Prevent customization of indexed locations in Control Panel
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Computer
Category
Windows Components > Search
Supported on
Microsoft Windows XP, Windows Server 2003 with Windows Search version 3.01, or any version of Microsoft Windows with Windows Search 4.0 or later

Supported OS tags: WindowsServer2003, WindowsXP

If enabled, Search and Indexing Options in Control Panel does not allow opening the Modify Locations dialog. Otherwise it can be opened. Disabled by default.

Internal name
PreventModifyingIndexedLocations_1
Policy ID
244a730d376d
Elements
0

Registry values

How enabled and disabled states update the registry.

ScopeRegistry locationTypeEnabled valueDisabled valueCopy
Computer
Path
SOFTWARE\Policies\Microsoft\Windows\Windows Search
Value name
PreventModifyingIndexedLocations
REG_DWORD
HKLM
1
HKLM
0
Registry location
Type REG_DWORD · Computer
Path
SOFTWARE\Policies\Microsoft\Windows\Windows Search
Value name
PreventModifyingIndexedLocations
Hive
HKLM
Enabled value
1
Disabled value
0

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