GPO tool

Group Policy made searchable

A free ADMX browser or comparison tool for IT administrators.Search policies, find registry keys, and see exactly what each setting writes to the Windows Registry. Or compare two GPO backups to see exactly what has changed between them.

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Turn off Help and Support Center Microsoft Knowledge Base search

This policy setting specifies whether users can perform a Microsoft Knowledge Base search from the Help and Support Center.

The Knowledge Base is an online source of technical support information and self-help tools for Microsoft products, and is searched as part of all Help and Support Center searches with the default search options.

If you enable this policy setting, it removes the Knowledge Base section from the Help and Support Center "Set search options" page, and only Help content on the local computer is searched.

If you disable or do not configure this policy setting, the Knowledge Base is searched if the user has a connection to the Internet and has not disabled the Knowledge Base search from the Search Options page.

Registry Information

VendorMicrosoft
ProductICM
CategoryInternet Management Settings
Applies toComputer Configuration
Supported onWindows XPSP2 Or Windows NETSP1
Registry Key[HKLM]SoftwarePoliciesMicrosoftPCHealthHelpSvc
Value NameMicrosoftKBSearch
TypeREG_DWORD
Enabled value0
Disabled value1