Policy
Don't search the web or display web results in Search
Microsoft Windows
Policy overview
Key metadata and intent for this policy.
Supported OS tags: Windows8, Windows81
This policy setting allows you to control whether or not Search can perform queries on the web, and if the web results are displayed in Search. If you enable this policy setting, queries won't be performed on the web and web results won't be displayed when a user performs a query in Search. If you disable this policy setting, queries will be performed on the web and web results will be displayed when a user performs a query in Search. If you don't configure this policy setting, a user can choose whether or not Search can perform queries on the web, and if the web results are displayed in Search.
Registry values
How enabled and disabled states update the registry.
| Scope | Registry location | Type | Enabled value | Disabled value | Copy |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Computer | Path SOFTWARE\Policies\Microsoft\Windows\Windows Search Value name ConnectedSearchUseWeb | REG_DWORD | HKLM 0 | HKLM 1 |
Policy elements
Inputs and configuration options exposed by this policy.
This policy has no additional user input fields.