Windows 10 Search

DustinB3403

@nadnerB I wonder if it's possible to disable the "search online" with GPO...

JaredBusch

@DustinB3403 said in Windows 10 Search:

@nadnerB I wonder if it's possible to disable the "search online" with GPO...

It is and has been mentioned long ago in this thread.

DustinB3403

@JaredBusch I must've missed it, I saw the post that @nadnerB posted last night from my mobile.

I'll find it.

JaredBusch

@DustinB3403 said in Windows 10 Search:

@JaredBusch I must've missed it, I saw the post that @nadnerB posted last night from my mobile.

I'll find it.

not sure if the specific setting was listed but it was noted by someone that they disable it by GPO.

DustinB3403

@JaredBusch Maybe @scottalanmiller forked that portion into a different topic, as it is not in this one.

Any ideas?

JaredBusch

@DustinB3403 https://mangolassi.it/post/277862

DustinB3403

@JaredBusch Of course right as I stop reading his post it's right there..

Thanks.

@Tim_G what GPO do you have set to disable this?

Deleted74295

Never had an issue even with online searches.

If I type terms, I get my Dara IT terms and conditions files.

I always get to the apps I need.

Bearing in mind my systems are all SSD based, so that may or may not be a factor.

Carnival Boy

You have to do a bit of configuration with libraries and Windows Server indexing and stuff to get it to search network shares, I believe? I haven't done this, but might. Are you lot keeping files on local drives? I don't keep anything locally.

Also, I believe it searches OneDrive by default, but I'm not sure if that includes ODfB? Is it easy to get it to search Sharepoint Online, as this is something I will probably need to do soon.

Obsolesce

@DustinB3403 said in Windows 10 Search:

@JaredBusch Of course right as I stop reading his post it's right there..

Thanks.

@Tim_G what GPO do you have set to disable this?

I tried to paste it in here... exported my GPO to .htm. But the length is too big. Any idea how I can link you to an .htm file easily?

Obsolesce

Here you go:

https://gist.github.com/tjgruber/b7e0e79743e0e1e5044133c498c43d96#file-win10securitysettingsgpo-htm

Here's the entire actual GPO I made.

Copy the whole thing, and save it as a .htm file to see all the settings as you'd see them in the Group Policy console display. It's lengthy, but helpful.

Obsolesce

@DustinB3403 said in Windows 10 Search:

@JaredBusch Of course right as I stop reading his post it's right there..

Thanks.

@Tim_G what GPO do you have set to disable this?

But to specifically answer your question, it's here:

Computer Configuration > Policies > Administrative Templates > Windows Components > Search >

Do not allow web search = Enabled
Don't search the web or display web results in Search = Enabled
Don't search the web or display web results in Search over metered connections = Enabled