How to Show Web Search Results in Microsoft Edge or Internet Explorer

   Warning

This tutorial is no longer valid starting with Windows 10 version 1903.

When searching the web from Search on the taskbar, the Bing search results can display in Microsoft Edge (default) or Internet Explorer.

If you use a screen reader, you may want to make the web search results open in Internet Explorer instead of Microsoft Edge.

Cortana and Search has been separated starting with Windows 10 version 1903.

This tutorial will show you how to set to show web search results in Microsoft Edge or Internet Explorer for your account in Windows 10.

   Note

Starting with Windows 10 build 16251, you can now view the results that Cortana has for you without launching the web browser. For some questions, the Cortana pane will expand automatically, quickly showing you exactly what you need to know. It works with movies, celebrities, stock prices, weather, flight status – you name it! If Cortana doesn’t have a quick answer for your query, the pane won’t automatically expand. No worries! Just click the arrow next to the relevant web suggestion (or press the right arrow key) to see what the web has for you.

CONTENTS:

• Option One: To Optimize Taskbar Web Search Results for Screen Readers in Microsoft Edge
• Option Two: To Optimize Taskbar Web Search Results for Screen Readers using a REG file

EXAMPLE: Search the web from Search and web search results

OPTION ONE

To Optimize Taskbar Web Search Results for Screen Readers in Microsoft Edge

1. Open Microsoft Edge.

2. Click/tap on the More actions button on the toolbar, and click/tap on Settings. (see screenshot below)

3. Click/tap on the View advanced settings button towards the bottom of Settings. (see screenshot below)

4. Turn On (Internet Explorer) or Off (Microsoft Edge - default) Optimize taskbar web search results for screen readers for what you want. (see screenshot below)

5. You can now close Microsoft Edge if you like.

OPTION TWO

To Optimize Taskbar Web Search Results for Screen Readers using a REG file

   Note

The .reg files below make changes to the DWORD value in the registry key below.

Code:

HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Classes\Local Settings\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\AppContainer\Storage\microsoft.microsoftedge_8wekyb3d8bbwe\MicrosoftEdge\Main

OptimizeWindowsSearchResultsForScreenReaders DWORD

0 = Off - Show web search results in Microsoft Edge
1 = On - Show web search results in Internet Explorer

1. Do step 2 (on) or step 3 (off) below for what you would like to do.

 2. To Show Web Search Results in Internet Explorer

A) Click/tap on the Download button below to download the file below, and go to step 4 below.

Turn_On_OptimizeWindowsSearchResultsForScreenReaders.reg

Download

 3. To Show Web Search Results in Microsoft Edge

This is the default setting.

A) Click/tap on the Download button below to download the file below, and go to step 4 below.

Turn_Off_OptimizeWindowsSearchResultsForScreenReaders.reg

Download

4. Save the .reg file to your desktop.

5. Double click/tap on the downloaded .reg file to merge it.

6. If prompted, click on Run, Yes (UAC), Yes, and OK to approve the merge.

7. You can now delete the downloaded .reg file if you like.

That's it,
Shawn

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