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disable Open Search in Explorer bar CONTROL + E
- Thread starter miscohill
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I found a nifty little fix here after having the same complaint;
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::CiP::
Computers are like bikinis. They save people a lot of guesswork.
-Sam Ewing-
See if there is anything here.
Group Policy, USER CONFIGURATION. Administrative Templates\Windows Components\Windows Explorer.
Remove Search button from Windows Explorer.
Removes the Search button from the Windows Explorer toolbar. This setting removes the Search button from the Standard Buttons toolbar that appears in Windows Explorer and other programs that use the Windows Explorer window, such as My Computer and My Network Places. It does not remove the Search button or affect any search features of Internet browser windows, such as the Internet Explorer window. This setting does not affect the Search items on the Windows Explorer context menu or on the Start menu. To remove Search from the Start menu, use the Remove Search menu from Start menu setting (in User Configuration\Administrative Templates\Start Menu and Taskbar). To hide all context menus, use the Remove Windows Explorer's default context menu setting. HKCU\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Policies\Explorer\NoShellSearchButton
4581 » How do I disable an individual Shell Search function?
Remove Search Button
The above changes the following Registry Key to the stated value.
[HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Policies\Explorer]
"NoShellSearchButton"=dword:00000001
Group Policy, USER CONFIGURATION. Administrative Templates\Windows Components\Windows Explorer.
Remove Search button from Windows Explorer.
Removes the Search button from the Windows Explorer toolbar. This setting removes the Search button from the Standard Buttons toolbar that appears in Windows Explorer and other programs that use the Windows Explorer window, such as My Computer and My Network Places. It does not remove the Search button or affect any search features of Internet browser windows, such as the Internet Explorer window. This setting does not affect the Search items on the Windows Explorer context menu or on the Start menu. To remove Search from the Start menu, use the Remove Search menu from Start menu setting (in User Configuration\Administrative Templates\Start Menu and Taskbar). To hide all context menus, use the Remove Windows Explorer's default context menu setting. HKCU\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Policies\Explorer\NoShellSearchButton
4581 » How do I disable an individual Shell Search function?
Remove Search Button
The above changes the following Registry Key to the stated value.
[HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Policies\Explorer]
"NoShellSearchButton"=dword:00000001
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