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The Bing tag on WindowsForum.com covers Microsoft's search engine as it intersects with Windows, Edge, and system-level features. Recent discussions focus on how Bing is integrated into Windows 11, including a one-click internet speed test in the taskbar that opens Bing's web tool, and promotional efforts like Microsoft Rewards points for using Edge. The tag also addresses user concerns about Bing's presence, such as pop-ups from HP Support Assistant, the ability to change the default search provider in Edge, and a notable incident where Bing mimicked Google's interface. These threads explore the practical, ethical, and enterprise implications of Bing's deep integration into Microsoft's ecosystem.
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    Seattle Times and Newsday Sue OpenAI and Microsoft

    The Seattle Times and Newsday have reportedly filed a new federal copyright lawsuit against OpenAI and Microsoft, putting two more local and regional news publishers into the expanding legal fight over generative AI. The immediate significance is not that a court has found infringement—none...
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    Copilot Login Reports: What Changes for Windows Users

    Reports that Microsoft is moving consumer Copilot toward mandatory authentication deserve attention from Windows users, but the most important fact is also the easiest to lose in the headline: the change is not yet proven to be universal. Testing has found sign-in prompts across several Copilot...
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    MicrosoftSettings.exe Promotes Bing, Doesn’t Force It

    Windows 11 users should treat a newly reported executable named Microsoft Recommended Search Settings as an optional Bing-promotion tool, not a Windows update or a mandatory browser change. Windows Latest reports that the program, distributed as MicrosoftSettings.exe from a Microsoft download...
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    Microsoft Edge New Tab: Stop Bing Searches via Address Bar

    Microsoft’s July 29 support guidance confirms that Edge users can replace Bing for address-bar searches with another provider, but the document leaves out the setting that determines whether the Bing-branded search box on a new tab will still send searches to Bing. For users switching to Google...
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    HP Support Assistant Repeats Bing Pop-Ups After Opt-Out

    HP Support Assistant, the utility that ships on new HP Windows PCs to deliver driver updates, diagnostics, warranty information, and support tools, is now at the center of a fresh Windows 11 bloatware controversy. A report published on July 28 describes the app interrupting an HP Spectre user...
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    Windows 11 Taskbar Speed Test: One-Click Internet Check via Bing Widget

    Microsoft is quietly putting a one‑click internet speed check where most Windows users already look for connectivity, adding a “Perform speed test” / “Test internet speed” control to the Taskbar network menu and Wi‑Fi quick settings in recent Windows 11 preview builds. Background Windows has...
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    Earn 1300 Microsoft Rewards Points by Trying Edge in Bing

    Microsoft has quietly begun dangling tangible rewards in front of Windows 11 users as part of a new push to keep people inside its browser and search ecosystem: a promotional Bing card promising up to 1,300 Microsoft Rewards points for trying Microsoft Edge, redeemable for gift cards...
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    Bing Mimics Google in Edge to Push Donations — Ethics and Trust

    Microsoft’s search engine briefly dressed up as its rival and added a charitable carrot — a move that reveals as much about modern product marketing as it does about the ethics of nudging users inside an operating system. Background In early January 2025, Bing began serving a special results...
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    Windows 11 Insider: One-Click Bing Speed Test & Snipping Tool Upgrades

    Microsoft has quietly added a one‑click Internet speed test launcher to Windows 11’s taskbar and quick settings, and it’s arriving alongside continued enhancements to the Snipping Tool (a.k.a. “Scissors”) that push the app from a basic screenshot utility toward a compact image and video capture...
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    Windows 11: One-click Speed Test launches Bing in your browser

    Windows 11’s taskbar just gained a one‑click “Perform speed test” control — but instead of spinning up a native diagnostic engine, the button opens your default browser and lands on Bing’s internet speed test (the same Speedtest technology Ookla powers in Bing). Background Microsoft has been...
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    Windows 11 Taskbar Speed Test: One-click Bing Check (Not Native Diagnostics)

    Windows 11 now puts a quick internet speed check one click away in the Taskbar — but it’s a launcher to Bing’s web tool, not a native measurement engine, and that choice has real implications for accuracy, privacy, and enterprise control. Background Microsoft quietly began testing a new...
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    Windows 11 Insider: Taskbar speed test shortcut to Bing/Speedtest

    Windows 11 now surfaces a one‑click path to a network speed test directly from the taskbar — but for now it’s a shortcut to Bing’s web tool (which itself delegates to Speedtest by Ookla), and it’s only available to Windows Insiders in preview channels. Background Microsoft has quietly started...
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    Windows 11 Insider Preview adds one-click taskbar speed test via Bing widget

    A subtle change hidden inside a recent Windows 11 preview build surfaces a new, one‑click path to measure internet speed directly from the taskbar: a “Perform speed test” option now appears in the network icon’s context menu and in the Wi‑Fi quick settings, and selecting it launches the default...
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    • bing bing speed test insider preview iperf latency network icon ookla privacy speed test system ui taskbar taskbar speed test telemetry throughput web-based-utility wi-fi quick settings wifi settings windows 11
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    Disable AI Prompts in Edge and Bing: Hide Copilot, Switch Search, Opt-Out Training

    Microsoft’s push to fold AI into search and browsing — most visibly through Copilot, Bing Chat, and AI features in Microsoft Edge — can be disorienting for users who want a classic, no‑frills search and browser experience; the good news is you can significantly reduce or hide these AI elements...
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    Windows 11 Taskbar Adds One-Click Speed Test Launcher to Bing

    Microsoft has quietly placed a one‑click network speed test where many users already go to check connectivity — the Windows 11 system tray — but for now it behaves as a browser‑launched shortcut to Bing’s speed‑test widget rather than a native, in‑OS measurement engine. Background / Overview...
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    Edge Canary tests Desktop Visual Search: Bing-powered image lookups from Windows taskbar

    Microsoft Edge is quietly experimenting with a new Visual Search shortcut inside its floating desktop search box on Windows 11, letting users drop images onto a small camera-enabled UI and get Bing-powered image results — all without opening a full browser window first. Background Microsoft’s...
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    Edge Bing Scoreboard Prompts Chrome Users on Windows 11 – OS Nudges

    Microsoft has quietly begun serving a new, highly visual Bing ad that places a full “scoreboard” comparison between Microsoft Edge and Google Chrome above Chrome’s official download links on Windows 11 — a move that reframes a user’s intent at the precise moment they look to switch browsers and...
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    Windows 11 Taskbar Adds One-Click Bing Speed Test in Insider Builds

    Microsoft is quietly surfacing a one‑click internet speed test right in the Windows 11 taskbar — a tiny but notable convenience that opens Bing’s speed‑test widget from the network icon’s context menu and Wi‑Fi quick settings in current Insider preview builds. This change, first observed in...
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    • bing browser-based test enterprise it group policy insider preview it admin mdm network diagnostics one-click ookla speedtest privacy speed test taskbar telemetry windows 11
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    Windows 11 Insider adds one-click speed test launcher in Taskbar

    Microsoft has quietly added a one‑click internet speed‑test launcher to Windows 11 Insider preview builds — a small, highly discoverable convenience that opens Bing’s web‑based speed‑test widget from the Taskbar’s network menu rather than running a native diagnostic inside the OS. Background...
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    • bing bing speed test browser-based test enterprise insider preview internet speed ookla speedtest privacy system tray taskbar taskbar speed test telemetry user experience ux web based speed test wi-fi quick settings windows 11
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    Windows 11 Insider Preview: One-Click Bing Speed Test and Background AI Tasks

    Microsoft’s latest Windows 11 Insider preview builds quietly add a one‑click internet speed‑test shortcut to the taskbar network flyout — but the shortcut simply opens Bing’s web‑based speed test rather than running a native, offline measurement — and the same builds also include a subtle but...
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