Microsoft has switched from the EdgeHTML to Chromium rendering engine for better web compatibility and extension support. What started out as one of the best Google Chrome alternatives on the desktop, the Edge browser is now clunky due to unnecessary add-ons. The company added shopping assistants, game news feeds, and visual search. The latter can be confusing and upsetting. If you feel the same way, read along to learn how to turn off Visual Search in Microsoft Edge.
Visual search is an image search powered by Bing and the idea is to search the web using images (images). When you deal with a lot of images in Microsoft Edge, the Image Search feature can annoy you when navigating the web. Learn how to disable it.
What is Visual Search in Microsoft Edge
Visual Search is Microsoft’s Google Lens search engine. Sometimes, you may want the query to search through images, not text. Visual search can be useful to find more context about an image without leaving the current interface. You can tap the Visual Search icon in the top right corner of the image to find more details.
Here are the main features of Visual Search.
- Extract text from an image.
- One-click solution for Bing image search.
- Check the original image source
- Check out related products/images on the web.
While the Bing Visual Search integration can be useful in certain situations, it may not appeal to everyone. Fortunately, Microsoft allows you to turn it off in Microsoft Edge.
Completely disable visual search
There are two ways to access Visual Search in Microsoft Edge. You can turn on image search from the context menu or when you hover your pointer around the top right corner of an image. Follow the steps below to turn it off.
Step 1: With a web page open in Microsoft Edge, move your cursor to the top right corner of the image.
Step 2: Select the three-dot menu next to the Visual Search icon.
Step 3: Click on it and open Settings from the side menu.
Step 4: It will open Visual Search settings in Edge browser.
Step 5: You can turn off Visual Search when hovering over an image or in the context menu.
It is recommended to disable Visual Search when hovering over an image so that you can always access it from the context menu.
You can also access the same Visual Search menu from the Microsoft Edge settings. Go through the steps below.
Step 1: Open Microsoft Edge and select the three-dot menu in the top right corner.
Step 2: Launch Microsoft Edge Settings.
Step 3: Select ‘Appearance’ from the left sidebar.
Step 4: Scroll to ‘Context Menu’ and open ‘Visual Search’.
Step 5: You can disable the function on the hover image or in the context menu.
Turn off visual search for specific websites in Microsoft Edge
Visual Search can be useful when shopping from Amazon, eBay, or Walmart on the desktop. Microsoft Edge allows you to turn off Visual Search for specific websites. Here’s how you can set it up.
Step 1: Open the Visual Search menu in Microsoft Edge Settings (refer to the steps above).
Step 2: Select the ‘Add’ button, as shown in the screenshot below.
Step 3: Enter the website URL and press the Add button.
Repeat the same steps to turn off Image Search on your frequently visited websites. You don’t need to open Microsoft Edge settings often to turn off Visual Search on a specific website.
Step 1: With the web page open in Microsoft Edge, hover your pointer over any website image in the top right corner.
Step 2: Click on the three-dot menu and select ‘Hide for this site’.
Try Google Image Search
While Google image search isn’t as smoothly integrated as Bing Visual Search in Microsoft Edge, you can use it to find image information on the web. Here’s what you need to do.
Step 1: When you come across an interesting image in Microsoft Edge, right-click on the image and select Copy Image Link from the context menu.
Step 2: Go to Google Images search on the web,
Step 3: Click the camera icon in the search bar.
Step 4: Paste the image link or import the image and press the ‘Search by image’ button.
Step 5: You can check all the information related to images on the web.
Bypass visual search in Microsoft Edge
Many people will find it difficult to find Image Search useful in their daily browsing routine. At times, the results can be inaccurate and make you more confused. You can turn this off and try Google image search on the desktop instead.
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