Bing Bar update KB2673774

t-4-2 · 20 Apr 2012

Received update ntification. Bing Bar KB2673774 --- important.
I do not use Bing Bar ( I have it disabled ).
Can I just " hide " the update ?

t-4-2 · 20 Apr 2012

adding......
Will there be any ill-effect if I uninstall Bing Bar via Programs and Features ?

t-4-2

Brink · 20 Apr 2012

Hell t-4-2,

Sure you could hide the update if you like. However, if you are getting the update, then it usually means that you have the Bing Bar installed. You might check in Programs and Features to see if Bing Bar is listed to uninstall it if you like to no longer get updates for it.

EDIT:
LOL, looks like we were thinking the same thing. :)

t-4-2 · 20 Apr 2012

Brink said:

Hell t-4-2,

Sure you could hide the update if you like. However, if you are getting the update, then it usually means that you have the Bing Bar installed. You might check in Programs and Features to see if Bing Bar is listed to uninstall it if you like to no longer get updates for it.

EDIT:
LOL, looks like we were thinking the same thing. :)

Thank you. I'll go do the uninstall.

P.S. Can't give you rep points. I have to spread it around, the message box said.
You don't need it anyway, right ? You have got zillions already.

Brink · 20 Apr 2012

You're welcome. That's ok. No need for rep mate. :)

mjoinsd · 27 Apr 2012

So what if Bing bar is not installed (not in Programs/Features) at all? I just got the "important" update plus the optional for the BING Desktop and I am as anti-bing as one can get. How do I get these out of my updates listings?

Thx

mj

Brink · 27 Apr 2012

Hello MJ, and welcome to Seven Forums.

Bing Desktop is not the same as the Bing Bar. You can just hide the Bing Desktop Windows update if you do not wish to install it. :)

Windows Update - Hide or Restore Hidden Updates

Hope this helps,
Shawn

NoelDP · 27 Apr 2012

If Bing Desktop is as flakey as web-Bing, it ain't coming anywhere near me! :)

mjoinsd · 29 Apr 2012

THanks for the answers. Yet the issue still remains unanswered:

bing bar is not installed yet it appears in my windows updates. How do I get rid of it?

Brink · 29 Apr 2012

mjoinsd said:

THanks for the answers. Yet the issue still remains unanswered:

bing bar is not installed yet it appears in my windows updates. How do I get rid of it?

Sorry, I thought I answered that for you in my post above.

Do you mean Bing Bar or Bing Desktop in Windows Update since these are two separate items?

In your first post, you said you had Bing Desktop in Windows Update. Either way, you can use the tutorial below to hide it as I posted above to no longer have it in Windows Update.

Windows Update - Hide or Restore Hidden Updates