Windows 10: How to stop taskbar Search from opening a Bing window

How do I stop the taskbar search from opening a Bing window? I don't need that to happen for things like "settings", "apps", etc. on my computer. It wasn't doing this yesterday, just started today. Some recent configuration change, new app with an extension, or ? Chrome is my default browser and has no effect on this.

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How to remove Bing search

Hi,

Thank you for posting your query in Microsoft Community.

a) What is the exact issue that you face with Bing?

b) Is the issue related to Bing app?

c) Do you get issues with bing search in Windows Edge?

If you wish to set a different search for Windows Edge, here are the steps which might help you to set it as default search engine or home page.

• Open Windows edge.
• Click on More actions (Three dots ...)
• Click on settings.
• Click on view advanced settings.
• Turn on "Show the home button"
• Enter the URL of the website which you want to set as your home page.
• Close the Windows edge and open it again you will be able to get you desired webpage as your home page.

For Internet Explorer, refer to the following steps:

a) Type Internet options into the start search box

b) Press enter

c) Go down to search and select settings,

d) You can change it here.

Hope this would help. If issue still persists post back with current status of your computer and result of proposed suggestion, we will be happy to assist you.

 

Bing AI on taskbar

Hi,

R. Cord here, Independent Expert. Hope you are doing well.

Yes, that's correct. In Windows 10 version 22H2, Microsoft introduced a new feature called the "Bing AI on Taskbar". This feature adds a small icon with the Bing logo to the right side of the taskbar, near the system tray. Clicking on the icon opens up a chat window where you can ask questions and get answers powered by Microsoft's Bing search engine.

Additionally, when you perform a search using the Windows 10 search bar, the results may include a message at the top of the results page indicating the current version of Windows 10 you are using, such as "Version 22H2" or "Build xxx xx xxxx". This is just a way for you to quickly confirm the version of Windows 10 you have installed on your computer.

If you don't want to use the Bing AI on Taskbar feature:

Check steps to remove it!

Right-click on an empty space on your taskbar.

Hover your mouse over the "Search" option in the context menu that appears.

In the sub-menu that appears, select "Hidden" to hide the search bar from your taskbar.

Alternatively, you can also disable the Bing AI on Taskbar feature by following these steps:

>Click on the Bing AI icon on your taskbar.

I>n the chat window that appears, click on the three-dot menu icon in the top-right corner.

>Select "Settings" from the menu that appears.

>Toggle off the "Show Bing AI on taskbar" option.

By following either of these methods, you should be able to deactivate the Bing search bar on your Windows 10 version 22H2 taskbar.

I hope it helps,

Regards,

R. Cord

 

Stop edge from opening new tabs from search links?

Chrome does not do that. Problem is, you do a search, and click on a search link, it opens a new tab, and leaves the bing seach tab open. And after a while, you can have very many Bing search tabs open

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In the left pane, click on the Pop-ups and Redirects option.

STEP 4 does not exist for me.
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