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Hi group,, I like to use my own photos as desktop backgrounds. Recently, a search box has been added on top of every photo. This is very irritating. Is this microsoft again making life irritating? Or some other infection? Thanks
 

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It’s MS. Right click and hide it, you can disable it in edge
 

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Thank you, I cant find how to hide it. How can I disable it in edge? A questionnaire just popped up about it , I said that I hated it. Not sure how a browser would control what is on the desktop
 

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awildtrout said:
Recently, a search box has been added on top of every photo. This is very irritating. Is this microsoft again making life irritating?
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Are you running an Insider Dev build? If so, that's an exprimental feature first seen in build 25120. It is only enabled for some Insiders.

Windows Insiders who use the Dev Channel may get to try out new ideas, longer lead features, and experiences that are intended to help validate concepts. Starting with this preview build, some Insiders will see one of these conceptual features as we begin to explore exposing lightweight interactive content on the Windows desktop. Today, Windows exposes this type of content in the Widgets board. To begin assessing this general idea and interaction model, the first exploration in this area adds a search box displayed on the desktop that enables you to search the web.
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www.elevenforum.com

KB5015039 Windows 11 Insider Dev Build 25120.1010 (rs_prerelease) 22H2 - May 20

UPDATE 5/25: https://www.elevenforum.com/t/windows-11-insider-dev-build-25126-1000-rs_prerelease-22h2-may-25.6690/ UPDATE 5/20: We are starting to roll out Cumulative Update Build 25120.1010 (KB5015039). This update does not include anything new and is designed to test our servicing pipeline...
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Apparently you can turn it off.

You can remove the search box by right-clicking the desktop, selecting "Show more options" and toggling off "Show search."
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www.windowscentral.com

Windows 11 desktop search box appears in Insider Build 25120

Forget the taskbar, Microsoft is working on a search box right in the middle of the desktop.
www.windowscentral.com www.windowscentral.com
 

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Found it, right click on the desktop and uncheck "show search."
 

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awildtrout said:
Found it, right click on the desktop and uncheck "show search."
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If you choose to run the Insider Dev channel builds you must expect MS to try out new features such as this. It the price you pay for being an Insider, you've effectively volunteered to be a guinea pig...
 

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    fully 'Windows 11 ready' laptop. Windows 10 C: partition migrated from my old unsupported 'main machine' then upgraded to 11. A test migration ran Insider builds for 2 months. When 11 was released on 5th October it was re-imaged back to 10 and was offered the upgrade in Windows Update on 20th October. Windows Update offered the 22H2 Feature Update on 20th September 2022.

    My SYSTEM THREE is a Dell Latitude 5410, i7-10610U, 32GB RAM, 512GB ssd, supported device running Windows 11 Pro.

    My SYSTEM FOUR is a 2-in-1 convertible Lenovo Yoga 11e 20DA, Celeron N2930, 4GB RAM, 128GB ssd. Unsupported device: currently running Win10 Pro, plus Win11 Pro 22H2 Insider Beta, and the release build of Win11 22H2, both as native boot vhdx.

    My SYSTEM FIVE is a Dell Latitude 3190 2-in-1, Pentium Silver N5030, 4GB RAM, 128GB NVMe ssd, supported device running Windows 11 Pro.
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    unsupported machine: Legacy bios, MBR, TPM 1.2, upgraded from W10 to W11 using W10/W11 hybrid install media workaround. In-place upgrade to 22H2 using ISO and a workaround.

    My SYSTEM THREE is a Dell Latitude 5410, i7-10610U, 32GB RAM, 512GB ssd, supported device running Windows 11 Pro.

    My SYSTEM FOUR is a 2-in-1 convertible Lenovo Yoga 11e 20DA, Celeron N2930, 4GB RAM, 128GB ssd. Unsupported device: currently running Win10 Pro, plus Win11 Pro 22H2 Insider Beta, and the release build of Win11 22H2, both as native boot vhdx.

    My SYSTEM FIVE is a Dell Latitude 3190 2-in-1, Pentium Silver N5030, 4GB RAM, 128GB NVMe ssd, supported device running Windows 11 Pro.
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