Do not search Internet
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Policy overview

Key metadata and intent for this policy.

User
Category
Start Menu and Taskbar
Supported on
Windows Server 2008 and Windows Vista

Supported OS tags: WindowsServer2008, WindowsVista

If you enable this policy the start menu search box will not search for internet history or favorites. If you disable or do not configure this policy, the start menu will search for for internet history or favorites, unless the user chooses not to in the start menu control panel.

Internal name
NoSearchInternetInStartMenu
Policy ID
760d3907cffa
Elements
0

Registry values

How enabled and disabled states update the registry.

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

Policy elements

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