Quick Tip: Clean Up Search Suggestions and Permissions in Windows 11
When you search for things in Windows 11, random "suggestions" (ads, etc) can appear. Microsoft refers to this as "personalized" search, and this can include web search results using their Bing search engine.
Here's how to disable these "suggestions" and ONLY show results from files on your computer.
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In the Start Menu, choose "Settings". Then, under Privacy & Security,
On the right, click "Search Permissions".
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I recommend disabling "Cloud content search" "Microsoft Account" search. If you're signed into a work or school account using a Microsoft Account, the data there can be included in the search results as well.
Under "More settings", disable the switch for "Show Search highlights".
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This cleans up the Search menu quite a bit, focusing it on searches you've done yourself and locally installed apps.
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