How to Disable Bing Search in Windows 10 Start Menu [SOLUTION]

How to Disable Bing Search in Windows 10 Start Menu

Search in Windows 10 displays both results from your local PC and those from search engine results. If you’re struggling to find a file or program, you may be wondering how to get rid of Bing results while retaining your normal search functionality. Today, we’re going to help you remove Bing from Windows 10 through a simple registry modification.

Though previous versions of Windows 10 allowed you to turn off web search via Cortana settings, that’s no longer the case. You will have to manually disable web search in Windows 10 by adding an entry in your registry.

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Windows 10, by default, sends everything you search for in the Start Menu to their servers to give you results from Bing search—so you better make sure that you don’t type anything private into your own PC’s Start Menu. Or, you could just disable the Bing integration in the Start Menu.

This tutorial will apply for computers, laptops, desktops, and tablets running the Windows 7, Windows 8/8.1, Windows 10 and Windows 11 operating systems (Home, Professional, Enterprise, Education) from all supported hardware manufactures, like Dell, HP, Acer, Asus, Toshiba, Lenovo, Huawei and Samsung.

[haonesor]

works perfectly as of 07/10/22. thank you tony

note: there was no cortana consent file for me, just added in the bingsearchenabled, and it worked upon restart.

[verdiblue]

a note to youtube - stop putting windows to another video at the end of the main video - you block out half the screen and some of the information.

[สุสานคนเป็น-ธญ]

How to replace Bing search with Google search?

[wetubelolel]

Thank you now Hitler has been removed from my start menu 🥳💃

[vipguy]

Thank you for mentioning the fact you had to turn off "ContanaConsent" all the other guides didn't mention that part which is why I couldn't turn off Bing search.

[killeretoooooo]

Works great as of 20/07/2023 for Windows 11. Thank you!

I didn't have the cortana file but I assume that if you don't have it it is disabled by default :D. Adding the BingSearchEnabled fixed it even without a restart!

[andiemiller]

'ContanaConsent" doesn't appear in my list. The only file beginning with Contana is 'ContanaStateLastRun'. Any advice/further ideas for me please?

[F-m.a]

Great job man! Great tip on backing up the registry as well. Peace

[Allexstrasza]

Works perfectly as of 5/14/2023 Did not need to reboot

[ademrax]

Thanks chief worked for me, i just created what was missing

[nickwilson]

I had to create a "CortanaConsent" as I didn't have this entry.

[tech-work-ru]

Thanks for your help!
In my case there was no Cortana consent, I just added in the BingSearchEnabled, and it worked upon restart.

[bobfisher]

How do you stop it from opening in a new tab search, example when I highlight a word right click it and hit search it loads Bing. I did this suggestion and still as I stated Bing opens.

[maivezonk]

goddam - i shouldn't have to edit the registry in order to toggle off bing/edge when trying to hunt for a locally stored filed

[divinediscoverys]

Interesting, when I got to the path: Current Version, it has no Search option when I open it up, the only folder in there is Explorer

[PoetryPeace]

its been working fine idk what i DONE search defecltor i installed and shii now searches wont go in when pressing enter like im searching Breakin bad S2 and nothing only if i click on the damn LINKS now nooo, no more fast info for big brain FS anyone HELP>? LOl this for ppl who use it to search as i find it useful but goes to google normally

[callmeKittt]

ohh thanks you're a lifesave <3