Since Microsoft hasn’t given a specific date for when the new Bing will be released to the general public, your best bet is to sit back and wait. But there is a way you can speed things up.
Bing remains a search engine underdog to this day, with Google enjoying a large market share. But with a major update in the way that combines a new LLM (Large Language Model) with OpenAI, Microsoft is trying to get some share. When the update is rolled out you will be able to give answers in a conversation style from Bing, which should be a faster way to find information than exploring the internet. For now, you have to sign up on the waitlist because Bing is still in limited release – and hope for the best. But as it stands, Microsoft itself provides a way to jump the queue and access faster than others. We detail this below.
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First, how to sign up for the new Bing waitlist
Signing up is simple. Just go to the Bing website, where you will see a banner for “introducing the new Bing.” Click on it, and you will be taken to a new page where you will be shown the new search experience. You will see the Join Waitlist option here, which you should tap on. You can sign up from both the desktop and mobile versions of Bing, so it doesn’t matter which device you use to sign up. Just make sure to create a Microsoft account beforehand.
How to jump the Bing waitlist
Since Microsoft hasn’t given a specific date for when the new Bing will be released to the general public, your best bet is to sit back and wait. But there is a way you can speed things up. Microsoft says you can be “first in line” if you set “Microsoft default” on your PC and install the Microsoft Bing app on your phone.
To set Microsoft Edge as your default browser on your Windows 11 PC, select Start > Settings > Apps > Default apps. Open Default apps, select Microsoft Edge, and hit Set default.
To set Microsoft Edge as your default browser on your Windows 10 PC, click the Start button, and then type Default apps. In the search results, select Default apps. Open Default apps. Under Web browser, select Microsoft Edge.
To set Microsoft Bing as your default search provider in Edge, open Microsoft Edge and go to Settings from the top right. On the left, click Privacy and Services. In the drop-down “Search engine used in the address bar” on the right switch of Bing. You don’t need to follow this process if you’re setting up Edge for the first time since the browser defaults to Bing.
To put MSN on your Edge homepage, open the browser and hit the Settings icon in the upper right corner of your homepage. Here, change the layout to Informational.
Other things Microsoft recommends you do is pin Edge and Bing.com to your Windows taskbar.
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