Thursday, May 1, 2008

How to disable Windows Desktop Search integration with Explorer

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If you find that Windows Desktop Search replaced the standard search functionality in Windows Explorer, you can get it back by setting the registry key below:

HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows Desktop Search\DS\ShowStartSearchBand = 0

... or if you are not the type to navigate through your Windows registry, simply download and open this ShowStartSearchBand.reg

7 comments :

  1. AnonymousAugust 6, 2008 at 9:15 PM

    Next time, can you post a REG file that I can download and apply without having to use REGEDIT?

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  2. Dan DragutAugust 7, 2008 at 11:14 AM

    Personally I prefer to do it myself rather than trust some .reg file, but I can understand the convenience, I'll keep that in mind. see above.

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  3. Denis GorodetskiyApril 1, 2009 at 8:17 AM

    thanks man!

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  4. Dan DragutApril 1, 2009 at 9:57 AM

    you're welcome, Denis.

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  5. AnonymousJune 18, 2009 at 7:49 AM

    u r good dude..

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  6. Dan DragutJune 18, 2009 at 9:41 AM

    Thanks man, I can only take credit for my google searching skills :-) the rest is public knowledge.

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  7. MartinJune 17, 2010 at 7:50 AM

    awsome thanks!

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