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# Bing Search in Start Menu
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Last Updated: 2024-08-07
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!!! info
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The Development Documentation is auto generated for every compilation of WinUtil, meaning a part of it will always stay up-to-date. **Developers do have the ability to add custom content, which won't be updated automatically.**
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## Description
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If enable then includes web search results from Bing in your Start Menu search.
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<!-- BEGIN CUSTOM CONTENT -->
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<!-- END CUSTOM CONTENT -->
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<details>
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<summary>Preview Code</summary>
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```json
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{
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"Content": "Bing Search in Start Menu",
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"Description": "If enable then includes web search results from Bing in your Start Menu search.",
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"category": "Customize Preferences",
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"panel": "2",
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"Order": "a101_",
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"Type": "Toggle",
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"link": "https://christitustech.github.io/winutil/dev/tweaks/Customize-Preferences/BingSearch"
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}
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```
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</details>
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## Function: Invoke-WinUtilBingSearch
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```powershell
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function Invoke-WinUtilBingSearch {
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<#
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.SYNOPSIS
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Disables/Enables Bing Search
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.PARAMETER Enabled
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Indicates whether to enable or disable Bing Search
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#>
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Param($Enabled)
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try {
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if ($Enabled -eq $false) {
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Write-Host "Enabling Bing Search"
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$value = 1
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} else {
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Write-Host "Disabling Bing Search"
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$value = 0
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}
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$Path = "HKCU:\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Search"
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Set-ItemProperty -Path $Path -Name BingSearchEnabled -Value $value
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} catch [System.Security.SecurityException] {
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Write-Warning "Unable to set $Path\$Name to $Value due to a Security Exception"
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} catch [System.Management.Automation.ItemNotFoundException] {
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Write-Warning $psitem.Exception.ErrorRecord
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} catch {
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Write-Warning "Unable to set $Name due to unhandled exception"
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Write-Warning $psitem.Exception.StackTrace
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}
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}
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```
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<!-- BEGIN SECOND CUSTOM CONTENT -->
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<!-- END SECOND CUSTOM CONTENT -->
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[View the JSON file](https://github.com/ChrisTitusTech/winutil/tree/main/config/tweaks.json)
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