1.0Lifehacker Australiahttps://www.lifehacker.com.aujohnsmithushttps://www.lifehacker.com.au/author/johnsmithus005gmail-com/rich600338<blockquote class="wp-embedded-content" data-secret="LPcntxkfkC"><a href="https://www.lifehacker.com.au/2013/06/how-windows-8-1s-new-search-actually-works/">How Windows 8.1’s New Search Actually Works</a></blockquote><iframe sandbox="allow-scripts" security="restricted" src="https://www.lifehacker.com.au/2013/06/how-windows-8-1s-new-search-actually-works/embed/#?secret=LPcntxkfkC" width="600" height="338" title="“How Windows 8.1’s New Search Actually Works” — Lifehacker Australia" data-secret="LPcntxkfkC" frameborder="0" marginwidth="0" marginheight="0" scrolling="no" class="wp-embedded-content"></iframe><script> /*! This file is auto-generated */ !function(d,l){"use strict";l.querySelector&&d.addEventListener&&"undefined"!=typeof URL&&(d.wp=d.wp||{},d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage||(d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage=function(e){var t=e.data;if((t||t.secret||t.message||t.value)&&!/[^a-zA-Z0-9]/.test(t.secret)){for(var s,r,n,a=l.querySelectorAll('iframe[data-secret="'+t.secret+'"]'),o=l.querySelectorAll('blockquote[data-secret="'+t.secret+'"]'),c=new RegExp("^https?:$","i"),i=0;i<o.length;i++)o[i].style.display="none";for(i=0;i<a.length;i++)s=a[i],e.source===s.contentWindow&&(s.removeAttribute("style"),"height"===t.message?(1e3<(r=parseInt(t.value,10))?r=1e3:~~r<200&&(r=200),s.height=r):"link"===t.message&&(r=new URL(s.getAttribute("src")),n=new URL(t.value),c.test(n.protocol))&&n.host===r.host&&l.activeElement===s&&(d.top.location.href=t.value))}},d.addEventListener("message",d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage,!1),l.addEventListener("DOMContentLoaded",function(){for(var e,t,s=l.querySelectorAll("iframe.wp-embedded-content"),r=0;r<s.length;r++)(t=(e=s[r]).getAttribute("data-secret"))||(t=Math.random().toString(36).substring(2,12),e.src+="#?secret="+t,e.setAttribute("data-secret",t)),e.contentWindow.postMessage({message:"ready",secret:t},"*")},!1)))}(window,document); </script> One of the main changes in Windows 8.1 is that Bing is now integrated into search, so you see web results along with apps and files. But how does that actually work, what happened to the Search charm, are Bing’s results any use in Australia, and can you disable them? Find out with our screenshot […]