{"id":18638,"date":"2022-06-28T06:30:24","date_gmt":"2022-06-28T06:30:24","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.top-password.com\/blog\/?p=18638"},"modified":"2022-06-28T06:32:29","modified_gmt":"2022-06-28T06:32:29","slug":"turn-off-search-highlights-in-windows-11","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.top-password.com\/blog\/turn-off-search-highlights-in-windows-11\/","title":{"rendered":"3 Methods to Turn off Search Highlights in Windows 11"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Is there a way to disable search highlights in Windows 11? The search highlights feature can display important events and trending searches on the Windows 11 search. If you want to get rid of search highlights, here are 3 simple methods to turn off search highlights in Windows 11.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.top-password.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/windows-11-search-highlights.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"600\" height=\"322\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-18646\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.top-password.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/windows-11-search-highlights.jpg 600w, https:\/\/www.top-password.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/windows-11-search-highlights-300x161.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><\/p>\n<p><strong>Method 1: Turn off Search Highlights in Windows 11 Using Settings App<\/strong><\/p>\n<ol>\n<li>Use the WIN + I keyboard shortcut to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.top-password.com\/blog\/common-ways-to-open-settings-app-in-windows-11\/\">open the Settings app<\/a>. Choose &#8220;<strong>Privacy &amp; security<\/strong>&#8221; from the left sidebar, and then click &#8220;<strong>Search permissions<\/strong>&#8221; on the right pane.\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.top-password.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/search-permissions.png\" width=\"600\" height=\"408\" class=\"alignnone size-full\" \/>\n<\/li>\n<li>Scroll down to the &#8220;More settings&#8221; section, turn off the &#8220;<strong>Show search highlights<\/strong>&#8221; toggle switch.\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.top-password.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/show-search-highlights.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"600\" height=\"396\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-18645\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.top-password.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/show-search-highlights.png 600w, https:\/\/www.top-password.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/show-search-highlights-300x198.png 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/>\n<\/li>\n<li>When you click the <strong>Search<\/strong> button in the taskbar, it should no longer show you the ongoing trends or interesting news.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<p><strong>Method 2: Turn off Search Highlights in Windows 11 Using Group Policy<\/strong><\/p>\n<ol>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.top-password.com\/blog\/open-local-group-policy-editor-in-windows-10\/\">Open Local Group Policy Editor<\/a> and navigate to: <code>Computer Configuration -&gt; Administrative Templates -&gt; Windows Components -&gt; Search<\/code>. In the right pane, locate the &#8220;<strong>Allow search highlights<\/strong>&#8221; policy and then double-click it.\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.top-password.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/allow-search-highlights.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"568\" height=\"273\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-18647\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.top-password.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/allow-search-highlights.png 568w, https:\/\/www.top-password.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/allow-search-highlights-300x144.png 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 568px) 100vw, 568px\" \/>\n<\/li>\n<li>Choose the &#8220;<strong>Disabled<\/strong>&#8221; option. Click <strong>Apply<\/strong> and then <strong>OK<\/strong>.\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.top-password.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/disable-search-highlights.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"600\" height=\"460\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-18648\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.top-password.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/disable-search-highlights.png 600w, https:\/\/www.top-password.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/disable-search-highlights-300x230.png 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/>\n<\/li>\n<li>You&#8217;ve successfully disabled search highlights on your computer. This change will take effect immediately.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<p><strong>Method 3: Turn off Search Highlights in Windows 11 Using Registry Editor<\/strong><\/p>\n<ol>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.top-password.com\/blog\/6-ways-to-open-registry-editor-in-windows-10\/\">Open Registry Editor<\/a> and browse to: <code>HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\\SOFTWARE\\Policies\\Microsoft\\Windows<\/code>. In the left pane, right-click the <strong>Windows<\/strong> key and select <strong>New<\/strong> -&gt; <strong>Key<\/strong>.\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.top-password.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/new-key.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"563\" height=\"337\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-18649\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.top-password.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/new-key.png 563w, https:\/\/www.top-password.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/new-key-300x180.png 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 563px) 100vw, 563px\" \/>\n<\/li>\n<li>Name the new key &#8220;<strong>Windows Search<\/strong>&#8221; and select it. In the right pane, right-click empty area and choose <strong>New<\/strong> -&gt; <strong>DWORD (32-bit) Value<\/strong>.\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.top-password.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/new-dword.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"563\" height=\"302\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-18650\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.top-password.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/new-dword.png 563w, https:\/\/www.top-password.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/new-dword-300x161.png 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 563px) 100vw, 563px\" \/>\n<\/li>\n<li>Name the new DWORD <strong>EnableDynamicContentInWSB<\/strong> and leave its value as 0.\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.top-password.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/enable-dynamic-content-in-search-bar.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"563\" height=\"257\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-18651\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.top-password.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/enable-dynamic-content-in-search-bar.png 563w, https:\/\/www.top-password.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/enable-dynamic-content-in-search-bar-300x137.png 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 563px) 100vw, 563px\" \/>\n<\/li>\n<li>Close Registry Editor. Log off your account or restart Windows. After turning off search highlights, the Search button on the taskbar should respond more quickly.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<!-- AddThis Advanced Settings generic via filter on the_content --><!-- AddThis Share Buttons generic via filter on the_content -->","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Is there a way to disable search highlights in Windows 11? The search highlights feature can display important events and trending searches on the Windows 11 search. If you want to get rid of search highlights, here are 3 simple methods to turn off search highlights in Windows 11. 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