5 Ways to Remove Bing from Windows 11

Quick Tips

• To disable Bing search results on your PC: Open Settings > Privacy & Security > Search Permissions > disable Microsoft Account and Work or School Account.
• You can also disable the toggle for Show Search Highlights in the Search Permissions menu. This will disable the Bing icon on the Taskbar.
• Alternatively, you can disable the Bing icon from the Taskbar by hiding the search icon in the Taskbar settings menu.

Method 1: Disable Bing Cloud Content Search

Here’s how to disable Bing from providing search results on your Windows PC. However, note that disabling the toggles below will also disable search results from online apps and services that you have signed into with your Microsoft account.

Step 1: Open the Settings app on your PC.

Step 2: Select Privacy & Security from the sidebar > click on Search Permissions.

Step 3: Disable the toggles for Microsoft Account and Work or School Account under the Cloud content search menu.

If search results from Bing still appear after disabling the above settings, proceed to the next set of methods.

Method 2: Disable Bing Search on Windows Using Registry Editor

Here’s how to modify policies using the Registry Editor on your Windows PC to disable search results from Bing on your Windows PC.

Note: Using the registry editor to modify policies can break a few settings on your Windows PC. Proceed with caution and at your own risk.

Step 1: Open the Registry Editor app from the start menu.

Step 2: Enter the following in the address bar and press the Enter key.

HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Search

Step 3: Right-click on Search > select New > DWORD (32-bit) Value.

Step 4: Name the New Value BingSearchEnabled and press Enter. You can also right-click on the New Value > select Rename to change the name.

Step 5: Double-click BingSearchEnabled. Set the Value data to 0.

Step 5: We also have to add another policy. So, navigate to the following by pasting the below in the address bar and pressing the Enter key.

Computer\HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Policies\Microsoft\Windows\Explorer

Step 6: Right-click on Windows > click on New > DWORD (32-bit) Value.

Step 7: Name the New Value DisableSearchBoxSuggestions and press Enter.

Step 8: Double-click on DisableSearchBoxSuggestions.

Step 9: Enter the value as 1 and click on OK.

Method 3: Disable Bing as Default Search Engine on Edge

Microsoft may not have the best search engine, but its web browser, Edge, has proven to be one of the best web browsers for Windows. Therefore, if you want to continue using Microsoft Edge but do not want to use Bing, here’s how to change the default search engine to Google.

Step 1: Click on the three dots icon at the top right corner of Microsoft Edge. Click on Settings.

Step 2: Click on Privacy, Search, and Services in the side panel.

Step 4: Scroll down and click on Address Bar and Search.

Step 5: Click on the drop-down menu for the Search Engine used in the Address Bar.

Step 6: Select Google as your default search engine. Restart Microsoft Edge for the changes to take effect.

Method 4: Remove Bing From the Microsoft Edge Sidebar

Additionally, you can also remove the large Bing icon at the top right of Microsoft Edge. You must use the registry editor once again.

For more methods on how to do so, read our detailed article on how to remove the Bing Chat button from Microsoft Edge.

Note: Using the registry editor to modify policies can break a few settings on your Windows PC. Proceed with caution and at your own risk.

Step 1: Open the Registry Editor app from the start menu.

Step 2: Enter the following in the address bar and press the Enter key.

Computer\HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Edge

Step 3: Right-click on Edge > select New > DWORD (32-bit) Value.

Step 4: Name the New Value HubSidebarEnabled and press Enter.

Step 5: Double-click the new value. Set the Value data to 0.

Method 5: Hide or Disable the Bing Icon on the Windows Taskbar

You may also notice a Bing icon on your taskbar that acts as a shortcut to Bing. Here’s how to disable that as well.

Step 1: Open the Settings app on your PC.

Step 2: Select Privacy & Security from the sidebar > click on Search Permissions.

Step 3: Disable the toggles for Show Search Highlights.

This will disable the Bing icon on the search bar.

Alternatively, you can also hide it. Here’s how to do the same.

Step 1: Open the Settings app.

Step 2: Click on Personalization in the sidebar > select Taskbar.

Step 3: Click on the drop-down menu next to Search.

Step 4: To hide the Bing icon on your taskbar, select Search icon only or Search icon and Label.

Here’s how the search bar will appear under the different options.

Search Icon Only :

Search Icon and Label :