Hello My Fellow Web Searching Searchlights, 

As you may know, the Microsoft Bing search engine has some very nice and useful features that give Google a proverbial “run for its money”.

However, as a low vision person using a screen magnifier, one of the most annoying aspects of Bing is the default background image that appears when the online search engine is launched. 

Although neither obvious nor intuitive, Microsoft does allow this background image to be turned off resulting in a plain background in order to more easily distinguish text.

To disable the Bing default background image, after entering the engine’s URL in your browser’s Address Bar, add the following parameter:
/?rb=0 or Click Here.

To disable the Bing default background image, after entering the engine’s URL in your browser’s Address Bar, add the following parameter:
/?rb=0 or Click Here.

To enable the Bing default background image, after entering the engine’s URL in your browser’s Address Bar, add the following parameter:
/?rb=1 or Click Here.

Enjoy,

Mark

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