With the newest version of Windows, searching for anything from the Start screen will automatically search for web results. While potentially useful, it can also use up unnecessary data, especially if you’re on a slow or metered connection. Fortunately, you can turn it off.


You can either turn off Bing search completely, or simply tweak settings like whether to give personalized results using your location or turning off safe search. To do any of these things, here’s where to go:

Open the charms menu (place your cursor in the top right or bottom right corner) and select “Settings.” Click “Change PC settings.” Click “Search and apps.” Click “Search” in the side bar if it’s not already selected. Disable or change any options you choose.

For some, the web search will be a useful addition that may just need some tweaking, others may simply prefer to turn off altogether. Whatever your use case, though, just about all the settings you can tweak will be found here.


How to Customize or Disable Search with Bing in Windows 8.1 | 7tutorials