Disable Search Box Web Suggestions in Registry(explorer restart)¶
Last Updated: 2024-08-07
Info
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Description¶
Disables web suggestions when searching using Windows Search.
Preview Code
{
"Content": "Disable Search Box Web Suggestions in Registry(explorer restart)",
"Description": "Disables web suggestions when searching using Windows Search.",
"category": "Features",
"panel": "1",
"Order": "a016_",
"feature": [],
"InvokeScript": [
"
If (!(Test-Path 'HKCU:\\SOFTWARE\\Policies\\Microsoft\\Windows\\Explorer')) {
New-Item -Path 'HKCU:\\SOFTWARE\\Policies\\Microsoft\\Windows\\Explorer' -Force | Out-Null
}
New-ItemProperty -Path 'HKCU:\\SOFTWARE\\Policies\\Microsoft\\Windows\\Explorer' -Name 'DisableSearchBoxSuggestions' -Type DWord -Value 1 -Force
Stop-Process -name explorer -force
"
],
"link": "https://christitustech.github.io/winutil/dev/features/Features/DisableSearchSuggestions"
}
Invoke Script¶
If (!(Test-Path 'HKCU:\SOFTWARE\Policies\Microsoft\Windows\Explorer')) {
New-Item -Path 'HKCU:\SOFTWARE\Policies\Microsoft\Windows\Explorer' -Force | Out-Null
}
New-ItemProperty -Path 'HKCU:\SOFTWARE\Policies\Microsoft\Windows\Explorer' -Name 'DisableSearchBoxSuggestions' -Type DWord -Value 1 -Force
Stop-Process -name explorer -force