Microsoft is currently trying to integrate Bing’s image search into the Edge browser. Along with the ability to search for images via an option in the right-click context menu, there is now a dedicated image search button that appears when you hover over images. In this article, we have detailed steps to enable or disable image search in Microsoft Edge.
Enable/Disable Image Search in Microsoft Edge (2022)
What is Image Search in Microsoft Edge?
Image search is a Microsoft Edge feature that lets you search for images on websites on Microsoft’s search engine, Bing. The feature baked into the Edge browser will come in handy for anyone who frequently searches for images for the source or similar images.
Microsoft has been testing the Image Search feature since Edge 96, but has now enabled it by default with Edge 99. At the time of this writing, Microsoft Edge 99 is on the Canary channel. We expect the feature to move to the stable channel in the next updates. Just follow the steps below to learn how to enable or disable the feature.
Enable Image Search in Microsoft Edge
1. Open Edge, click on the horizontal ellipsis menu in the upper right corner and select “Settings” To access edge settings.
2nd. Switch to the “View” tab from the left sidebar and Click “image search” It’s under the “Context menus” section.
3. Now, Enable “Show image search in context menu” and “Show image search on image hover” toggles. The former adds an option to do a visual search from the right-click context menu, while the latter provides the option to hover over any image to search for it in Bing.
Disable Image Search in Microsoft Edge
one. Click on the horizontal ellipsis menu in the upper right corner of the Edge browser and choose settings” From the context menu to open Edge’s settings page.
2nd. Go to the “View” section from the left sidebar and Click on “Image search” To access controls to disable image search in Edge.
3. Here, turn off the “Show image search in context menu” toggle to remove image search option from right click context menu. Similarly, You should turn off the “Show image search on image hover” toggle To get rid of the image search button on images in Microsoft’s Chromium-based browser.
Disable Image Search for Certain Websites in Microsoft Edge
If you want to disable the image search button from appearing when you hover over images on a particular website, you can do that too. Follow the instructions below to learn how it works:
1. Open Image search settings by going to Settings -> Appearance and Click the “Add” button next to “Image search is turned off for these sites”.
2. You must do it now type or paste the URL of the website You want to disable image search on After entering the URL, Click the “Add” button, and you’re all set. The browser will no longer show the image search button on this particular website.
3. If you later change your mind, click the trash can icon next to a website name to make Image Search functional again on that website. You might consider turning off image search on cloud storage websites to avoid accidentally searching for your personal images.
Edge Image Search Alternative for Chrome Desktop: Google Lens
If you’re a Google Chrome user who wants a similar feature in their web browser, you’ll be glad to know it already exists. Starting with Chrome 92, Google added Google Lens support to the Chrome desktop. Accessible from the right-click context menu, you can: Use the “Search for images with Google Lens” feature To search for images using Lens or Google Images reverse image search.
Try Image Search in Microsoft Edge
Image search makes it easy to search for images in Edge. However, that’s not the only option you have. You can check our article on best reverse image search apps and websites for similar alternatives. And be sure to check out our article on the best Edge tips and tricks for such more useful Edge features.
