In trimming down our Windows 11 image for deployment, I'm building a list of appx packages to remove. There's one package I can't for the life of me find what it's actually doing; Microsoft.BingSearch. There's an app in the Microsoft Store titled "Microsoft Bing" that, when installed, has the exact same appx name of Microsoft.BingSearch.
When I look at its description in the store, it says: "Microsoft Bing provides web results and answers in Windows Search. Let Microsoft Bing help you find information directly from the web in Windows Search." But removing the app and restarting, then using the Start Menu/Task Bar search box and typing a phrase, still shows results from the web, making me think that the functionality is actually built in and that this app isn't doing anything.
Does anyone know what this app is actually doing?
We currently use conditional access for apps in our environment. Now we want to introduce the app Bing Search in our company, but when we try to log in to the app with our credentials, we get a CA Error. However, there is no way to exclude this app. Does anyone have an idea for a workaround?
Only workaround for now is uninstalling the app via settings > apps > installed apps by searching for 'Bing' and then reinstalling from the Microsoft store searching for 'web search'. That worked for me.
Hello MajorEvent,
Welcome to the Microsoft community.
Please try the program to see if you can fix the problem.
1.Please type "cmd" in the start search bar and run the command prompt as administrator.
Enter and execute the following commands (please enter one after the other)
DISM /Online /Cleanup-Image /ScanHealth
DISM /Online /Cleanup-Image /CheckHealth
DISM /Online /Cleanup-image /RestoreHealth
SFC /scannow
- Reset Microsoft Store.
Please press Windows+R, type "WSReset.exe" and click OK.
- Please open "Start" > "Settings" > "System" > "System Components", locate the Microsoft Store, open "Advanced Options", try "Repair" and "Reset".
Please try to create a new local account, login to the new account and check if the same problem occurs.
Create a user account in Windows - Microsoft Support
Sincerely
Carlos - MSFT | Microsoft Community Support Specialisto