In recent months, Microsoft has taken important steps to improve the Windows 11 user experience through your Windows K2 Initiativeincluding Reduce where Copilot and its integrations appear in the interface..
And now, these efforts appear to have extended to Microsoft Edge. How he saw it neowin, Microsoft has decided suspend your AI-powered history search feature in Chromium-based browser
“Improved search finds sites in your history even when you use a synonym, phrase, or typo.” Microsoft added. “After you enable this feature, the sites you visit will be displayed in enhanced history search results. A model is trained on the device using your data, which never leaves your device and is never sent to Microsoft. Administrators can use the EdgeHistoryAISearchEnabled policy to disable this feature.”
Microsoft promised that the feature would take advantage of the device AIkeeping your data private, secure and away from the cloud. It’s worth noting that the feature was rolling out to users in waves.
Since then, the company has made an update to the Microsoft 365 roadmap entry (dated June 25, 2026), stating:
“We have decided not to move forward with this change at this time. We apologize for any inconvenience.”
Neowin reported that many users described the feature as “creepy,” while others expressed concerns about trusting Microsoft to keep their data on the device. Some also criticized it as yet another attempt to turn Edge into bloatware.
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