By default, Internet Explorer will provide users with the ability to Turn on or off suggestions while typing in the address bar. In this quick blog, I will show how you can implement a Group Policy to manage this particular feature from IE11.
Requirements: Be familiar with GPMC.MSC / GPEDIT.MSC console. You also need to have local or domain administrative rights on the Operating System.
Applies to: Windows 7, Windows 8, Windows 8.1, Windows 2008 R2, Windows 2012 R2, Windows 10
To clarify what we are talking about in this blog, here is a screenshot to better illustrate the setting.
GROUP POLICY: Turn off suggestions for all user-installed providers
You can manage this setting by using the Computer or User Configuration Group Policy.
- This policy setting allows you to turn off suggestions for all user-installed search providers.
- If you enable this policy setting, the user cannot view suggestions for user-installed search providers.
- If you disable or do not configure this policy setting, the user can choose to view suggestions for all user-installed search providers that offer suggestions.
MACHINE CONFIGURATION:
- GPO Search Tool link: http://gpsearch.azurewebsites.net/#612
- Policy: Turn off suggestions for all user-installed providers
- Category: Path Computer Configuration\Administrative Templates\Windows Components\Internet Explorer\
- Supported: On At least Internet Explorer 8.0
- Registry Key: HKLM\Software\Policies\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\SearchScopes
- Value: showsearchsuggestionsglobal
- Admx: inetres.admx
Detailed values:
- Enabled Value:
- decimal: 0
USER CONFIGURATION:
- GPO Search Tool link: http://gpsearch.azurewebsites.net/#613
- Policy: Turn off suggestions for all user-installed providers
- GPO LOCATION: User Configuration\Administrative Templates\Windows Components\Internet Explorer\
- Supported: On At least Internet Explorer 8.0
- Registry: Key HKCU\Software\Policies\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\SearchScopes
- Value: showsearchsuggestionsglobal
- Admx: inetres.admx
Detailed values:
- Enabled Value:
- decimal: 0
SCREENSHOT:
RESULTS:
Here we can see the Suggested Sites (Stop sending keystrokes to Bing) is not showing in the Address bar.
