Windows 10: Unable to disable msn news from showing trending stories in my search menu

After a recent Windows update I've noticed that every time I open the search menu it shows me a list of trending stories from msn's lifestyle. This is prior to entering any type of search query, so it's not showing them as search results, but rather as weird click bait type articles injected directly into my system. I have disabled "Show suggestions occasionally in Start", but that has not helped. Clicking any of the links directs me to the msn news page, with no option to disable them.

I simply want to stop news stories from being directly injected into my systems menu. The column on the right titled "Lifestyle news" is specifically what I'm talking about.




* Moved from MSN

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disable the start menu search

Hi Darrell,

If you really don’t use Windows Search much, you can disable indexing completely by turning off the Windows Search service. However, disabling the open file menu is not possible in Windows 10.

To disable the Windows Search, kindly follow these steps:

• Click on Start and search for Services.
• Select Services from the list of results.
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• On the right side of the Services window, find the
  Windows Search entry and click it twice.
• In the Startup type drop-down menu, select the
  Disabled option. This will prevent Windows Search from loading the next time you start your computer.
• Click the Stop button to go ahead and stop the Windows Search service now. When the service has stopped, click on
  Apply button.
• Click on OK button, and then restart your computer.
  

Let us know if you have any other concerns.

 

Disable Store and Web search in Start Menu

Hello
SystemSupport346,

Since the steps above did not work for you, we suggest that you disable web search by navigating the settings of Cortana itself. Please follow the steps below:

• Open the search box in the taskbar.
• Click the Notebook icon.
• Click Settings from the list.
• On the Settings page, turn off the Cortana can give me suggestions, ideas, reminders, alerts and more option.
• Turn off the Search online and include web results. See screenshot below:
  
  
  
  

Hope this information helps you. Feel free to post back if you need further assistance.

 

MSN News Stories

Hello Tim,

With regards to your concern about MSN News that the ads from the page causing a
distraction when reading the articles. We highly recommend sending as a feedback/report an issue using your Internet Explorer. To do so, follow the steps below:

• Launch an Internet Explorer.
• Type www.msn.com or simply clicking this link.
• Click Sign in and then use your Microsoft account to log in. For you reference, check the image below:
  
  
  
  
• After successfully signing in to your Microsoft account, click Feedback.
  
  
  
  
• Fill out necessary information to send your valuable feedback/report an issue and then click Submit.

Thank you.