Personalization Add or Remove Copilot and "Find results in Web" in Windows Search in Windows 11


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This tutorial will show you how to add or remove the "Ask Copilot" and "Find results in Web" (Web) icons on Windows Search toolbar for your account in Windows 10 and Windows 11.

Windows Search lets you search from your taskbar to find what you’re looking for, whether it’s on your device, in the cloud, or on the web.

The Search button on the taskbar allows you to quickly use Windows Search (Win+S) to find your apps, files, settings, help, and more on Windows—plus unlock the power of the web with quick access to online information like time zone conversions, fact lookup, trending searches, and search results for navigating to websites faster. You can also use Search to find files and people in your work or school organization through  Microsoft Search.

When you start typing into the Search Box, you will then see a toolbar to select All, Apps, Documents, Web, Settings, Folders, Photos, or Ask Copilot to find search results in.

Reference:

Search for anything, anywhere - Microsoft Support

Search Windows and the web on the taskbar, and search for answers, apps, files, and settings from the web and your PC.
support.microsoft.com support.microsoft.com


If you disable (remove) the "Ask Copilot" and "Find results in Web" (Web) icons in Windows Search, it will also disable Search Highlights.

This will show a Some of these settings are managed by your organization message at the top of the Settings > Privacy & security > Search permissions page.



Contents

  • Option One: Add or Remove Copilot and Web Icons in Windows Search with "BingSearchEnabled"
  • Option Two: Add or Remove Copilot and Web Icons in Windows Search with "DisableSearchBoxSuggestions"


EXAMPLE: "Ask Copilot" and "Find results in Web" (Web) icons on Windows Search toolbar enabled and disabled

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Option One

Add or Remove Copilot and Web Icons in Windows Search with "BingSearchEnabled"


1 Do step 2 (enable) or step 3 (disable) below for what you want to do.

2 Add Copilot and Web Icons in Windows Search

This is the default setting.


A) Click/tap on the Download button below to download the .bat file below, and go to step 4.​

Add_Copilot_and_Web_to_Windows_Search_option1.bat​


(contents of .bat file)
Code: 
@echo off

REG ADD "HKCU\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Search" /V BingSearchEnabled /T REG_DWORD /D 1 /F

taskkill /f /im explorer.exe
start explorer.exe

3 Remove Copilot and Web Icons in Windows Search

A) Click/tap on the Download button below to download the .bat file below, and go to step 4.​

Remove_Copilot_and_Web_from_Windows_Search_option1.bat​


(contents of .bat file)
Code: 
@echo off

REG ADD "HKCU\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Search" /V BingSearchEnabled /T REG_DWORD /D 0 /F

taskkill /f /im explorer.exe
start explorer.exe

4 Save the .bat file to your desktop.

5 Unblock the .bat file.

6 Run the downloaded .bat file.

7 You will now see a command prompt quickly open and close, and your screen flicker as the explorer process is restarted to apply the registry changes.

8 You can now delete the .bat file if you like.




Option Two

Add or Remove Copilot and Web Icons in Windows Search with "DisableSearchBoxSuggestions"


You must be signed in as an administrator to use this option.

If you disable search the web with Bing in Windows Search using this option, it will also disable search box suggestions (aka: recent searches) in File Explorer.


1 Do step 2 (enable) or step 3 (disable) below for what you want to do.


 2. Add Copilot and Web Icons in Windows Search

This is the default setting.


A) Click/tap on the Download button below to download the .bat file below, and go to step 4.​

Add_Copilot_and_Web_to_Windows_Search_option2.bat​


(contents of .bat file)
Code: 
@echo off

powershell -windowstyle hidden -command "Start-Process cmd -ArgumentList '/s,/c,REG Delete "HKEY_CURRENT_USER\SOFTWARE\Policies\Microsoft\Windows\Explorer" /V DisableSearchBoxSuggestions /F' -Verb runAs"

taskkill /f /im explorer.exe
start explorer.exe


 3. Remove Copilot and Web Icons in Windows Search

A) Click/tap on the Download button below to download the .bat file below, and go to step 4.​

Remove_Copilot_and_Web_from_Windows_Search_option2.bat​


(contents of .bat file)
Code: 
@echo off

powershell -windowstyle hidden -command "Start-Process cmd -ArgumentList '/s,/c,REG Add "HKEY_CURRENT_USER\SOFTWARE\Policies\Microsoft\Windows\Explorer" /V DisableSearchBoxSuggestions /T REG_DWORD /D 1 /F' -Verb runAs"

taskkill /f /im explorer.exe
start explorer.exe

4 Save the .bat file to your desktop.

5 Unblock the .bat file.

6 Run the downloaded .bat file.

7 If prompted by UAC, click/tap on Yes to approve.

8 You will now see a command prompt quickly open and close, and your screen flicker as the explorer process is restarted to apply the registry changes.

9 You can now delete the .bat file if you like.


That's it,
Shawn Brink


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randomdood said:
I tried to add the registry key manually but couldn't get it to work. I had to use the bat file. I though that was strange. I tried kiling and restarting explorer, and rebooting to no avail. This method (BingSearchEnabled) worked on my local non-admin user account. The other method I found (DisableSearchBoxSuggestions - I just manually added the key for that one) worked on my local admin account but not the non-admin user account. Maybe I was getting something wrong. Either way, thanks for the awesome website!
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Welcome. I'm glad it could help. :shawn:
 

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