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Windows 11 Search Highlights Feature — Complete Guide
Windows 11 Search Highlights is a feature that displays Bing-powered daily content cards in the Search panel — including anniversaries of historic events, trending topics, national holidays, and fun facts based on your location. It appears as a visual banner at the top of the search panel when you open it. Introduced in 2022, Search Highlights is enabled by default and integrates Microsoft's Bing editorial content directly into the Windows Search experience.
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4 Methods — Windows 11 Search Highlights Feature
Start from Method 1 (fastest/easiest) and work down until your issue is resolved
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Method 1
Disable Search Highlights via Settings
Settings → Privacy & Security → Searching Windows → Show search highlights Off
✅ Easy⏱️ 30 sec
The cleanest, official way to disable Search Highlights. A single toggle in Privacy & Security settings turns off all Bing-powered content cards in the search panel instantly — no reboot needed.
Open Settings (Win+I) → Privacy & security
Click Searching Windows in the list
Scroll down to More settings section
Toggle Show search highlights to Off
Open search panel (Win+S) — highlights are gone immediately
The fastest method — right-click directly on the Windows taskbar search icon or bar to access a context menu with a Highlights toggle. No need to open Settings at all.
Right-click the Search icon or search box on the taskbar
Look for Search highlights in the context menu
Click Don't show search highlights
Search highlights disable immediately
Re-enable anytime by right-clicking → Show search highlights
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Method 3
What Do Search Highlights Show?
Win+S to open search panel — highlights appear at top
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Search Highlights displays curated Bing content updated daily: today's historic anniversaries, national and international celebrations, trending Bing searches, and context-aware suggestions based on your region.
Press Win+S to open the search panel
Highlights appear as visual cards at the top of the panel
Content changes daily — tied to Bing's editorial calendar
Hover over cards for a brief description of the event/topic
Click a highlight card to open a Bing search for that topic in your browser
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Method 4
Re-Enable Search Highlights
Settings → Privacy & Security → Searching Windows → Show search highlights On
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If you previously disabled Search Highlights and want to restore the daily Bing content cards in your search panel, simply toggle the setting back on in the same location.
Open Settings → Privacy & security → Searching Windows
Find Show search highlights toggle in More settings
Toggle it back to On
Open the search panel (Win+S) to see highlights restored
Content updates automatically from Bing each day
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Search Highlights are Bing-powered content cards that appear at the top of the Windows 11 Search panel (opened with Win+S). They show daily facts, historic event anniversaries, trending topics, and national celebrations curated by Microsoft's Bing editorial team. The content changes daily and varies by region.
Go to Settings → Privacy & security → Searching Windows → scroll to More settings → toggle Show search highlights Off. Alternatively, right-click the taskbar search icon → Search highlights → Don't show search highlights. Both methods take effect instantly.
Search Highlights uses your device's regional settings (country/language) to show locally relevant content. If you're signed in with a Microsoft account, Bing may use your account information to personalize highlights. The content is served from Bing's servers. Disabling highlights stops this data exchange.
No — Search Highlights content is entirely editorial and curated by Microsoft/Bing. There are no customization options. You can only enable it (see all default Bing content) or disable it (no highlights shown). The content is the same for all users in the same region on the same date.
Highlights are based on your Windows language/region settings and your IP address location. If you use a VPN, your highlights may show content from another country. Check Settings → Time & language → Language & region to ensure your country is set correctly.
Search Highlights has been present in Windows 11 since version 22H2 (2022). Microsoft has not removed it as of late 2026, though user feedback has pushed them to make it easier to disable. The toggle in Privacy & security → Searching Windows is the official disable method.