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

OPTION ONE

To Turn On or Off Wallpaper Toolset in Bing Desktop Settings

1. Open your installed Bing Desktop.

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2. Click/tap on the settings 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

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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AFTER INSTALLING BING WALLPAPER IM UNABLE TO OPEN IT AND THERES NO TOOLSET IN RIGHT HAND CORNER OF DESKTOP

 

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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.