Remove See More Results / Search Everywhere link

Policy ID
NoSearchEverywhereLinkInStartMenu
Scope
User Configuration
Supported on
At least Windows Server 2008 R2 or Windows 7. Not supported on Windows 10 or later
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 "See more results" / "Search Everywhere" link will not be shown when the user performs a search in the start menu search box.

If you disable or do not configure this policy, a "See more results" link will be shown when the user performs a search in the start menu search box. If a 3rd party protocol handler is installed, a "Search Everywhere" link will be shown instead of the "See more results" link.

Registry

UserHKEY_CURRENT_USER
  • NoSearchEverywhereLinkInStartMenuREG_DWORD

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