Disable Bing Windows 8.1 Search

How to Disable Bing Web Results from Windows 8.1 Start Screen Search

With Windows 8, Microsoft tried to bridge the gap between local and online content. One way of doing this was to show the user Bing Web results while searching from the Start Screen. This can be helpful for some users, but many Windows users prefer to keep their local files separate from online Web results. Here’s how to disable Bing from the Windows 8.1 Start Screen search.