Microsoft Rewards users can earn 2× points on Bing until December 3, but these 4 countries are excluded

Microsoft is running a limited-time promotion that lets Rewards members rack up double their usual daily points through Bing searches. The catch? You need to manually activate it, and if you’re in India, Colombia, New Zealand, or Mexico, you’re out of luck.​​

The promotion kicked off on November 27 and runs through December 3, 2025. But here’s what’s tripping people up: Microsoft isn’t actually doubling the points you get per search. Instead, they’ve doubled the daily search cap. So if you normally max out at 150 points from searches, you can now earn up to 300 points during the promotion week.​

To get in on this, head to your Microsoft Rewards dashboard and look for the banner with an “Activate now” button. The promotion won’t apply unless you specifically turn it on yourself. Points awarded still depend on your current membership level, whether you’re searching on desktop or mobile.

Over on the Microsoft Rewards subreddit, reactions have been mixed. Some users are excited about the bonus opportunity, while others are treating it like a trap. Several members worry that cranking out twice the searches could trigger Microsoft’s restriction system, which sometimes flags accounts for suspicious activity. One user joked they’re “falling for the bait,” while another admitted they were already restricted so they might as well go all in.​

A few users also reported that activating the promotion reset their search points for the day back to zero, which isn’t exactly the smoothest launch. And there’s genuine frustration from people in the excluded countries. Members from Mexico and New Zealand voiced disappointment in the threads, with one noting this confirms those four markets are stuck on what users call the “crappy new gold/silver system”.

If you qualify and want the extra points, just pace your searches throughout the day. Microsoft has cooldown periods to prevent rapid-fire searching, so spacing things out helps you avoid restrictions.

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