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This wikiHow will teach you how to hide your public profile on LinkedIn so it does not appear in search results and make it un-viewable to people without a LinkedIn account.

[Edit]Steps

[Edit]Using a Web Browser

Go to https://linkedin.com and sign in. You can use any desktop browser to hide your Linkedin profile.
Click your profile picture. It's in the top row of navigational buttons with the button caption "Me."
Click . This is usually in the first grouping in the menu.
Click . You'll find this in the menu on the right side of the page above the header, "People Also Viewed." You may need to click the Messaging tab to close it so you can see behind it.
Click to toggle the switch off next to "Your profile's public visibility." It's under the "Edit Visibility" header on the right side of the page.

[Edit]Using the Mobile App

Open LinkedIn. This app icon features "in" on a blue background that you can find on one of your Home screens, in the app drawer, or by searching.
Tap your profile picture. You'll find this in the top left corner of your screen.
Tap . It's next to "View Profile" at the top of the menu.
Tap . You'll see this tab running vertically across the top of your screen under the header, "Settings."
Tap . This is usually the first listing in the menu.
Tap the switch to toggle it off next to "Your profile's public visibility." It's under the "Edit Visibility" header.^[1]
- Any changes made here are saved automatically.