In 1709 and earlier, you could set a group policy to disable Cortana and eliminate Bing search results and suggestions when using local file search (Windows Search).
In 1803 Pro, Microsoft ignores this GPO. Everything you search for locally (File Explorer, search bar) is sent to Microsoft and registers a hit on Bing.
There is now no official way to opt out of local searches being sent to Microsoft in Windows 10 Pro. This has been the case in Home for a few releases already. Education and Enterprise seem unaffected for the moment.
This is annoying since web search uses more resources, and clutters the window with web/shopping results when you're just trying to find a local file. Brick by brick the erosion of user control and choice continues.
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In 1803 Pro, Microsoft ignores this GPO. Everything you search for locally (File Explorer, search bar) is sent to Microsoft and registers a hit on Bing.
There is now no official way to opt out of local searches being sent to Microsoft in Windows 10 Pro. This has been the case in Home for a few releases already. Education and Enterprise seem unaffected for the moment.
This is annoying since web search uses more resources, and clutters the window with web/shopping results when you're just trying to find a local file. Brick by brick the erosion of user control and choice continues.
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