NoShellSearchButton

HKCU\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Policies\Explorer

Data type Range Default value
REG_DWORD 0 | 1 0

Description

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.

This entry stores the setting of the Remove Search button from Windows Explorer Group Policy. Group Policy adds this entry to the registry with a value of 1 when you enable the policy. If you disable the policy or set it to Not configured, Group Policy deletes the entry from the registry and the system behaves as though the value is 0.

Value Meaning
0 (or not in registry) The policy is disabled or not configured. The Search button appears on the Windows Explorer toolbar.
1 The policy is enabled. The Search button is removed from the Windows Explorer toolbar.

This entry does not remove the Search button or affect any search features of Internet browser windows, such as the Internet Explorer window. Also, it does not affect the Search items on the Windows Explorer context menu or on the Start menu.

Change method

To change the value of this entry, use Group Policy. This entry corresponds to the Remove Search button from Windows Explorer policy (User Configuration\Administrative Templates\Windows Components\Windows Explorer).

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For detailed information about particular Group Policy settings, see the Group Policy Reference (Gp.chm) on the Windows 2000 Resource Kit companion CD.

For general information about Group Policy, see Group Policy in Windows 2000 Help.

To see a table associating policies with their corresponding registry entries, see the Group Policy Reference Table.

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