how to completely remove bing desktop from my computer

Anonymous
2012-09-21T15:28:05+00:00

I uninstalled the Bing Desktop, but when I shut down the computer and it came back up, it was still there.  How can I get rid of it completely?

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Anonymous
2012-09-21T16:53:25+00:00

Bing desktop was released through the windows update system,

Which is where you can Uninstall the update from,

Go to Uninstall a program or Programs and features,

On the top left click on View installed updates,

Scroll the list, it might take a minute or two to completely load all of the updates.

Right click it and click on Uninstall, it should be listed as, Bing desktop search.

P.S.

Change how you receive windows Recommended updates so when you uninstall it, it will not reload.

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  1. Anonymous
    2013-07-14T02:35:54+00:00

    I long ago set up my Windows Updates so I had to choose which updates to install. I made a point NOT to select Bing when I last ran Updates, but it installed itself anyway like some type of virus. Since it's not showing itself anywhere on my PC when I do a search, there's really nothing there to uninstall.

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  2. Anonymous
    2013-06-16T14:33:41+00:00

    Here's what worked for me (sent to me btw by the folks at Bing):

    You may change your default homepage thru your browser options. To do this, please follow theses steps:

    1. Launch your Mozilla Firefox browser.
    2. Click on Firefox, located on the upper left corner of the page
    3. Select Options
    4. Under General Tab > Homepage, enter your desire homepage
    5. Click OK

    To change your search engine:

    1. Launch your Mozilla Firefox browser
    2. Click the drop down button on the search box located at the upper right corner of your page
    3. Select your desired search engine

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  3. Anonymous
    2013-06-09T00:53:43+00:00

    Bing desktop v1.2 was published on 4/8/13 and released soon after,

    The update was 4.9mg

    As to what it is listed as/ I'm personally not going to install it to tell you exactly how :)

    I would suggest in the future to Review All windows updates before installing them.

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  4. Anonymous
    2012-09-21T17:36:56+00:00

    Control panel, click on Windows updates,

    On the top left click on Change settings,

    After you change the settings,

    Check for windows updates,

    Right click Bing desktop and select Hide.

    Then you can reset the setting to Recommended in the drop down text box,

    But leave the boxes for all users and Recommended updates unchecked.

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