Windows 10: Remove Bing search from Windows 11 Start menu

Hello The srarch function in the start menu is really getting on my nerves... I tried all the hacks I could find. Unsuccessfully. It's frustrating among other things also because sometimes, I don't know how maybe I'm just too fast and not used to having useless stuff on top, I select it by accident... and am directed to useless places... because, of course, my file will not be on the web...I read the thread here too and did all the suggested things with no luck: https://answers.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/forum/all/remove-bing-search-from-windows-11-start-menu/5ea718ee-9f0f-4eaf-b055-ae06e

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Remove Bing search from Windows 11 Start menu

I recently "upgraded" to Windows 11. (Quotation marks are added to "upgraded" in order to indicate my general opinion on Windows 11.)

Plain and simple, I need Bing search gone from Windows 11's Start Menu search. It's an annoyance and a waste of space. I have no intent whatsoever to use neither Bing nor Edge. When I use the search in the Start Menu, I want to search for applications and files. If I want to search the web, I search it on my browser. I'm not an idiot.

I've tried editing the registry value for Computer\HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Search\BingSearchEnabled, but Bing is still there. If I can't disable this annoyance, I will revert to Windows 10 and never return, since I depended on the Windows 8 Start Screen for my workflow. Thanks.

 

Remove Bing

Hi,



Thanks for posting your query to Microsoft forum. I will certainly help you with this.

Do you want to remove BING from default search, from Internet explorer or Windows search?

To remove Bing from Internet explorer follow the steps:

• Click the gear icon to open the Tools menu.
• 
  Select "Manage Add-ons" from the Tools menu to display your add-ons by type.
  
• 
  Select "Search Providers" under the add-on type. If Bing is the only search provider listed, you'll have to add another one before you remove Bing. To do this, click "Find more search providers." Click your desired search provider and click "Add to Internet
  Explorer." Select "Make this my default search provider." Restart Internet Explorer and return to the Manage Add-ons menu.
  
• 
  Select "Bing" and click "Remove."
  

Steps for removing Bing search bar:

• For users who have a touch screen device on Windows 8 or Windows 10 you will need to swipe from the right side of the screen to the center to open the charms bar.
  
  Note: For users who have a PC or laptop you need to press and hold the button “Windows” and the button “C” on the keyboard.
• Left click or tap on the “Settings” icon presented in the “Charms” bar.
• Left click or tap on the “Change PC settings” feature presented in the “Settings” window.
• Now in the “Change PC settings” menu you will have to search for “Search & apps” and left click or tap on it.
• You will have to find in the “Search and apps” menu the “Get search suggestions and web results from Bing” feature and toggle the switch to disable it.
  
  Note: Set the switch to “Off” state.
• Reboot the Windows 8 or the Windows 10 device and your Bing search bar should be disabled.

Let us know if you need further assistance. We will be glad to help you further.

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Thanks & Regards,

 

how to remove bing

Hi NCA666,

My name is Roger W, an independent advisor trying to help. Let's try with the following suggestions, please:

Step 1:

Steps for removing Bing from search bar:

1. In Search type “Cortana & Search Settings” and hit enter.

2. You will have to find “Search online and include web results” feature and toggle the switch to disable it.

Note: Set the switch to “Off” state.

3. Reboot the Windows 10 device and your Bing search bar should be disabled.

Step 2:

Steps for removing Bing from the Browser.

Open Internet Explorer and click on the Gear icon.

Click on the ‘Manage add-ons’ option.

Click on ‘Search Providers’ which is on left pane.

Right click on ‘Bing’ where is listed under the ‘Name:’ column.

Click on ‘Remove’ from the drop-down menu.

Keep us posted if you face any issues on windows in future. We will be glad to help you.

Let us know if the solution above works for you.