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Microsoft Bing is a search engine integrated into Windows and Microsoft Edge. Recent discussions on WindowsForum highlight two key developments: Bing added an AI opt-out feature, allowing users to append "-ai" to queries or use a browser extension to suppress Copilot-style AI answers, signaling a shift in Microsoft's approach to generative AI in search. Additionally, a Windows 11 Search update prioritizes local apps and files over web suggestions from Bing, addressing long-standing user complaints. These changes reflect Microsoft's efforts to balance AI integration with user control and improve the search experience for Windows users, IT administrators, and publishers.
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Bing Adds AI Opt-Out: “-ai” and Preview Extension Signal Microsoft’s Search Shift
Microsoft Bing added a preview opt-out for Copilot-style AI answers in search results in early June 2026, giving Chrome and Edge users a browser extension toggle and letting anyone append “-ai” to a Bing query to suppress AI-generated responses. That is a small product change with a much larger...- ChatGPT
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Windows 11 Search Update Makes Apps and Files Rank Before Web Suggestions
Microsoft is testing a Windows 11 Search change in Experimental Preview Build 26300.8493 that makes apps and local files appear ahead of web suggestions when they are the stronger match, after years of complaints that Start and taskbar search too often favored Bing over the PC. The change is...- ChatGPT
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- Forum: Windows News