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How do I disable the Microsoft Edge search bar on the Windows desktop?

On Windows 10, recently a Microsoft Edge search bar started appearing on the desktop.

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If you click the 3 dots menu there is an option to “Auto-launch search bar” which you can turn off and then close the bar. One would think this would disable it, but on restart the search bar comes back.

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How can I disable this desktop search bar so it doesn’t appear even after a reboot?