Link: https://www.windowscentral.com/microsoft/windows-11/microsoft-is-building-a-bing-off-switch-in-search-for-windows-11

As part of the Experimental experience for Windows 11 version 26H2, Microsoft recently released build 26300.8697. While the official announcement focused on fixes and improvements, a more interesting discovery was hiding beneath the surface. A new Search setting that can turn off Bing-powered web results in the Windows Search experience.

openshell lets you do this -15 years ago

how can such a tiny, open source app run circles around the primary productivity widget provided by a billion dollar corporation?

Oh I'll definitely swap back to Windows now then.

This has been possible through GPO or Registry since they first added that blight. Glad to hear they're making it accessible for normal human beings now.