Windows 11 gains a toggle to kill Bing in Search and prioritize local results
Microsoft is testing a Windows 11 feature to disable web/Bing results in Search and even hide Microsoft Store results, enabling a fully local search. Preview builds and a Windows Insider meetup showed that two-character input now triggers local results and that substring search is supported, with local results ranked above web results. The rollout to testers is expected in coming weeks, marking a shift toward greater user control and away from Bing-only search behavior (previously achievable only via registry edits).