Do not search for files

Policy ID
NoSearchFilesInStartMenu
Scope
User Configuration
Supported on
Windows Server 2008, Windows 7, and Windows Vista
Source
Administrative Templates (.admx) for Windows 11 2026 Update (26H2) (version 1.0)
Category
Start Menu and Taskbar

Description

If you enable this policy setting the Start menu search box will not search for files.

If you disable or do not configure this policy setting, the Start menu will search for files, unless the user chooses not to do so directly in Control Panel. 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.

Registry

UserHKEY_CURRENT_USER
  • NoSearchFilesInStartMenuREG_DWORD

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