Remove See More Results / Search Everywhere link
Verified with Windows 11 25H2 — updated on July 30, 2026
Supported on: At least Windows Server 2008 R2 or Windows 7. Not supported on Windows 10 or later
Path in the GPO console
User Configuration\Administrative Templates\Start Menu and Taskbar Description
If you enable this policy, a "See more results" / "Search Everywhere" link will not be shown when the user performs a search in the start menu search box. If you disable or do not configure this policy, a "See more results" link will be shown when the user performs a search in the start menu search box. If a 3rd party protocol handler is installed, a "Search Everywhere" link will be shown instead of the "See more results" link.
Registry
HKCU
Software\Policies\Microsoft\Windows\Explorer Value name: NoSearchEverywhereLinkInStartMenu
Enabled: NoSearchEverywhereLinkInStartMenu = 1
Disabled: NoSearchEverywhereLinkInStartMenu = 0
MDM / Intune (CSP)
./User/Vendor/MSFT/Policy/Config/ADMX_StartMenu/NoSearchEverywhereLinkInStartMenu Microsoft Learn documentation Mapping data: Microsoft Learn (CC BY 4.0)
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.reg file
Windows Registry Editor Version 5.00
; Exported from gporais.com
; Policy: Remove See More Results / Search Everywhere link
; State: Enabled
; Supported on: At least Windows Server 2008 R2 or Windows 7. Not supported on Windows 10 or later
[HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Policies\Microsoft\Windows\Explorer]
"NoSearchEverywhereLinkInStartMenu"=dword:00000001More formats (PowerShell, Intune, SCCM)
PowerShell
# Exported from gporais.com
# Policy: Remove See More Results / Search Everywhere link
# State: Enabled
# Supported on: At least Windows Server 2008 R2 or Windows 7. Not supported on Windows 10 or later
# Warning: In SYSTEM context (the Intune default), HKCU targets the SYSTEM profile. Run this script using the logged-on credentials.
$path = 'HKCU:\Software\Policies\Microsoft\Windows\Explorer'
New-Item -Path $path -Force | Out-Null
Set-ItemProperty -Path $path -Name 'NoSearchEverywhereLinkInStartMenu' -Value 1 -Type DWordIntune XML
OMA-URI: ./User/Vendor/MSFT/Policy/Config/ADMX_StartMenu/NoSearchEverywhereLinkInStartMenu
Data type: String
Value:
<enabled/>Intune Remediation
# === Detection script ===
# Exported from gporais.com
# Policy: Remove See More Results / Search Everywhere link
# State: Enabled
# Supported on: At least Windows Server 2008 R2 or Windows 7. Not supported on Windows 10 or later
# Warning: In SYSTEM context (the Intune default), HKCU targets the SYSTEM profile. Run this script using the logged-on credentials.
function Test-RegistryValue {
param(
[Parameter(Mandatory = $true)][string]$Path,
[Parameter(Mandatory = $true)][string]$Name,
[object]$Expected,
[ValidateSet('String', 'DWord', 'MultiString')][string]$Kind = 'String',
[switch]$Absent
)
try {
$item = Get-ItemProperty -LiteralPath $Path -Name $Name -ErrorAction Stop
} catch {
return $Absent.IsPresent
}
if ($Absent.IsPresent) { return $false }
$actual = $item.$Name
if ($Kind -eq 'DWord') { return ([int64]$actual) -eq ([int64]$Expected) }
if ($Kind -eq 'MultiString') {
$actualValues = @($actual)
$expectedValues = @($Expected)
if ($actualValues.Count -ne $expectedValues.Count) { return $false }
for ($i = 0; $i -lt $expectedValues.Count; $i++) {
if ([string]$actualValues[$i] -ne [string]$expectedValues[$i]) { return $false }
}
return $true
}
return [string]$actual -eq [string]$Expected
}
$checks = @(
(Test-RegistryValue -Path 'HKCU:\Software\Policies\Microsoft\Windows\Explorer' -Name 'NoSearchEverywhereLinkInStartMenu' -Expected 1 -Kind DWord)
)
if ($checks -notcontains $false) {
Write-Output 'Compliant'
exit 0
}
Write-Output 'Non-compliant'
exit 1
# === Remediation script ===
# Exported from gporais.com
# Policy: Remove See More Results / Search Everywhere link
# State: Enabled
# Supported on: At least Windows Server 2008 R2 or Windows 7. Not supported on Windows 10 or later
# Warning: In SYSTEM context (the Intune default), HKCU targets the SYSTEM profile. Run this script using the logged-on credentials.
$path = 'HKCU:\Software\Policies\Microsoft\Windows\Explorer'
New-Item -Path $path -Force | Out-Null
Set-ItemProperty -Path $path -Name 'NoSearchEverywhereLinkInStartMenu' -Value 1 -Type DWordSCCM scripts
# Exported from gporais.com
# Policy: Remove See More Results / Search Everywhere link
# State: Enabled
# Supported on: At least Windows Server 2008 R2 or Windows 7. Not supported on Windows 10 or later
# SCCM Configuration Item guidance:
# Create a Configuration Item of type "Setting: Script".
# Discovery script: use the Detection script below.
# Remediation script: use the Remediation script below.
# Compliance rule: the Discovery script output equals 'Compliant'.
# === Detection script ===
# Exported from gporais.com
# Policy: Remove See More Results / Search Everywhere link
# State: Enabled
# Supported on: At least Windows Server 2008 R2 or Windows 7. Not supported on Windows 10 or later
# Warning: In SYSTEM context (the Intune default), HKCU targets the SYSTEM profile. Run this script using the logged-on credentials.
function Test-RegistryValue {
param(
[Parameter(Mandatory = $true)][string]$Path,
[Parameter(Mandatory = $true)][string]$Name,
[object]$Expected,
[ValidateSet('String', 'DWord', 'MultiString')][string]$Kind = 'String',
[switch]$Absent
)
try {
$item = Get-ItemProperty -LiteralPath $Path -Name $Name -ErrorAction Stop
} catch {
return $Absent.IsPresent
}
if ($Absent.IsPresent) { return $false }
$actual = $item.$Name
if ($Kind -eq 'DWord') { return ([int64]$actual) -eq ([int64]$Expected) }
if ($Kind -eq 'MultiString') {
$actualValues = @($actual)
$expectedValues = @($Expected)
if ($actualValues.Count -ne $expectedValues.Count) { return $false }
for ($i = 0; $i -lt $expectedValues.Count; $i++) {
if ([string]$actualValues[$i] -ne [string]$expectedValues[$i]) { return $false }
}
return $true
}
return [string]$actual -eq [string]$Expected
}
$checks = @(
(Test-RegistryValue -Path 'HKCU:\Software\Policies\Microsoft\Windows\Explorer' -Name 'NoSearchEverywhereLinkInStartMenu' -Expected 1 -Kind DWord)
)
if ($checks -notcontains $false) {
Write-Output 'Compliant'
exit 0
}
Write-Output 'Non-compliant'
exit 1
# === Remediation script ===
# Exported from gporais.com
# Policy: Remove See More Results / Search Everywhere link
# State: Enabled
# Supported on: At least Windows Server 2008 R2 or Windows 7. Not supported on Windows 10 or later
# Warning: In SYSTEM context (the Intune default), HKCU targets the SYSTEM profile. Run this script using the logged-on credentials.
$path = 'HKCU:\Software\Policies\Microsoft\Windows\Explorer'
New-Item -Path $path -Force | Out-Null
Set-ItemProperty -Path $path -Name 'NoSearchEverywhereLinkInStartMenu' -Value 1 -Type DWordBuilding a multi-setting collection? Add this setting and generate combined .reg / PowerShell / GPO scripts.