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Remove sections from Search dialogue box?
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@Brink ,
Is there a way to remove those nonsense sections from the Search dialogue box?
What a great box it would be, if:
OSWin 11 Enterprise Computer typeLaptop
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I haven't seen a way yet so far.
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Thanks.
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If I use the search icon on the taskbar I get this,
Search icon removed from taskbar I get this when just using the WinKey only,
and Search settings changed in Windows settings to my liking.
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I have added the new Search button on 22H2 (official/stable version). I used to click on the search box (in Win 10) or search by pressing WinKey+S. Either way, this one appears:
My search settings:
By pressing WinKey, this one (obviously!) appears (Start Menu/Start):
I like it in this way:
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Would be nice just to have a search bar only but it's looking as not possible. So all I do is press the Winkey and type my search query and press enter without looking up
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... Microsoft will never stop its addiction! They just started! Just putting their own rubbish OneDrive, Office apps, Azure and any cloud hell things they have, as ads in it as recommended section!
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Hello
@Brink ,
Is there a way to remove those nonsense sections from the Search dialogue box?
View attachment 43933
What a great box it would be, if:
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My recommendation is the following:
Turn off the search button, it takes up unnecessary space on the taskbar.
To perform a search, press button start, and start typing what you want to search for, the search will be performed exactly the same as the search button, but without displaying unnecessary information.
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