Remove the Search the Internet "Search again" link
- Policy ID
- NoSearchInternetTryHarderButton
- Scope
- User Configuration
- Supported on
- At least Windows Server 2008 R2 or Windows 7
- Source
- Administrative Templates (.admx) for Windows 11 2026 Update (26H2) (version 1.0)
- Category
- Windows Components › File Explorer
Description
If you enable this policy, the "Internet" "Search again" link will not be shown when the user performs a search in the Explorer window.
If you disable this policy, there will be an "Internet" "Search again" link when the user performs a search in the Explorer window. This button launches a search in the default browser with the search terms.
If you do not configure this policy (default), there will be an "Internet" link when the user performs a search in the Explorer window.
Registry
UserHKEY_CURRENT_USER
- NoSearchInternetTryHarderButtonREG_DWORD