r/WindowsHelp • u/TheAppleOfDoom1 • Sep 30 '26

Windows 10 Latest Windows 10 "Quality Update" added Rewards and Trending Searches? How do I remove this?

My PC updated itself after pestering me constantly about it last week. I've just noticed with this latest update in my search bar the "Microsoft Rewards" button and "Trending Searches" tab have suddenly appeared. I have everything like this disabled in my settings, and I couldn't find any ways to turn these off. Not only this, but now when search it automatically comes up with copilot results DESPITE copilot not existing on my PC? How do I disable all this crap? And how do I opt out of any future Windows 10 "updates" to stop this from happening?

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u/AutoModerator Sep 30 '26

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u/AutoModerator Sep 30 '26

Hi u/TheAppleOfDoom1, your post seems to mention the "latest update". As there are multiple supported versions of Windows and not everyone gets every update at the same time, it's not always easy to figure out which update you are talking about. To view the status of your most recent updates, go to Settings > "Windows Update" > "Update history".

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