Disable the Custom Search Page in Internet Explorer (All Windows)

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Disable the Custom Search Page in Internet Explorer (All Windows)
Category: Home > Software > Internet Explorer > Search Features

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This setting allows you to disable the use of the custom search page in Internet Explorer.

Open your registry and find the key below.

Create a new DWORD value, or modify the existing value called 'Use Custom Search URL' using the settings below.

Exit your registry, you may need to restart or log out of Windows for the change to take effect.


(Default)	REG_SZ	(value not set)
Use Custom Search URL	REG_DWORD	0x00000000 (0)


	HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\Main

Settings:

User Key: [HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\Main]
Name: Use Custom Search URL
Type: REG_DWORD (DWORD Value)
Value: (0 = disabled, 1 = enabled)

Disclaimer: Modifying the registry can cause serious problems that may require you to reinstall your operating system. We cannot guarantee that problems resulting from modifications to the registry can be solved. Use the information provided at your own risk.

Last Modified: August 28, 2002

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