Windows 10 Search
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Even with Bing search results turned on, I still find my apps and data I search for. Sometimes I search for an app I think I have, but I don't. Then I click the Bing result which sends me on my way to getting it. Nice feature if you ask me, and I would rather have it than not have it. If I'm dumb enough to type my password in my start menu for who knows what reason, then the Microsoft servers deserve to have it cached in there as my search history. Too bad for me then, I deserve it!
I think it's a handy feature for home use. I keep it turned on and haven't touched any settings on my home PC. At work, different story. I turned off just about everything, but then again we're using "Pro" version here.
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@nadnerB I wonder if it's possible to disable the "search online" with GPO...
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@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.
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@JaredBusch I must've missed it, I saw the post that @nadnerB posted last night from my mobile.
I'll find it.
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@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.
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@JaredBusch Maybe @scottalanmiller forked that portion into a different topic, as it is not in this one.
Any ideas?
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@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?
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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.
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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.
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@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?
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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.
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@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
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@Tim_G Thank you for that.
Sadly our DFL doesn't support this.....
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@DustinB3403 said in Windows 10 Search:
@Tim_G Thank you for that.
Sadly our DFL doesn't support this.....
DFL?
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@Tim_G Domain functional level
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You might need this:
https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/download/details.aspx?id=53430
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@Tim_G you sure, cause so are we and I don't have the options for search?
