I Need Help Removing The “Bing” Search Bar From Internet Explorer 8

on July 5th, 2012 | 1 Comment

How do you remove the “Bing” search bar from Internet Explorer 8? My aunt has already had enough toolbars and search engines. She has by mistaken installed Bing toolbar. She certainly doesn’t need to have Microsoft Bing. How or if this Bing toolbar can be removed?

Most people would choose the Bing Toolbar IE8 with Windows uninstall utility.

  1. Close all open Web browsers on your computer, including Internet Explorer 8 or any other browser you have open.
  2. Click “Start” Menu, select “Settings” then select “Control Panel”.
  3. Click “Add\Remove Programs”.
  4. Find the listing for “Bing Bar” and click “uninstall”.
  5. Restart your Internet Explorer browser and the Bing Toolbar will be removed.

It should be in your Add/Remove programs but if it’s not, you can at least disable it when you’re using IE8.

  1. Enable IE8′s toolbar.
  2. To do this, right click on the IE8 toolbar and enable “Menu Bar”.
  3. Go to the “Tools” menu and select “Manage Add-ons”.
  4. Select/Highlight Bing Toolbar and click on ‘Disable’, in the lower right.
  5. Close, re-start IE8 and you should be all set.

That being that if you’ve recently updated your Internet Explorer browser or transitioned to Windows 7, you may have discovered that the Bing toolbar has been added to your Internet Explorer browser. If you happen to be unable completely remove the Bing toolbar on IE8 by using “Add/Remove Programs” in your computer’s Control Panel or by deploying browser manager, a Perfect Uninstaller can be truly helpful in this matter.

With Perfect Uninstaller installed and running on your computer, Bing Toolbar IE8 should be easily identified as a small icon on its display list. Then, all you have to do is click on the icon to activate a complete removal process for the Bing Toolbar! Try a free download for Perfect Uninstaller now!

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One Response to I Need Help Removing The “Bing” Search Bar From Internet Explorer 8

  1. CLEOSAL -  July 5, 2012 at 3:14 am

    How to disable the Bing search bar (Bing desktop Wallpapers)?
    I got the new daily wallpaper from Bing, my only problem is that there is now a giant Bing search bar on my desktop. Is there anyway to disable it? Thanks

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