Prevent configuration of search from the Address bar

This policy setting specifies the action that will be performed when searching from the Address bar. There are two possible actions:
• Do not search from the Address bar: Specifies to not use the Address bar for searches. You can still perform searches in the Search bar by clicking the Search button in the toolbar.
• Just display the results in the main window: Specifies that, when you search from the Address bar, the list of search results be displayed in the main window.

If you enable this policy setting, you must specify what action should be performed when searching from the Address bar. The user cannot change it.

If you disable or not configure this policy setting, the user can specify what action should be performed when searching from the Address bar.

When searching from the address bar:

0. Just display the results in the main window
   

   Registry Hive	HKEY_CURRENT_USER
   Registry Path	Software\Policies\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\Main
   Value Name	AutoSearch
   Value Type	REG_DWORD
   Value	4

1. Do not search from the address bar
   

   Registry Hive	HKEY_CURRENT_USER
   Registry Path	Software\Policies\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\Main
   Value Name	AutoSearch
   Value Type	REG_DWORD
   Value	0