Taskbar Search Bar/Icon - Windows 11

Deleted member 77746 · 5 Nov 2022 at 10:21

Does anyone know how to remove this ******* search bar that some updates done on my machine?

Microsoft needs to stop ******* about with people's machines!

Trying to revert it back to the magnifying icon.

I've already tried some 3rd party utility. It's not working.

Deleted member 77746 · 5 Nov 2022 at 10:58

Never mind I uninstalled KB5018496 and it's back to normal. Stupid M$.

brendy · 5 Nov 2022 at 12:01

They are as bad with office 365 too, taking away side panels and giving you stupid single column icons, moving the search bar etc. Why not just add them as options rather than changes.

andy_mk3 · 5 Nov 2022 at 12:04

Deleted member 77746 · 14 Nov 2022 at 23:16

My PC automatically installed the update again so decided to search for a solution. This time successful. Answer below.

Vivetool > "c:\vivetool\vivetool.exe /disable /id:39263329" > Restart

How to Restore Old Taskbar Search icon in Windows 11

Microsoft is internally testing various variants of the New Taskbar Search Button in Windows 11 Insider builds. With recent updates, the company has started

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Glanza · 15 Nov 2022 at 08:52

If you don't use it, right click on your taskbar, then taskbar settings and disable search and it will remove it

Deleted member 77746 · 15 Nov 2022 at 11:43

Glanza said:
If you don't use it, right click on your taskbar, then taskbar settings and disable search and it will remove it

I do use it a lot. They are ******* about with the icons.

Rroff · 15 Nov 2022 at 11:49

And people wonder why I stick with Windows 7 on the systems I actually rely on for productivity...

Deleted member 77746 · 15 Nov 2022 at 12:13

Rroff said:
And people wonder why I stick with Windows 7 on the systems I actually rely on for productivity...

They can't change what they don't update

Rroff · 15 Nov 2022 at 12:23

GaryTheSnail said:
They can't change what they don't update

LOL in all seriousness though with Windows 7 you had options, they didn't just randomly change around work flow people had used for years or have such a retarded approach to updates. As before I'd be less critical if you could at least pay for the professional edition and get a more power user environment. But even then they can't even make things like a compelling Store/software deployment system people would actually want to use... the whole development team needs slapping around the head (after it has been removed from their rear).

Deleted member 77746 · 15 Nov 2022 at 13:26

Rroff said:
LOL in all seriousness though with Windows 7 you had options, they didn't just randomly change around work flow people had used for years or have such a retarded approach to updates. As before I'd be less critical if you could at least pay for the professional edition and get a more power user environment. But even then they can't even make things like a compelling Store/software deployment system people would actually want to use... the whole development team needs slapping around the head (after it has been removed from their rear).

They should be providing options to people via control panel applets. They shouldn’t be changing users devices every time there’s updates unless they are security updates.

Deleted member 77746 · 30 Nov 2022 at 11:20

Microsoft's just trying to **** us off. Got another update this morning, and it's back!

Orcvader · 30 Nov 2022 at 11:21

GaryTheSnail said:
I do use it a lot. They are ******* about with the icons.

I'm pretty sure you can use the start icon to search as well. No need to have the search bar. Can even just press the Win key on keyboard to bring it up then start typing, and it'll automatically start searching.

Deleted member 77746 · 30 Nov 2022 at 11:25

Orcvader said:
I'm pretty sure you can use the start icon to search as well. No need to have the search bar. Can even just press the Win key on keyboard to bring it up then start typing, and it'll automatically start searching.

The command I posted above has stopped working. I've not just disabled it all together (the icon) and just will use the start menu.

They just going out their way to **** people off with these updates.

AthlonXP1800 · 2 Dec 2022 at 11:54

GaryTheSnail said:
The command I posted above has stopped working. I've not just disabled it all together (the icon) and just will use the start menu.

They just going out their way to **** people off with these updates.

Try

vivetool /enable /id:39263329 /variant:3

Sudden unprompted change in search icon in taskbar

My taskbar search icon went from a simple magnifying glass to an elliptical icon. Cant find a way to reverse it. Much appreciate any and all help.

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Deleted member 77746 · 2 Dec 2022 at 12:01

Cheers, they have integrated the search into the start menu so I've just removed the icon now, which is working fine so I won't run into this again.

AthlonXP1800 · 2 Dec 2022 at 12:12

GaryTheSnail said:
Cheers, they have integrated the search into the start menu so I've just removed the icon now, which is working fine so I won't run into this again.

Me too. I disabled it in Settings. I dont need Search button on taskbar, I can click start and type to search or click on search bar if I want to use recent searched files.

Deleted member 77746 · 2 Dec 2022 at 12:18

AthlonXP1800 said:
Me too. I disabled it in Settings. I dont need Search button on taskbar, I can click start and type to search or click on search bar if I want to use recent searched files.

If they have integrated, it into the start menu why have an icon there it's the same number of clicks. MS need to just get rid of it and stop ******* about.

Orcvader · 2 Dec 2022 at 13:43

GaryTheSnail said:
If they have integrated, it into the start menu why have an icon there it's the same number of clicks. MS need to just get rid of it and stop ******* about.

The thing is you've always been able to use the start menu to search with W10 (and going back even 7). Always bothered me why they thought introducing an extra icon/bar was a good idea, surely making the search in start more obvious would've been the better option.

zondajag · 19 Dec 2022 at 20:32

I just right clicked and hid it and it seems fine