How do you disable "Trending now" in Edge search bar?

Anonymous
2022-11-16T21:14:52+00:00

Plenty of questions on this and most seem to refer to older versions of Windows and/or Edge.

Using Windows 11 and Edge Version 107.0.1418.42 (Official build) (64-bit), both up to date.

As soon as I attempt to type in the search bar, a "Trending now" drop-down appears.

I've got everything turned off that anyone has ever suggested but I can't get rid of it as shown below.

Microsoft Edge | Tabs, address bar, and search | Windows 11

Locked Question. This question was migrated from the Microsoft Support Community. You can vote on whether it's helpful, but you can't add comments or replies or follow the question.

0 comments
Answer accepted by question author
Anonymous
2023-12-03T12:25:23+00:00

After months of hoping someone would come up with an answer, I believe I found it. Under the Edge Settings, follow Privacy, search, and services, scroll to the bottom, select Address bar and search, select Search on new tabs uses search box or address bar, choose Address bar. DONE!

UPDATE: Right after posting this, I discovered on another Windows 11 machine that you can achieve the above on any other search engine as the default except Bing, but if you stick with the Search box (Recommended) on those other search engines, this will bring back the Bing Trending nonsense. Hope what I have discovered helps... a little.

Image

What a pain, this isn't the only area I am dissatisfied with. Microsoft get your feces together and stop infecting what has been a good product, more or new is not necessarily better.

Was this answer helpful?

70+ people found this answer helpful.
0 comments
Answer accepted by question author
Anonymous
2023-12-03T21:30:01+00:00

Thank you for your assistance! Your explanation was effective and resolved the issue. Regrettably, a significant amount of time was expended before this resolution was achieved.

As highlighted in your recent update, it is imperative to select a default search engine alternative to Bing. Utilizing the address bar for searches is essential to prevent the recurrence of unwanted Trending ****.

Was this answer helpful?

20+ people found this answer helpful.
0 comments

53 additional answers

Sort by: Newest
Most helpful Newest Oldest
  1. Anonymous
    2023-04-11T04:17:27+00:00

    Use DuckDuckGo. Trending now disappears.

    Was this answer helpful?

    6 people found this answer helpful.
    0 comments
  2. Anonymous
    2023-03-04T22:38:02+00:00

    As a long time Mac/Chrome user, I was decided to give Edge/Bing a try because of the ChatGPT integration. I immediately ran into this irritating information noise of "now trending" and it is clear from this thread that MS can't do anything about it. I'll go back to Chrome and the ChatGPT web site, which works just fine for me. Adios.

    Was this answer helpful?

    20+ people found this answer helpful.
    0 comments
  3. Deleted

    This answer has been deleted due to a violation of our Code of Conduct. The answer was manually reported or identified through automated detection before action was taken. Please refer to our Code of Conduct for more information.

    Comments have been turned off. Learn more