Policy

Remove the Search the Internet "Search again" link

Windows 11 25H2

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Policy overview

Key metadata and intent for this policy.

ClassUser
CategoryWindows Components > File Explorer
Supported onAt least Windows Server 2008 R2 or Windows 7

Supported OS tags: Windows10, Windows10RT, Windows11, Windows7, Windows8, Windows81, WindowsRT, WindowsRT81, WindowsServer2008, WindowsServer2012, WindowsServer2012R2, WindowsServer2016

If you enable this policy, the "Internet" "Search again" link will not be shown when the user performs a search in the Explorer window. If you disable this policy, there will be an "Internet" "Search again" link when the user performs a search in the Explorer window. This button launches a search in the default browser with the search terms. If you do not configure this policy (default), there will be an "Internet" link when the user performs a search in the Explorer window.

Internal name
NoSearchInternetTryHarderButton
Policy ID
ad69f7592385
Elements
0

Registry values

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Registry locationTypeEnabled valueDisabled value
HKCU\Software\Policies\Microsoft\Windows\Explorer\NoSearchInternetTryHarderButtonREG_DWORD
1
0

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