Free tool that adds Bing search, daily wallpapers, and news headlines directly to your desktop
Free tool that adds Bing search, daily wallpapers, and news headlines directly to your desktop
Vote (71 votes)
Program license Trial version
Developer Microsoft Corporation
Version 1.3.478.0
Works under Windows
Vote
(71 votes)
Developer
Microsoft Corporation
Works under
Windows
Program license
Trial version
Version
1.3.478.0
Pros
- Get a new wallpaper every day for free
- Search Bing directly from the 'Start Menu'
- Easy to use
- Completely free
- Can disable search history
- Displays popular news stories
Cons
- Sets Edge as the default browser
- Bing search results not as good as Google
Bing Desktop is a free program from Microsoft to integrate its Bing search engine into the desktop.
What is Bing Desktop?
Bing Desktop is a free program that integrates Microsoft's search engine into the desktop environment. It also allows users to bring the Bing daily wallpaper to their desktop.
Bing Desktop Features
Search Bing directly from the 'Start Menu' on Windows 7 desktops and up. The daily wallpaper feature also brings a new wallpaper to the desktop each day. Bing Desktop is a rather small application, requiring just 2MB of space. The app also changes the default browser to be Microsoft Edge with MSN set as the homepage.
Bing Desktop Pros & Cons
Pros
- Get a new wallpaper every day for free
- Search Bing directly from the 'Start Menu'
- Easy to use
- Completely free
- Can disable search history
- Displays popular news stories
Cons
- Sets Edge as the default browser
- Bing search results not as good as Google
