Windows 10: How do I turn off the default search value on the Windows 11 Search Screen

On Windows 11, when I click on the magnifying glass icon in the task bar, it opens to a default search. I would prefer that there be no default search instead of whatever lefty-loopy cause du jour that Microsoft thinks I might like to see -- and I don't.

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Search box opens by itself on browser on windows 10

Hello, ShirishShringare,

Are you meaning that once you type in Search box on IE 11, you see Search Suggestions appear?

Do you see the option to Turn Off Search Suggestions at the bottom of the list?

Click on that link.

To turn off Inline Auto Complete follow the steps found
here.

What is the behavior you expect when pressing

Shift + C

Shift + D

Shift + E

IE 11 Keyboard Shortcuts

 

IE 11: Set Google as Default Search Engine by Policy

Hi,

Thank you for posting your query in Microsoft Community.

I understand your concern, and we in Community will try to help you in the best possible way we can.

To change the default search engine, I suggest you to follow the below steps and check:

1. Open Internet Explorer. Click the gear menu
at the top-right corner of the Internet Explorer window and select
Manage add-ons.

2. Select the Search Providers category in the Manage Add-ons window and click the Find more search providers link at the bottom of the window.

3. Locate your preferred search engine on the gallery page that appears. Google is listed on the page, but you’ll also find other search engines.

4. Click the Add to Internet Explorer button on the page. When the Add Search Provider window appears, click the
Make this my default search provider checkbox and click Add.

5. Google will now be your default search engine

6. However, Internet Explorer 11 may not actually use your new search engine until you close and reopen the browser.

Hope the information helps, if you have any further queries, feel free to post. We are here to assist you.

Regards,

Guru Kiran

 

Search Question

Which is why I suggested he try there instead. TPU is too limited of a user base to search here alone for anything gaming related.