Microsoft To Add A Search Bar To the Windows 11 Desktop

Last Updated on May 23, 2022 by Anu Joy

Microsoft has started rolling out a new Windows 11 build 2510 to the Dev channel for Windows Insiders. Apart from introducing minor tweaks and fixing existing bugs and issues, the tech giant has added an all-new search bar feature to the Windows 11 desktop. The new update brings the ability to search for anything right from the homescreen of your Windows-powered PC or desktop.

While the search bar appears to be an optional feature, it is still unclear whether it would default to the Bing search engine or Edge browser. Let us find out more details about the new Windows 11 release.

Microsoft Windows 11 Insider Preview Build 25120: Changelog

Notably, the new search bar feature for Windows is only available to select Insider users. Once the update is installed, you can enable or disable the search bar by right-clicking on the desktop. Next, choose “Show more options” from the menu bar that shows up, and select the “Show/Hide search” option, as per your requirement.

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Here’s the changelog for the new Windows 11 Insider Preview Build 2510:

• Suggested actions should appear for more date and time formats now.
• Addressed some issues with certain formats when copying a date and/or time.
• Improved overall performance and reliability of the feature.
• Fixed an issue that could crash Settings when opening and looking at the battery usage graph.
• Improved performance of displaying Wi-Fi networks after enabling Wi-Fi from the Wi-Fi section of Quick Settings.
• Addressed an issue leading to some unreadable text in the Performance page when a contrast theme was enabled.
• Fixed an issue which could cause Windows Update to stall and roll back updates for WSA users.
• Did some work to address a stutter in the progress wheel animation when upgrading to a new build.

Microsoft notes In its blog, “Starting with this preview build, some Insiders will see one of these conceptual features as we begin to explore exposing lightweight interactive content on the Windows desktop. Today, Windows exposes this type of content in the Widgets board. To begin assessing this general idea and interaction model, the first exploration in this area adds a search box displayed on the desktop that enables you to search the web”.

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