Browsers and Mail Enable or Disable Search and Service Improvement in Microsoft Edge

This tutorial will show you how to turn on or off search and service improvement to "Help improve Microsoft products by sending the results from searches on the web" in Microsoft Edge for your account in Windows 10 and Windows 11.

In order to improve your experience in Microsoft Edge, Microsoft Bing, Microsoft News, and other Microsoft services, Microsoft collects and use data from your web searches in Microsoft Edge by default. Microsoft will use your search results activity to make everyone’s web and search experience better, more relevant, and useful. The data Microsoft collects is from searches you do across the web, including sites Microsoft doesn’t own or operate.

• Microsoft Edge will scrub and de-identify the data by removing data identifying the person or device from which it was collected.
• Microsoft doesn't use any information they collect to personalize or provide ads to you.
• The data Microsoft collects is never associated with your account or your device.
• This data collection and setting is not available on managed devices.

The data Microsoft collects might include the search query, the search results that are displayed to you, and the interaction you have with those search results, such as the links you click. Microsoft might also collect demographic data.

If you stop sharing your data, Microsoft might continue to use previously collected search-results data, but it will still be de-identified and not associated with you or your device.

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Here's How:

1 Open Microsoft Edge.

2 Click/tap on the Settings and more (Alt+F) 3 dots menu icon, and click/tap on Settings. (see screenshot below)


3 Click/tap on Privacy, search, and services in the left pane. (see screenshot below step 4)

4 Under Search and service improvement, turn On (default) or Off Help improve Microsoft products by sending the results from searches on the web for what you want. (see screenshot below)


5 You can now close the Settings tab in Microsoft Edge if you like.


That's it,
Shawn Brink