Bing Search in Start Menu¶

Last Updated: 2024-08-07

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Description¶

If enable then includes web search results from Bing in your Start Menu search.

Preview Code

{
  "Content": "Bing Search in Start Menu",
  "Description": "If enable then includes web search results from Bing in your Start Menu search.",
  "category": "Customize Preferences",
  "panel": "2",
  "Order": "a101_",
  "Type": "Toggle",
  "link": "https://christitustech.github.io/winutil/dev/tweaks/Customize-Preferences/BingSearch"
}

Function: Invoke-WinUtilBingSearch¶

function Invoke-WinUtilBingSearch {
    <#

    .SYNOPSIS
        Disables/Enables Bing Search

    .PARAMETER Enabled
        Indicates whether to enable or disable Bing Search

    #>
    Param($Enabled)
    try {
        if ($Enabled -eq $false) {
            Write-Host "Enabling Bing Search"
            $value = 1
        } else {
            Write-Host "Disabling Bing Search"
            $value = 0
        }
        $Path = "HKCU:\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Search"
        Set-ItemProperty -Path $Path -Name BingSearchEnabled -Value $value
    } catch [System.Security.SecurityException] {
        Write-Warning "Unable to set $Path\$Name to $Value due to a Security Exception"
    } catch [System.Management.Automation.ItemNotFoundException] {
        Write-Warning $psitem.Exception.ErrorRecord
    } catch {
        Write-Warning "Unable to set $Name due to unhandled exception"
        Write-Warning $psitem.Exception.StackTrace
    }
}

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