A lightweight registry fix (.reg) to completely disable Bing online web search results in the Windows Search Bar and Start Menu. Keep your Windows search fast, private, and local-only.
When searching for local apps, files, or settings in the Windows 10/11 search bar, Windows often defaults to searching Bing or opening Edge browser tabs. This leads to:
- Unnecessary delays when opening local applications.
- Accidental web searches instead of launching installed software.
- Unwanted data sending to external Bing telemetry servers.
This registry tweak sets key policy parameters to ensure Windows Search only looks for local files, programs, and settings on your machine.
DisableSearchBoxSuggestions=1(Disables web suggestion popups)BingSearchEnabled=0(Disables Bing integration entirely in Search)
- Download the
disable_bing.regfile from this repository. - Double-click the file to run it.
- Click Yes when prompted by User Account Control (UAC).
- Restart File Explorer (via Task Manager) or restart your PC for changes to take effect.
- Open Notepad or any text editor.
- Paste the following code:
Windows Registry Editor Version 5.00
[HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Policies\Microsoft\Windows\Explorer]
"DisableSearchBoxSuggestions"=dword:00000001
[HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Search]
"BingSearchEnabled"=dword:00000000
- Save the file as
disable_bing.reg(ensure All Files (*.*) is selected in file type). - Run the file and restart Explorer / PC.
If you ever want to restore Bing web search back to default, download and run enable_bing.reg or run this registry code:
Windows Registry Editor Version 5.00
[HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Policies\Microsoft\Windows\Explorer]
"DisableSearchBoxSuggestions"=dword:00000000
[HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Search]
"BingSearchEnabled"=dword:00000001
- No third-party background software required.
- Uses native Microsoft Windows Group Policy registry keys.
- Clean, transparent, and open-source.
This project is licensed under the MIT License. Free to use, modify, and distribute.