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.

Policy Details

Policy Name

HSS_KBSearchPolicy

Registry Key

Software\Policies\Microsoft\PCHealth\HelpSvc

Value Name

MicrosoftKBSearch

Supported On

At least Windows Server 2003 operating systems with SP1 or Windows XP Professional with SP2

OMA-URI (CSP)

ADMX_ICM/HSS_KBSearchPolicy

OS Build Version:10.0.22000, 10.0.19043.1202, 10.0.19042.1202, 10.0.19041.1202

CSP Version:10.0

Conflict Resolution:LastWrite

Allowed Editions:

EnterpriseEnterprise NProfessionalProfessional NEnterprise EvaluationEnterprise N EvaluationEducationEducation NEnterprise SEnterprise S NEnterprise S EvaluationEnterprise S N EvaluationHolographic BusinessPro Single LanguagePro ChinaPro WorkstationPro Workstation NPro For EducationPro For Education NEnterprisegEnterprisegnServerrdshIotenterpriseIotenterprisesCloudeditionnCloudeditionIotenterpriseskIotenterpriseseval

Policy State Values

Enabled: 0

Disabled: 1

Available Languages

en-us