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Microsoft Cleaning Up Search in Windows 11

Jul 14, 2026·Dustin
Windows search interface showing recent items, apps, settings, and recent searches

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After many complaints over the years, Microsoft has been working on cleaning up the search in Windows. They have removed the promotional content, made it easier to find local files along with a much better preview pane, and the ability to remove the web and Microsoft Store results. These changes have been asked for by users for a long time and it’s nice to see them finally incoming. For now, they are directed to Windows Insider builds, but will hit the main builds sometime in the near future.

Today, we’re rolling out several improvements to Windows Search Box available to Windows Insiders in the Experimental channel. These improvements are gradually rolling out via Controlled Feature Rollout so not all Insiders will see them right away. You can reboot to see if you receive them today. They are also available via feature flags.

 

 

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Dustin · Founder and Head Editor, News Poster
Sr. Cybersecurity Engineer - Microsoft MVP Windows Experience (2014-2015)

Dustin is the founder and head editor of MSTechpages. He started the site to help other users of Windows. He has been very active with helping others throughout the years, from USENET to Microsoft Answers to the latest Microsoft Communities as well as other internet forums such as Reddit. He is a Sr. System Administrator, holds several industry certifications and degrees.

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