Category: Bing

Bing Rewards is a great tool to make some extra pocket change on the side. This is especially true for people who already use Bing search engine. Even if you prefer the likes of Google, I still think it is worth making a few searches everyday on Bing, to get those credits for a gift […]

Purchased points don’t expire. Any points you get through promotions can have expiration dates. Typically, points expire within thirty days of the date you get them. Your points do not expire as long as there is accrual activity in your account. If you go a full 24 months without earning points, your account will deactivate […]

It is notable that, according to Guinness World Records, Irving Berlin ‘s ” White Christmas ” (1942) as performed by Bing Crosby is the best-selling single worldwide, with estimated sales of over 50 million copies. What was Bing Crosby’s biggest hit song of his career? The biggest hit song of Crosby’s career was his recording […]

Bing stores and uses your search history to personalize your results. And clearing the history in your web browser doesn’t touch the history stored on Bing itself, which likely comes from multiple devices you use. You can clear that history, though. Go to the Bing homepage and click on Search History at the top of […]

Microsoft makes it hard to avoid. There is backlash against Google’s invasiveness. For Office365 Bing is the only engine that can index your corporate files without them being publicly accessible. Most of what’s wrong with Bing is a result of users not giving it a fair go. Does Bing steal your info? Unfortunately, the sheer […]

Open the ‘Google Chrome’ browser. Click on ‘Customize and control Google Chrome’ icon at the upper-right corner of the browser screen. Click ‘Settings’ from the menu. Scroll down to the Appearance section in Settings. If ‘Show home button’ is On and Bing web address is listed as the home button then delete it. To remove […]

Both Google and Bing are equally safe to use, as a search engine does not serve malware nor carry any notable security risks. However, visiting a non-encrypted website from a search engine may cause many problems. That said, Bing allows you to wipe your search history without signing in to Microsoft, and Google doesn’t have […]

There is a possibility that the options for safe search is not available in the country that you have selected (under Country & Region) in Bing settings, thus, the issue. To troubleshoot this concern, please check out the answer of Neha. Gupta on this link: Safe Search won’t turn off and follow the steps stated […]

Bing also records the type of device you are using and what you searched for when you searched for it. Unlike Google, Bing explicitly says that it stores search terms and cookie IDs separately from the personal information of who conducted the search. Like Google, Bing may use your searches to better target advertisements to […]

Bing Desktop used to store images at C:\Users\User\App, data\local\microsoft\bing, and desktop hemes\. After the latest update to 1.3.395 the images are no longer stored there. Did anyone find the new location? A question we ran across in our research was “How to view saved wallpapers in Bing without Picasa?”. If you don’t have Picasa, then: […]