Prevent the display of advanced indexing options for Windows Search in the Control Panel

Policy ID: PreventUsingAdvancedIndexingOptions
Scope: Computer Configuration
Supported on: Microsoft Windows Vista, or any version of Windows with Windows Search 3.01 or later
Source: Administrative Templates (.admx) for Windows 11 2026 Update (26H2) (version 1.0)
Category: Windows Components › Search

Description

This policy setting hides or displays the Advanced Options dialog for Search and Indexing Options in the Control Panel.

If you enable this policy setting, the Advanced Options dialog for Search and Indexing Options in the Control Panel cannot be opened.

If you disable or do not configure this policy setting, users can acess the Advanced Options dialog for Search and Indexing Options in the Control Panel. This is the default for this policy setting.

Registry

ComputerHKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE

HKLM\SOFTWARE\Policies\Microsoft\Windows\Windows Search View registry values

PreventUsingAdvancedIndexingOptionsREG_DWORD

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