{"id":3702,"date":"2026-07-13T22:28:47","date_gmt":"2026-07-13T22:28:47","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/silvybrand.com\/?p=3702"},"modified":"2026-07-13T22:28:47","modified_gmt":"2026-07-13T22:28:47","slug":"microsoft-windows-11-search-menu-ads","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/silvybrand.com\/?p=3702","title":{"rendered":"Microsoft tests Windows Search without all the ads and fluff"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div>\n<p class=\"duet--article--dangerously-set-cms-markup duet--article--standard-paragraph _1044qizi _18mzr4b1 _18mzr4b0 _19wv7tc1\">Microsoft is testing a cleaner version of the Windows 11 search menu that strips it of recommended content and ads. In a blog post on Monday, <a href=\"https:\/\/blogs.windows.com\/windows-insider\/2026\/07\/13\/improving-windows-search-box-with-less-clutter-and-more-control\/\">Microsoft announced<\/a> that it\u2019s rolling out the decluttered Search Box to Windows Insiders in the Experimental channel as the company looks to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.theverge.com\/tech\/870045\/microsoft-windows-11-issues-rebuilding-trust-notepad\">regain trust with users<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.theverge.com\/tech\/943108\/microsoft-build-2026-windows-love-notepad\">fix Windows<\/a>.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<p class=\"duet--article--dangerously-set-cms-markup duet--article--standard-paragraph _1044qizi _18mzr4b1 _18mzr4b0 _19wv7tc1\">One of the biggest changes is a revamped search homescreen that displays only your recent searches. Currently, when you open the search menu, it shows your recent searches alongside several distracting tiles on the right pane, containing things like the image of the day, daily quizzes, trending searches, and game recommendations.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<p class=\"duet--article--dangerously-set-cms-markup duet--article--standard-paragraph _1044qizi _18mzr4b1 _18mzr4b0 _19wv7tc1\">Microsoft is cleaning up web results, too, as the search menu will surface the \u201cmost relevant answer\u201d first, rather than showing \u201crelated products and promotions.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<p class=\"duet--article--dangerously-set-cms-markup duet--article--standard-paragraph _1044qizi _18mzr4b1 _18mzr4b0 _19wv7tc1\">Aside from doing some decluttering, Microsoft is testing other notable improvements to its search menu. It will more clearly show metadata, along with a preview of the file in the pane on the right side of the search menu, making it easier to figure out where the result came from. The Windows 11 search system will also prioritize results from your local files, apps, and settings, which will \u201cmore reliably appear\u201d ahead of web and Microsoft Store recommendations. Testers can now turn off web and Store recommendations entirely from the Settings menu.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<p class=\"duet--article--dangerously-set-cms-markup duet--article--standard-paragraph _1044qizi _18mzr4b1 _18mzr4b0 _19wv7tc1\">There are a few quality-of-life updates, too, as Microsoft says the search system it\u2019s piloting can better handle typos, extra letters, and partial words, while offering some performance improvements.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><br \/>\n<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/www.theverge.com\/tech\/965090\/microsoft-windows-11-search-menu-ads\">Source link <\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Microsoft is testing a cleaner version of the Windows 11 search menu that strips it of recommended content and ads. In a blog post on Monday, Microsoft announced that it\u2019s rolling out the decluttered Search Box to Windows Insiders in the Experimental channel as the company looks to regain trust with users and fix Windows. 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