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Remove Microsoft Bing Integration ​

Overview ​

  • ID/URL: remove-ms-bing-integration
  • Description: Removes Bing apps and disables Bing web search in Windows Search.
  • Risk Level: Safe

Details ​

Removes all Microsoft Bing apps (News, Weather, Finance, etc.) and disables Bing web search results from appearing in Windows Search. This improves privacy and speeds up local searches.

Apply ​

powershell
# Remove all Bing apps
Get-AppxPackage *BingNews* | Remove-AppxPackage -ErrorAction SilentlyContinue
Get-AppxPackage *BingWeather* | Remove-AppxPackage -ErrorAction SilentlyContinue
Get-AppxPackage *BingFinance* | Remove-AppxPackage -ErrorAction SilentlyContinue
Get-AppxPackage *BingMaps* | Remove-AppxPackage -ErrorAction SilentlyContinue
Get-AppxPackage *BingSports* | Remove-AppxPackage -ErrorAction SilentlyContinue
Get-AppxPackage *BingTravel* | Remove-AppxPackage -ErrorAction SilentlyContinue
Get-AppxPackage *BingFoodAndDrink* | Remove-AppxPackage -ErrorAction SilentlyContinue
Get-AppxPackage *BingHealthAndFitness* | Remove-AppxPackage -ErrorAction SilentlyContinue

$searchPath = "HKCU:\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Search"
if (!(Test-Path $searchPath)) {
    New-Item -Path $searchPath -Force | Out-Null
}
Set-ItemProperty -Path $searchPath -Name "BingSearchEnabled" -Type DWord -Value 0
Set-ItemProperty -Path $searchPath -Name "CortanaConsent" -Type DWord -Value 0

$explorerPath = "HKCU:\Software\Policies\Microsoft\Windows\Explorer"
if (!(Test-Path $explorerPath)) {
    New-Item -Path $explorerPath -Force | Out-Null
}
Set-ItemProperty -Path $explorerPath -Name "DisableSearchBoxSuggestions" -Type DWord -Value 1

Write-Host "Bing apps removed and Bing search disabled."

Unapply ​

powershell
$searchPath = "HKCU:\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Search"
if (Test-Path $searchPath) {
    Set-ItemProperty -Path $searchPath -Name "BingSearchEnabled" -Type DWord -Value 1
    Remove-ItemProperty -Path $searchPath -Name "CortanaConsent" -ErrorAction SilentlyContinue
}

$explorerPath = "HKCU:\Software\Policies\Microsoft\Windows\Explorer"
if (Test-Path $explorerPath) {
    Remove-ItemProperty -Path $explorerPath -Name "DisableSearchBoxSuggestions" -ErrorAction SilentlyContinue
}

Write-Host "Reinstalling Bing apps..."
winget install 9WZDNCRFHVFW --accept-source-agreements --accept-package-agreements --silent  # Bing News
winget install 9WZDNCRFJ3Q2 --accept-source-agreements --accept-package-agreements --silent  # Bing Weather

Write-Host "Bing search re-enabled. Some apps may need to be reinstalled from Microsoft Store."