Turn off suggestions for all user-installed providers
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Category
Windows Components > Internet Explorer
Supported on
At least Internet Explorer 8.0

This policy setting allows you to turn off suggestions for all user-installed search providers. If you enable this policy setting, the user cannot view suggestions for user-installed search providers. If you disable or do not configure this policy setting, the user can choose to view suggestions for all user-installed search providers that offer suggestions.

Internal name
SearchDisableUserSuggestions
Policy ID
b12960970c0b
Elements
0

Registry values

How enabled and disabled states update the registry.

ScopeRegistry locationTypeEnabled valueDisabled valueCopy
Path
Software\Policies\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\SearchScopes
Value name
ShowSearchSuggestionsGlobal
REG_DWORD
HKLM
0
HKCU
0
HKLM
0
HKCU
0
Registry location
Type REG_DWORD · Both
Path
Software\Policies\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\SearchScopes
Value name
ShowSearchSuggestionsGlobal
Hive
HKLM
Enabled value
0
Disabled value
0
Hive
HKCU
Enabled value
0
Disabled value
0

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