Hide or Show File Search Command in Start Menu?

Posted in Windows Registry Tips | August 7th, 2010

Hiding or Showing Windows File Search Command in Start Menu is easy as ABC. You can do this by using Registry Editor. First of all open Registry Editor by typing “regedit” in Run Command or Creating short cut on Desktop using “regedit” command line.

Open this key if you want to hide Search File Command for current logged user only.
HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Policies\Explorer

Open this key if you want to hide Search File Command for every user of Windows.
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Policies\Explorer

After opening this key in Registry Editor. Create new key “NoFind” as String value and enter value 1 in it.

Regedit Create Key

After adding this key Log Off or restart your windows. If you are using Microsoft Windows 9x then you should restart your windows and open Start Menu. You can not see File Search command any more. File search command is hidden now.

If you want to show again File Search Command then delete key from Registry which you created above.