



Probably the easiest option of the four methods to disable web search in Windows 10. The following method does not work anymore. Update: Microsoft removed the option to disable web searches in the Settings UI. If it does not exist, right-click on Windows Search and select New > Dword (32-bit) Value, name it ConnectedSearchUseWeb, and set its value to 0.If the preference ConnectedSearchUseWeb exists, double-click on it and set it to 0 to turn web search in Windows 10 off.If the key does not exist, right-click on Windows and select New > Key, and name it Windows Search.Navigate to the following key: HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Policies\Microsoft\Windows\Windows Search.Tap on the Windows-key, type regedit.exe and hit enter.The following method is useful to Windows 10 Home users who don't have access to the Group Policy Editor. This method worked in earlier builds of Windows 10 and it is very likely that it will work in newer builds as well. Locate "Don't search the web or display web results in Search over metered connections" and double-click it.Locate "Don't search the web or display web results in Search and double-click it.Locate "Do not allow web search" and double-click it.Browse to the following path using the left sidebar: Local Computer Policy > Computer Configuration > Administrative Templates > Windows Components > Search.If you run home, check out the other methods listed below instead. Note that the editor is (likely) only included in Pro and Enterprise versions and not in Windows 10 Home. To open the Group Policy Editor, tap on the Windows-key, type gpedit.msc and hit enter.
