How to Clear Bing Search History on Edge and Your Microsoft Account

Bing search history can be stored in more than one place. If you use Microsoft Edge while signed into a Microsoft account, some search activity may be saved to your account, while browser activity may also be stored locally in Edge.

Quick Answer

To clear Bing search history:

1. Open your Microsoft account privacy dashboard.
2. Find search history or activity history.
3. Clear saved Bing search activity.
4. Open Microsoft Edge.
5. Go to Settings → Privacy, search, and services.
6. Clear browsing data.
7. Select browsing history, cookies, and cached files.
8. Confirm deletion.

Bing Search History vs Edge Browser History

Bing search history is linked to searches made through Bing and may be associated with your Microsoft account.

Edge browser history is local browser activity stored in Microsoft Edge. These are related but separate.

For general browser cleanup, read how to clear history in any browser.

Clear Microsoft Account Search Activity

If you are signed into Microsoft services, review your Microsoft privacy settings and clear search activity from the account dashboard.

This helps remove activity that may sync across devices.

Clear Edge Browsing Data

In Edge:

1. Open the menu.
2. Select Settings.
3. Open Privacy, search, and services.
4. Choose Clear browsing data.
5. Select what to clear.
6. Confirm deletion.

You can also clear cookies and cache for a more complete cleanup.

Why Searches May Still Appear

Search suggestions may continue because of:

• browser history
• account sync
• cookies
• cached data
• Microsoft account activity
• frequently visited sites

If suggestions remain, clear both Edge data and Microsoft account activity.

Related Guides

• Protect your privacy: how to delete search history on popular search engines
• Why clearing your history does not clear everything
• How to delete cookies on any browser

Final Thoughts

To clear Bing search history properly, delete Microsoft account search activity and Edge browser history separately. Clearing only one may leave suggestions or synced activity behind.