Here’s the new method to disable Bing integration in Windows Search

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Here’s the new method to disable Bing integration in Windows Search

 

I can count the number of times I clicked on a web result in Windows Search on the fingers of one hand, if I had an accident which lost me all my fingers. Yet the feature is involved in every search you make, slowing down the rendering of the interface and the delivery of local results.

 

You used to be able to disable Bing integration with a “BingSearchEnabled” registry edit, but Microsoft removed this with the May and October 2020 update.

 

Thankfully Microsoft replaced this with a new registry value called “DisableSearchBoxSuggestions”.

How to disable Bing integration in the Windows 10 Search Box.

1. Open the Registry Editor by typing “regedit” in Windows Search and pressing Enter.
2. In the Registry Editor, navigate to Computer\HKEY_CURRENT_USER\SOFTWARE\Policies\Microsoft\Windows\Explorer  (if not available create the branch.)
3. In the folder, create a new DWORD (32-bit) Value called “DisableSearchBoxSuggestions”.
4. Set the value to 1.
5. Close the Registry Editor and restart Windows.

The tweak will not only disable Bing but also Ads in the Search console.

 

It is, of course, advisable to make a backup before making any changes to your registry and any hacks are at your own risk.

 

via WindowsLatest

 

 

Here’s the new method to disable Bing integration in Windows Search

 

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When Microsoft launched its Windows 10 operating system in 2015, it merged the local search functionality with the digital assistant Cortana and also Bing Search.

Cortana has since been revamped completely and cut from many parts of the operating system, but Bing Search is still integrated. Run a search for something, and you may get local and remote results. There has never been an option to switch the search engine.

 

Some users may like the feature, as it may speed up certain look-ups or operations; others dislike it, as the local input is submitted to Microsoft servers. Bing is also not the best of search engines outside of the United States, and especially for non-English speaking countries.

 

 

The remote functionality of Windows 10 Search's was the cause for several issues in the past. Users ran into CPU spikes in 2019, and saw a blank box only for some time in 2020.

 

Up to Windows 10 version 1909, administrators could set a Registry key, BingSearchEnabled, to turn off Bing Search functionality in Search. Microsoft removed the Registry key in Windows 10 version 2004. According to Windows Latest, a new option is now available to disable the Web Search functionality of the Windows Start Menu.

 

Disable Bing Search in Windows 10
 

 

1. Note that you need to have elevated rights to edit the Registry.

2. Create a backup of the Registry just in case.

3. Open the Start Menu, type regedit.exe, and load the Registry Editor result that is displayed to you.

4. Go to the Registry key Computer\HKEY_CURRENT_USER\SOFTWARE\Policies\Microsoft\Windows\

5. Check if a subkey Explorer exists.

1.If the key exists, go to 6) below.

2.If it does not exist, right-click on Windows, select New > Key, and name it Explorer.

6. Right-click on Explorer and select New > Dword (32-bit) Value.

1.Name it DisableSearchBoxSuggestions.

2.Double-click on it and set its value to 1

7. Restart Windows, sign-out and on again, or kill the Search process in the Task Manager to complete the process.

You can restore Web search functionality by deleting the Dword DisableSearchBoxSuggestions using the Registry Editor.

 

When you run a search now on Windows 10, you should get local results only. The quick search suggestions, e.g. to run a search for weather, are also no longer listed when you open the Start Menu on the system.

 

 

Disabling Bing Search in Windows 10 has several benefits: it is better for privacy, and it eliminates a cause for search issues on the system.

 

Now You: What is your take on the integration of web searches in Windows Search?

 

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