This will disable web search in the Start menu for Windows 10. 1. Open regedit 2. Navigate to HKEY_CURRENT_USER\SOFTWARE\Policies\Microsoft\Windows 3. Either navigate to or create the "Explorer" key under the "Windows" key. 4. Create another DWORD (32-bit) value called "DisableSearchBoxSuggestions". 5. Set this new entry's value to 1. 6. Close the registry editor and re-login or restart.