Policy
Prevent Internet Explorer Search box from appearing
Microsoft Windows
Policy overview
Key metadata and intent for this policy.
This policy setting prevents the Search box from appearing in Internet Explorer. When the Search box is available, it includes all installed search providers and a link to search settings. If you enable this policy setting, the Search box does not appear in the Internet Explorer frame. If you disable or do not configure this policy setting, the Search box appears by default in the Internet Explorer frame. Note: If you enable this policy setting, Internet Explorer does not enumerate search providers for the Accelerators infrastructure. If Accelerators are turned on, users can install search providers as Accelerators to include them on the Accelerator menu.
Registry values
How enabled and disabled states update the registry.
| Scope | Registry location | Type | Enabled value | Disabled value | Copy |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Path Software\Policies\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\Infodelivery\Restrictions Value name NoSearchBox | REG_DWORD | HKLM 1 HKCU 1 | HKLM 0 HKCU 0 |
Policy elements
Inputs and configuration options exposed by this policy.
This policy has no additional user input fields.