Taskbar Search Bar/Icon - Windows 11

[Deleted member 77746]

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]

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

 

[Deleted member 77746]

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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[Deleted member 77746]

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.

 

[Deleted member 77746]

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

 

[Deleted member 77746]

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]

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

 

[Deleted member 77746]

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.

 

[Deleted member 77746]

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.

 

[Deleted member 77746]

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.

 

[Deleted member 77746]

How do I remove "chat" icon?

Settings > Personalization > Taskbar

 

[Deleted member 77746]

I am been fussy, I don't like it but some people might. At least it's a setting that can be turned off

I did report it to Microsoft. Up to them to fix it. change it do whatever they want with it.

 

[Deleted member 77746]

LOL Windows 11.

lol Linux, lol macOS, lol Windows

 

[Deleted member 77746]

Don't get me wrong, I'm not the biggest fan of Windows, but I don't like the direction Microsoft is going with Windows 11 and Office 365 - such as enforced UI updates that seemingly either reduce functionality and/or annoy the user.

I think it's a matter of just getting used to the changes, nobody likes changes. A bit of both for the better and some not so much. If you move to say Linux it's a learning curve of changes.

 

[Deleted member 77746]

Looks like Microsoft has actually made it a choice now with the latest update.