New Update Microsoft Adds Option to Disable Bing Web Results in Windows 11 Local Search

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Microsoft has previewed a Windows 11 update that will allow users to disable Bing web integration in the Start menu and Windows search. The change was demonstrated during a recent meetup with Windows Insiders.

The Settings app will include a new option to remove web (Bing) integration from search results, and there will be a separate setting in the Privacy and Security section to exclude Microsoft Store apps from appearing in search results.

Microsoft has not yet announced a specific timeline or which Insider build the update will arrive in.

Microsoft Adds Option to Disable Bing Web Results in Windows 11 Local Search - gHacks Tech News

Microsoft is preparing a Windows 11 update that lets users disable Bing web integration in Start menu search, addressing a long-standing user complaint.

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Microsoft Makes Bing and Store Suggestions Optional in Windows 11 Search Worldwide

Microsoft has issued an optional update for Windows 11 which enables users to prevent web-based Bing results and listings from the Microsoft Store appearing in the built-in search tool, as part of the KB5120998 update.

This feature, which Microsoft had already been obliged to introduce in Europe, is now being made available globally as well; it also enhances the way in which Search displays the source of each result and makes the Search home page simpler.

Moreover, according to tests, turning off web and Store results speedsw up searches. The update is optional and can be obtained via Windows Update.

Microsoft Makes Bing and Store Suggestions Optional in Windows 11 Search Worldwide - gHacks Tech News

Windows 11 update KB5120998 lets users turn off web and Microsoft Store suggestions in Search, extending an EU change globally.

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