Add Search Internet link to Start Menu
- Policy ID
- AddSearchInternetLinkInStartMenu
- Scope
- User Configuration
- Supported on
- Windows Server 2008 R2 and Windows 7
- Source
- Administrative Templates (.admx) for Windows 11 2026 Update (26H2) (version 1.0)
- Category
- Start Menu and Taskbar
Description
If you enable this policy, a "Search the Internet" link is shown when the user performs a search in the start menu search box. This button launches the default browser with the search terms.
If you disable this policy, there will not be a "Search the Internet" link when the user performs a search in the start menu search box.
If you do not configure this policy (default), there will not be a "Search the Internet" link on the start menu.
Registry
UserHKEY_CURRENT_USER
- AddSearchInternetLinkInStartMenuREG_DWORD