Turn off Internet search integration

Supported on: At least Windows Server 2012, Windows 8 or Windows RT

Registry

HKCU software\policies\microsoft\ime\shared

Value name: SearchPlugin

Enabled: SearchPlugin = 0

Disabled: SearchPlugin = 1

Description

This policy setting allows you to turn off Internet search integration. Search integration includes both using Search Provider (Japanese Microsoft IME) and performing bing search from predictive input for Japanese Microsoft IME. If you enable this policy setting, you cannot use search integration. If you disable or do not configure this policy setting, the search integration function can be used by default. This policy setting applies to Japanese Microsoft IME. Note: Changes to this setting will not take effect until the user logs off.