Windows 10: Remove search box/bar in W10 explorer

Hello Windows community. I come to you after having installed W10 for the 1st time. Despite its W7 appearance due to custom themes and stuff, it's a W10. While I'm not done with installation, and still refining things here and there, there's one annoying thing I couldn't get rid of: the search bar in explorer as seen in joined image. I know you could disable it in W7, but here I didn't find anything. I disabled Windows Search service, but that didn't change anything. Any solution to make that bar disappear for good? As I don't need it, since I know where my files are. Thank you, have a nice

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W10 search box shows suggestions - cannot be removed

Hello, after the latest Windows 10 update (from 20H2 to 21H2) the suggestions list in the Windows 10 search bothers me. Attached are 2 pictures of how it looks after and before the update. Is there any way to remove them? I already tried it with W10 Privacy, but without success. These are not app suggestions that can be disabled. The problem has occurred since the latest update, so it shouldn't be too familiar. One is before and one is after the update ("Vorschläge" means suggestions):

 

search box

Hi,

Thank you for posting your query on Microsoft Community.

I appreciate your interest in Windows 10.We sincerely regret for the inconvenience caused.

I suggest you to follow the below steps and check if are able to find search box.

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  Right click on the task bar.
  
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  Go to Cortana.
  
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  Click on show search box.
  

Now check if you are able to find search box.

Please let us know if you need further assistance.

Thank you.

 

Removed USB files suggestions showing up in search bar and in search this pc in windows explorer

I had inserted a USB in my laptop and then removed it but when I searched the files in the search bar and in search this PC in windows explorer, all of the files and suggestions from the USB show up. What do I do to remove them?

"show recently opened items in jump lists on start or taskbar and in file explorer quick access" is already disabled. I have tried removing and adding c and drive d drive from the indexing options. I also tried clearing the device search history but nothing
seems to work.