Script to Remove Bing/Cortana from Search

#Stops Cortana from being used as part of your Windows Search Function
Write-Host "Stopping Cortana from being used as part of your Windows Search Function"
$Search = "HKLM:\SOFTWARE\Policies\Microsoft\Windows\Windows Search"
If (!(Test-Path $Search)) {
New-Item $Search
}
If (Test-Path $Search) {
Set-ItemProperty $Search AllowCortana -Value 0
}

#Disables Web Search in Start Menu
Write-Host "Disabling Bing Search in Start Menu"
$WebSearch = "HKLM:\SOFTWARE\Policies\Microsoft\Windows\Windows Search"
Set-ItemProperty "HKCU:\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Search" BingSearchEnabled -Value 0
If (!(Test-Path $WebSearch)) {
New-Item $WebSearch
}
Set-ItemProperty $WebSearch DisableWebSearch -Value 1

Run this Powershell script as an admin.

  #Stops Cortana from being used as part of your Windows Search Function

  Write-Host "Stopping Cortana from being used as part of your Windows Search Function"

  $Search = "HKLM:\SOFTWARE\Policies\Microsoft\Windows\Windows Search"

  If (!(Test-Path $Search)) {

  New-Item $Search

  }

  If (Test-Path $Search) {

  Set-ItemProperty $Search AllowCortana -Value 0

  }



  #Disables Web Search in Start Menu

  Write-Host "Disabling Bing Search in Start Menu"

  $WebSearch = "HKLM:\SOFTWARE\Policies\Microsoft\Windows\Windows Search"

  Set-ItemProperty "HKCU:\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Search" BingSearchEnabled
  -Value 0

  If (!(Test-Path $WebSearch)) {

  New-Item $WebSearch

  }

  Set-ItemProperty $WebSearch DisableWebSearch -Value 1