Policy
Add Search Internet link to Start Menu
Microsoft Windows
Policy overview
Key metadata and intent for this policy.
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.
| Scope | Registry location | Type | Enabled value | Disabled value | Copy |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| User | Path Software\Policies\Microsoft\Windows\Explorer Value name AddSearchInternetLinkInStartMenu | REG_DWORD | HKCU 1 | HKCU 0 |
Registry location
Path
Software\Policies\Microsoft\Windows\Explorer
Value name
AddSearchInternetLinkInStartMenu
Hive
HKCU
Enabled value
1
Disabled value
0
Policy elements
Inputs and configuration options exposed by this policy.
This policy has no additional user input fields.