550-Remove Search button from Windows Explorer

Group Policy : Remove Search button from Windows Explorer

 

Group Policy Guide

Group Policy Supported on :

   At least Microsoft Windows 2000

Group Policy Explain :

   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.

Group Policy Computer/User Node :

   USER

Group Policy Path :

   Administrative Templates\Windows Components\Windows Explorer

Group Policy Registry Settings :

  hkcu\software\microsoft\windows\currentversion\policies\explorer!noshellsearchbutton