Bing Desktop Wallpaper Toolset - Turn On or Off in Windows

How to Turn On or Off Bing Desktop Wallpaper Toolset in Windows

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Bing Desktop helps you stay informed with easy access to—search results, Facebook newsfeed, weather, news—and the beauty of the Bing homepage on your PC desktop each day.

The Bing Desktop 1.3.395.0 version introduces a new wallpaper toolset feature that is at the top right corner of your desktop when turned on. The wallpaper toolset is 3 buttons that act as shortcuts to quickly search on Bing, change desktop wallpaper, and open Bing Desktop wallpaper settings.

This tutorial will show you how to turn on or off the wallpaper toolset for Bing Desktop in Windows.



EXAMPLE: Bing Desktop Wallpaper Toolset
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OPTION ONE

To Turn On or Off Wallpaper Toolset in Bing Desktop Settings


1. Open your installed Bing Desktop.

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Bing_Notification_Icon.jpg

2. Click/tap on the settingsSettings.jpg gear icon, click/tap on General, and do step 3 or 4 below for what you would like to do. (see screenshot below)

3. To Turn On Bing Desktop Wallpaper Toolset
NOTE: This is the default setting.

A) Click/tap on the Turn on wallpaper toolset check box to fill it, and go to step 5 below.​

4. To Turn Off Bing Desktop Wallpaper Toolset

A) Click/tap on the Turn on wallpaper toolset check box to clear it, and go to step 5 below.​

5. If you like, you can minimize
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or exit (close) Bing Desktop.

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OPTION TWO

To Turn Off Wallpaper Toolset by Closing it


1. Click/tap in the wallpaper toolset icon, and click/tap on the X at the top right cornet. (see screenshot below)

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2. Click/tap on Yes to turn off the wallpaper toolset. (see screenshot below)

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That's it,
Shawn


 

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Tutorial updated for change of icons in wallpaper toolset. :)
 

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System One

  • OS
    64-bit Windows 10
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    Intel i7-8700K OC'd to 5 GHz
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AFTER INSTALLING BING WALLPAPER IM UNABLE TO OPEN IT AND THERES NO TOOLSET IN RIGHT HAND CORNER OF DESKTOP
 

My Computer

System One

  • OS
    windows 10
    Computer type
    Laptop
AFTER INSTALLING BING WALLPAPER IM UNABLE TO OPEN IT AND THERES NO TOOLSET IN RIGHT HAND CORNER OF DESKTOP

Hello SIMMS, :)

The Bing Desktop app is no longer available to download from Microsoft, so it's most likely no longer supported.

I added a download button under step 1 for the latest version of Bing Desktop to see if it may work better for you.
 
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My Computer

System One

  • OS
    64-bit Windows 10
    Computer type
    PC/Desktop
    System Manufacturer/Model
    Custom self built
    CPU
    Intel i7-8700K OC'd to 5 GHz
    Motherboard
    ASUS ROG Maximus XI Formula Z390
    Memory
    64 GB (4x16GB) G.SKILL TridentZ RGB DDR4 3600 MHz (F4-3600C18D-32GTZR)
    Graphics Card(s)
    ASUS ROG-STRIX-GTX1080TI-O11G-GAMING
    Sound Card
    Integrated Digital Audio (S/PDIF)
    Monitor(s) Displays
    2 x Samsung Odyssey G7 27"
    Screen Resolution
    2560x1440
    Hard Drives
    1TB Samsung 990 PRO M.2,
    4TB Samsung 990 PRO PRO M.2,
    8TB WD MyCloudEX2Ultra NAS
    PSU
    OCZ Series Gold OCZZ1000M 1000W
    Case
    Thermaltake Core P3
    Cooling
    Corsair Hydro H115i
    Keyboard
    Logitech wireless K800
    Mouse
    Logitech MX Master 3
    Internet Speed
    1 Gb/s Download and 35 Mb/s Upload
    Browser
    Internet Explorer 11
    Antivirus
    Malwarebyte Anti-Malware Premium
    Other Info
    Logitech Z625 speaker system,
    Logitech BRIO 4K Pro webcam,
    HP Color LaserJet Pro MFP M477fdn,
    APC SMART-UPS RT 1000 XL - SURT1000XLI,
    Galaxy S23 Plus phone
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