SafeSearch not turned off in Windows 11 [Resolved]

SafeSearch is a feature introduced by Microsoft in Window System to hide inappropriate content from Windows users. This is very beneficial as parents always don’t want their kids under 18 to watch anything they shouldn’t. This setting is actually turned on by default in Windows, but many Windows users face the problem of not being able to turn off the SafeSearch setting on Windows PCs.

This could be a problem because of corrupted files on the system, geolocation issues, or outages from third-party antivirus software installed on the system. While analyzing these points, we have collected a number of fixes in this article that users may find helpful in resolving the issue.

Solution ——

• Before jumping to the solution, we recommend that our users try updating their Windows systems to see if this helps to solve problems.

Fix 1 – Turn off SafeSearch using the Settings app

Step 1: Press Windows simultaneously R key to open the "Settings" application on the system.

Step 2: Then select the "Privacy & Security" option on the left side of the Settings window.

Step 3: Scroll down the Privacy & Security page and click Search Permissions.

Step 4: On the Search Permissions page, select the top SafeSearch section if you want to enable it "moderate" radio button, as shown in the screenshot below.

Step 5: If you want to turn off the SafeSearch function, just select the Turn off radio option button as shown below.

Step 6: Once completed, you can close the Settings app.

Fix 2 – Edit the registry file using Registry Editor

NOTE – Before proceeding, we recommend that our users export the registry file to your system , because if something goes wrong while changing a registry file, you can always restore it later.

Step 1: Press the Windows R keys on your keyboard simultaneously.

Step 2: Type regedit in the text box and press the Enter key.

Step 3: Continue to accept the on-screen UAC prompt by clicking Yes.

Step 4: Once Registry Editor opens, clear its address bar and copy-paste the following line into it and press Enter key.

HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\SearchSettings

Step 5: Once you reach the SearchSettings registry key, find the SafeSearchMode DWORD value on the right side of the Registry Editor window.

Step 6: Double-click to open the SafeSearchMode DWORD value editing property window.

Step 7: In the Edit Properties window, enter 1 in the Value Data text box if you want to set the SafeSearch setting to Moderate, please click to confirm.

Step 8: If you want to turn off SafeSearch settings, you need to enter 0 in the value data text box, then Click OK.

Step 9: Likewise, if you want to change the SafeSearch setting to Strict, set the value to 2.

#Step 10: Once completed, you can close the Registry Editor and restart your system.

Fix 3 – Uninstall or Disable Antivirus Software

The main purpose of any antivirus software installed on a Windows system is to protect the system from viruses as well as inappropriate content and files. So, therefore, it provides extra security so users will not be able to turn off the SafeSearch feature on their system.

You should disable antivirus software on your system. It is also recommended to uninstall all antivirus software from the system and follow the step-by-step instructions below to check if it helps.

Step 1: Open the Run console by pressing the Windows R keys simultaneously.

Step 2: Then enter appwiz.cpl and press Enter key.

第 3 步：这将打开系统上的程序和功能向导。

第 4 步：现在从向导中的程序列表中搜索防病毒软件。

第 5 步：选择它并单击卸载。

第 6 步：这将开始卸载软件，完成后，关闭向导。

第 7 步：重新启动系统一次，系统启动后，检查您是否能够关闭系统上的安全搜索设置。

修复 4 – 在您的系统上运行 SFC 扫描

由于系统中存在所有损坏的文件，也可能出现此问题。因此，请使用下面给出的步骤在系统上运行系统文件检查器扫描来修复所有损坏的文件。

步骤 1：同时按下Windows + R键打开运行命令框。

第二步：在运行框中输入cmd ，同时按Ctrl + Shift + Enter键，以管理员身份打开命令提示符。

第 3 步：您可能必须接受屏幕上的 UAC 提示才能单击“是”继续。

第 4 步：这将在系统上打开提升的命令提示符。

第 5 步：现在在命令提示符下键入以下行，然后按Enter键。

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第 6 步：这将开始扫描系统中任何损坏的系统/数据文件并尝试修复它们。

第7步：完成后，关闭命令提示符并重新启动系统。

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