Policy
Do not search communications
Microsoft Windows
Policy overview
Key metadata and intent for this policy.
Supported OS tags: Windows7, WindowsServer2008, WindowsVista
If you enable this policy the start menu search box will not search for communications. If you disable or do not configure this policy, the start menu will search for communications, unless the user chooses not to in the start menu control panel.
Internal name
NoSearchCommInStartMenu
Policy ID
e60bccecd0a5
Elements
0
Registry values
How enabled and disabled states update the registry.
| Scope | Registry location | Type | Enabled value | Disabled value | Copy |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| User | Path Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Policies\Explorer Value name NoSearchCommInStartMenu | REG_DWORD | HKCU 1 | HKCU 0 |
Registry location
Path
Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Policies\Explorer
Value name
NoSearchCommInStartMenu
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.