch on or off.

Kindly reply to this thread for us to help you further.

Regards.

 

taking off safesearch

Hi Rebecca,

Turning off SafeSearch is different for every search engines and turning it off will not any filter adult contents, so it might not be safe if there are minors around. Here are different steps in turning off
SafeSearch:



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• Click “Windows” icon, then the gear like icon for “Settings”.
• Choose Permission & History.
• You’ll see radio buttons under SafeSearch, select your desired permission.
  

For Bing.com you may follow the steps in this
article.



Following these steps should resolve your concern in searching without restrictions. If you are referring for some other search engines, we recommend for you to check their support site for better assistance.



Let us know if you need anything else.

 

Family settings impacting safesearch

I have used this account for a long time while searching for adult content, yet a few days ago I was prevented from finding adult content. When instructed to change safesearch settings I was told that, "We've set SafeSearch to strict because your
browser communicated your preference for a safe web browsing experience." When I investigated further I was told that the reason for this was that my family settings had decided this would be the best option for me, yet none of my family members
had changed the settings to this! In short my family options were changed without my family's input and now I can't turn off safesearch which is preventing me from finding adult content.



Please find a way to fix this. I can't find any answer for my problem and I have not found anyone who experienced this problem that can help me.

 

Family settings impacting safesearch

I am using Internet Explorer as my browser but when I tried google it had the same result, and I am using Bing as my search engine.



I tried using the link you provided but as I mentioned in my previous post it results with the message, "We've set SafeSearch to strict because your browser communicated your preference
for a safe web browsing experience." This meant I was not able to change my safesearch setting.