Windows-Setup/Group Policies Objects/Default Domain Policy/Search.md

# Search

`Computer Configuration\Policies\Administrative Templates\Windows Components\Search`

Very confusing, you need to consult https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/privacy/manage-connections-from-windows-operating-system-components-to-microsoft-services#21-cortana-and-search-group-policies

"Do not allow web search" looks old and probably deprecated, but Microsoft's docs still mention it for some reason. Thus, I am also going over other similar old settings for safe measure.

- Allow Cloud Search -> Disabled
- Allow Cortana -> Disabled
- Allow search and Cortana to use location -> Disabled
- Configures search on the taskbar -> Enabled -> Search icon and label (Not a privacy/security issue or anything, but I hate the gigantic box)
- Do not allow web search -> Enabled
- Don't search the web or display web results in Search -> Enabled
- Enable indexing of online delegate mailboxes -> Disabled
- Prevent indexing Microsoft Office Outlook -> Enabled
Search Signed-off-by: Tommy <contact@tommytran.io> 2023-11-18 22:07:11 -05:00			`# Search`

Fix policy path to match AD Signed-off-by: Tommy <contact@tommytran.io> 2024-01-06 06:43:40 -05:00			`Computer Configuration\Policies\Administrative Templates\Windows Components\Search`
Search Signed-off-by: Tommy <contact@tommytran.io> 2023-11-18 22:07:11 -05:00
			`Very confusing, you need to consult https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/privacy/manage-connections-from-windows-operating-system-components-to-microsoft-services#21-cortana-and-search-group-policies`

			`"Do not allow web search" looks old and probably deprecated, but Microsoft's docs still mention it for some reason. Thus, I am also going over other similar old settings for safe measure.`

			`- Allow Cloud Search -> Disabled`
			`- Allow Cortana -> Disabled`
Fix last typos (#2) * Fix typos --------- Co-authored-by: samsepi0l <contact@simpleprivacy.fr> 2023-12-24 22:44:05 -05:00			`- Allow search and Cortana to use location -> Disabled`
Update to 23H2 admx Signed-off-by: Tommy <contact@tommytran.io> 2023-12-30 23:19:11 -05:00			`- Configures search on the taskbar -> Enabled -> Search icon and label (Not a privacy/security issue or anything, but I hate the gigantic box)`
Search Signed-off-by: Tommy <contact@tommytran.io> 2023-11-18 22:07:11 -05:00			`- Do not allow web search -> Enabled`
			`- Don't search the web or display web results in Search -> Enabled`
			`- Enable indexing of online delegate mailboxes -> Disabled`
Fix last typos (#2) * Fix typos --------- Co-authored-by: samsepi0l <contact@simpleprivacy.fr> 2023-12-24 22:44:05 -05:00			`- Prevent indexing Microsoft Office Outlook -> Enabled`