Add Search Internet link to Start Menu
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Policy overview

Key metadata and intent for this policy.

User
Category
Start Menu and Taskbar
Supported on
Windows Server 2008 R2 and Windows 7

Supported OS tags: Windows7, WindowsServer2008R2

If you enable this policy, a "Search the Internet" link is shown when the user performs a search in the start menu search box. This button launches the default browser with the search terms. If you disable this policy, there will not be a "Search the Internet" link when the user performs a search in the start menu search box. If you do not configure this policy (default), there will not be a "Search the Internet" link on the start menu.

Internal name
AddSearchInternetLinkInStartMenu
Policy ID
3dea754e7d1a
Elements
0

Registry values

How enabled and disabled states update the registry.

ScopeRegistry locationTypeEnabled valueDisabled valueCopy
User
Path
Software\Policies\Microsoft\Windows\Explorer
Value name
AddSearchInternetLinkInStartMenu
REG_DWORD
HKCU
1
HKCU
0
Registry location
Type REG_DWORD · User
Path
Software\Policies\Microsoft\Windows\Explorer
Value name
AddSearchInternetLinkInStartMenu
Hive
HKCU
Enabled value
1
Disabled value
0

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