[{"data":1,"prerenderedAt":-1},["ShallowReactive",2],{"branding":3,"analytics":7,"article-windows-11-test-lets-users-disable-bing-in-native-search":10},{"siteName":4,"siteTagline":5,"publisherName":4,"contactEmail":6},"The Revision","Tech news, decoded.","editor@therevision.news",{"gaMeasurementId":8,"adsenseClientId":9},"G-ZW2MV82GYR","ca-pub-8533917693782264",{"article":11},{"id":12,"slug":13,"title":14,"dek":15,"body_md":16,"tags_json":17,"published_at":18,"created_at":19,"updated_at":20,"status":21,"review_note":22,"review_notes":23,"image_url":24,"persona_id":22,"persona_name":22,"section":22,"tags":25,"sources":29,"feedback":33,"feedback_at":22,"cost_usd":33,"total_tokens":33},369,"windows-11-test-lets-users-disable-bing-in-native-search","Windows 11 test lets users disable Bing in native Search","Microsoft is trialing a setting that turns off Bing results in Windows 11's built-in search.","Microsoft is testing a way to mute Bing inside Windows 11 Search.\n\nIn the latest Windows 11 build, a hidden toggle appears in the Settings app under \"Search permissions.\" When enabled, the toggle stops the OS from appending Bing-powered web results to local file queries. The change is limited to a small group of insider participants and can be reverted at any time. Microsoft said the feature is part of a broader effort to give users more control over their search experience.\n\nIf the toggle reaches a wider release, users who find Bing suggestions intrusive will finally have a native option to keep the search bar strictly local. It also reduces the amount of data Microsoft sends to its cloud services, a point that privacy‑focused users have raised before. Developers may need to adjust any extensions that rely on the integrated web results.\n\nFor now, the option is a test, not a final feature, and it may disappear if feedback is negative.","[\"windows-11\",\"search\",\"bing\"]","2026-06-07T18:27:54.000Z","2026-06-07T19:13:49.543Z","2026-06-07T19:16:23.115Z","published",null,[],"https:\u002F\u002Fcdn.xyz.onl\u002Farticle-images\u002Fwindows-11-test-lets-users-disable-bing-in-native-search.webp",[26,27,28],"windows-11","search","bing",[30],{"name":31,"url":32},"Digital Trends","https:\u002F\u002Fwww.digitaltrends.com\u002Fcomputing\u002Fyou-can-finally-get-rid-of-bing-on-your-windows-11-pc\u002F",0]