Windows 10: How To Disable Web Search In Cortana Search Box
28How to disable web search results from the main search box (also nicknamed the Cortana Search Box). This helps to reduce the load times for local searches on the computer (and keeps the internet browsing for the web browser).
You'll click into the Windows 10's search box to find a missing document or quickly launch Photoshop. However- as soon as you click, you're presented with a flashing Cortana box and news headlines begin to download. When you start typing, the box mixes search results and suggested queries in with your local files. For example, pretend you were looking for a WordPad document with a list of vacation spots you're planning for. As soon as you type "Florida," you see a link for airline tickets to Florida as the top suggestion, above the file you were looking for.
Not only are these web results coming up higher than local files, but these results also slow down your search because they have to hit the Internet rather than just your hard drive index. Here's how to stop Windows 10 search from showing web results.
This tutorial will apply for computers, laptops, desktops, and tablets running the Windows 10 operating system (Home, Professional, Enterprise, Education) from all supported hardware manufactures, like Dell, HP, Acer, Asus, Toshiba, Lenovo, and Samsung.