Solved Bing Bar update KB2673774

[t-4-2]

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]

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

t-4-2

 

[Brink]

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]

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]

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

 

[mjoinsd]

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]

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.

http://www.sevenforums.com/tutorials/24376-windows-update-hide-restore-hidden-updates.html

Hope this helps,
Shawn

 

[NoelDP]

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

 

[mjoinsd]

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]

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

 

[mjoinsd]

well, actually i mentioned both so i meant both. Funny thing... since my original post, bing bar went away in update and was never "updated" according to history. I figured out how to hide bing desktop. Fact is I have neither installed, so i cannot help but wonder why they both show up in my updates.

Thanks, anyway. I think I am good to go now.

 

[Brink]

That's great news. I'm happy to hear that you got it sorted.

Bing Desktop was sent to everyone as an optional update through Windows Update.

If you have Windows Live Essentials installed, then Bing Bar would have most likely been included in any update for it since it is a optional part of Windows Live Essentials.