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Why Private SharePoint Pages Appear in Bing Search Results
Question details
Users want to know why their internal or private organizational sites are showing up in standard web search interfaces and how to disable this integration.
- Product
- Microsoft SharePoint
- Device & OS
- not provided
- Scenario
- Using the Windows taskbar search or Microsoft Edge search bar while logged into a corporate or educational account.
- Observed behavior
- Private SharePoint intranet pages and organizational files are displayed alongside standard public web results in Bing.
Verify whether your Windows profile or Edge browser is currently signed in with your work or school account, as this integration is what triggers organization-specific search results.
Sign Out of Your Work or School Account
This is the fastest method for an individual user to prevent organizational results from appearing in personal desktop or browser searches.
Microsoft Search in Bing automatically pulls in relevant work or school data (including internal sites, files, and directories) if it detects an active organizational session on your device.
Click on your profile picture located in the Windows Search panel or at the top right of your Microsoft Edge browser.
Select your work or school account from the list and click 'Sign out' or 'Remove account' to unlink your organizational profile from the local search service.
Disable Microsoft Search in Bing (For Administrators)
Microsoft 365 administrators can completely disable the feature that pushes internal SharePoint sites to Bing search results for the entire organization.
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Frequently Asked Questions
Are my private SharePoint intranet pages visible to the public on Bing?
No. The search results you see are organization-specific and securely filtered. They are not indexed for the public and only appear because you are actively signed in with a validated work or school account.
How long does it take for SharePoint pages to hide after an admin changes the settings?
Once a Microsoft 365 administrator disables the Microsoft Search in Bing feature in the admin center, it can take up to 24 hours for the new configuration to fully propagate and hide the results across all devices.
Can I keep my work account signed in but disable these search results on my personal computer?
As an individual user, it is difficult to separate the two if your IT department has enabled the integration. To stop the results on a personal device, you generally must sign out of the organizational account on that specific device.
