How can I globally disable the Search Suggested Sites (Stop sending keystrokes to Bing) from IE address bar?

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By default, Internet Explorer will provide users with the ability to Turn on or off suggestions while typing in the address bar. In this quick blog, I will show how you can implement a Group Policy to manage this particular feature from IE11.

Requirements: Be familiar with GPMC.MSC / GPEDIT.MSC console. You also need to have local or domain administrative rights on the Operating System.

Applies to:  Windows 7, Windows 8, Windows 8.1, Windows 2008 R2, Windows 2012 R2, Windows 10

To clarify what we are talking about in this blog, here is a screenshot to better illustrate the setting.

Stop sending keystrokes to bing

GROUP POLICY: Turn off suggestions for all user-installed providers 

You can manage this setting by using the Computer or User Configuration Group Policy.

  • This policy setting allows you to turn off suggestions for all user-installed search providers.
  • If you enable this policy setting, the user cannot view suggestions for user-installed search providers.
  • If you disable or do not configure this policy setting, the user can choose to view suggestions for all user-installed search providers that offer suggestions.

MACHINE CONFIGURATION:

  • GPO Search Tool link: https://gpsearch.azurewebsites.net/#612
  • Policy: Turn off suggestions for all user-installed providers
  • Category: Path Computer Configuration\Administrative Templates\Windows Components\Internet Explorer\
  • Supported: On At least Internet Explorer 8.0
  • Registry Key: HKLM\Software\Policies\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\SearchScopes
  • Value: showsearchsuggestionsglobal
  • Admx: inetres.admx

Detailed values:

  • Enabled Value:
  • decimal: 0

USER CONFIGURATION:

  • GPO Search Tool link: https://gpsearch.azurewebsites.net/#613
  • Policy:  Turn off suggestions for all user-installed providers
  • GPO LOCATION: User Configuration\Administrative Templates\Windows Components\Internet Explorer\
  • Supported: On At least Internet Explorer 8.0
  • Registry: Key HKCU\Software\Policies\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\SearchScopes
  • Value:  showsearchsuggestionsglobal
  • Admx:  inetres.admx

Detailed values:

  • Enabled Value:
  • decimal: 0

SCREENSHOT:

Stop sending keystrokes to bing

RESULTS:

Here we can see the Suggested Sites (Stop sending keystrokes to Bing) is not showing in the Address bar.

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