Disable Bing Search in Windows 11

Windows Search Bar

Use Windows Registry ¹

1. Press Win+R and type regedit to open the registry editor.
2. Navigate to the following location: Computer\HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Search
3. Right-click Search and select New > DWORD (32-bit) Value.
4. Name the new DWORD value “BingSearchEnabled”
5. Double-click the new DWORD BingSearchEnabled and set the data to 0 and click OK.
6. Close the Windows Registry when finished and restart your PC for the changes to take effect.

Edge Bing-Button (Sidebar)

Use Windows Registry ²

1. Press Win+R and type regedit to open the registry editor.
2. Navigate to the following location: Computer\HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE \ Software \ Policies \ Microsoft
3. If there is no Key for Edge, add one by right-click Microsoft > New > Key and name it "Edge"
4. Right-click "Edge" and select New > DWORD (32-bit) Value.
5. Name the new DWORD value “HubsSidebarEnabled”
6. Double-click the new DWORD HubsSidebarEnabled and set the data to 0 and click OK.
7. In Edge, navigate to edge://policy/ and click "Reload Policies" - voilà.

Footnotes

1. www.onmsft.com ↩

2. www.drwindows.de ↩