How to Hide Recent Searches When You Hover Over the Windows 11 Search Icon

By Timothy Tibbetts

When you hover over the Windows Search on the Taskbar of Windows 11, you can see some of your recent searches. You have the option to hide those recent searches.

Press the Windows Key + I to open Settings.

Click on Personalization on the left, then Taskbar on the right.

Click on Taskbar behaviors.

Check or uncheck Show recent searches when I hover over the search icon.

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