Policy

Turn off the quick pick menu

This policy setting allows you to prevent the quick pick menu from appearing when a user clicks in the Search box. If you enable this policy setting, when a user clicks in the Search box, the quick pick menu does not appear until the user starts typing. If you disable or do not configure this policy setting, when a user clicks in the Search box, the quick pick menu appears.

Policy
Pack Microsoft Windows
Category Windows Components / Internet Explorer
Policy ID a027efa2fa53
Internal name SearchTurnOffQuickPick

Registry

Copy registry mappings

HKLM\Software\Policies\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\SearchScopes\DisplayQuickPick (enabled) = 0
HKLM\Software\Policies\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\SearchScopes\DisplayQuickPick (disabled) = 0
HKCU\Software\Policies\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\SearchScopes\DisplayQuickPick (enabled) = 0
HKCU\Software\Policies\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\SearchScopes\DisplayQuickPick (disabled) = 0

Policy notes

This policy setting allows you to prevent the quick pick menu from appearing when a user clicks in the Search box. If you enable this policy setting, when a user clicks in the Search box, the quick pick menu does not appear until the user starts typing. If you disable or do not configure this policy setting, when a user clicks in the Search box, the quick pick menu appears.

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