Removing windows search xp

Click Remove button. If this button is grayed out — perform alternative steps. Step 4: Resetting your browser search and homepage settings To be sure that there is nothing left behind, we recommend you to reset your browser. Reset browser settings in Google Chrome: Click the Chrome menu 3 bar button in the top right corner.

Choose Settings. Click Show advanced settings. Go to Reset browser settings section. Click Reset browser settings. In the dialog that appears, click Reset. Reset browser settings in Microsoft Edge: Select the three dots icon top right corner. Click on Settings feature. Select Choose what to clear. Manage which data you need to clear and select Clear. Open Task Manager right click on the Task Bar.

In the Task Manager menu, search for Microsoft Edge process, then right click on it and choose Go to details. Find all Microsoft Edge entries, then right click on each of them and select End Task. Go to Help. Go to Troubleshooting information. How to remove Windows Search 4. Please log in to reply. Posted 29 January - PM. Jennb Member Member 24 posts. You may have to select "show updates".

The above process should remove Windows Search 4. Hello Jennb At the top of the Add or Remove Programs window, tick the box next to "Show Updates" and give it a few seconds to populate. Scroll down to the updates.

If yes, what is the exact error message? What happens when you try to uninstall Windows Search? I would suggest you to uninstall the Windows Search from the computer and install it manually and check if it helps. Step 1: Uninstall Windows Search. Step 2: Now install the update manually from Microsoft Download Center.

Hope this information helps. Reply to the post with updated status of the issue to assist you further. If you are not very keen on using the above method to remove the search bar for some reason, you have another method available for you. This method uses even lesser steps to help you disable the search bar and the following is how you can use this method on your PC.

Right-click anywhere empty on your Taskbar and you will see a menu. Choose Search and you will see a submenu with three options. If you want to completely remove the search bar, choose Disabled from the submenu. However, if you wish to keep the search icon, then choose Show search icon and it will remove the search bar but will keep the search icon in your Taskbar.

Depending on what option you have selected, you will find that the search bar is completely removed from your Taskbar or you only have the search icon in your Taskbar. If you ever wish to modify this setting again, just head to the same menu and you should be able to change your options. There are just a few basic things that you need to modify in the registry and it will either remove or keep the search bar in your Taskbar.

When it opens, type regedit into it and press the Enter key to open Registry Editor. When the Registry Editor opens, head to the following path, find the entry named SearchboxTaskbarMode and right-click on it and select Modify. On the following screen, you should be able to change the value of the entry.