Policy

Do not search for files

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.

Policy
Pack Microsoft Windows
Category Start Menu and Taskbar
Policy ID 6aba3d020607
Internal name NoSearchFilesInStartMenu

Registry

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HKCU\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Policies\Explorer\NoSearchFilesInStartMenu (enabled) = 1
HKCU\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Policies\Explorer\NoSearchFilesInStartMenu (disabled) = 0

Policy notes

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.

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