Disable Search Highlights in the taskbar search box

Start Menu & SearchMinimum Windows Build: 22621Revertible

This will turn off Search Highlights, which shows dynamically curated branded content and trending topics in the Windows search box on the taskbar.

Code to Apply

Disable Search Highlights in the taskbar search boxRegistry
Windows Registry Editor Version 5.00


; Disable Search Highlights (dynamic/branded content in Windows search box)

[HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\SearchSettings]

"IsDynamicSearchBoxEnabled"=dword:00000000

Code to Revert

Enable Search Highlights in the taskbar search boxRegistry
Windows Registry Editor Version 5.00


; Re-enable Search Highlights (dynamic/branded content in Windows search box)

[HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\SearchSettings]

"IsDynamicSearchBoxEnabled"=dword:00000001

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