Policy

Don't search the web or display web results in Search

This policy setting allows you to control whether or not Search can perform queries on the web, and if the web results are displayed in Search. If you enable this policy setting, queries won't be performed on the web and web results won't be displayed when a user performs a query in Search. If you disable this policy setting, queries will be performed on the web and web results will be displayed when a user performs a query in Search. If you don't configure this policy setting, a user can choose whether or not Search can perform queries on the web, and if the web results are displayed in Search.

Policy
Pack Microsoft Windows
Category Windows Components / Search
Policy ID c99d4794dc7a
Internal name DoNotUseWebResults

Registry

Copy registry mappings

HKLM\SOFTWARE\Policies\Microsoft\Windows\Windows Search\ConnectedSearchUseWeb (enabled) = 0
HKLM\SOFTWARE\Policies\Microsoft\Windows\Windows Search\ConnectedSearchUseWeb (disabled) = 1

Policy notes

This policy setting allows you to control whether or not Search can perform queries on the web, and if the web results are displayed in Search. If you enable this policy setting, queries won't be performed on the web and web results won't be displayed when a user performs a query in Search. If you disable this policy setting, queries will be performed on the web and web results will be displayed when a user performs a query in Search. If you don't configure this policy setting, a user can choose whether or not Search can perform queries on the web, and if the web results are displayed in Search.

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