Monday, December 23, 2013

Windows 8.1: Disable Bing search

If you want to keep Bing from being the search engine that searches you PC, just follow the instructions below.

1.  Hover your mouse over the top right corner of your screen so that you can trigger the settings bar.  Click the "Settings" gear icon.



2.  Now click the "Change PC Settings" option all the way at the bottom.



3.  Click on the "Search and apps" option. 




4.  Now find the "Use Bing to search online" option.  Take the slider and slide it to the left until the "On" turns to "Off."









That's all it takes to disable the Bing search.

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