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Sign in to vote. It works - for the most part. Any help appreciated. Tuesday, December 31, PM. Adding "SSVAgent. BUT if the user serahces for eg. Powershell which is also blocked and the user right-clicks on the name, then a context menu appears with 'Open file location' in it. If the user clicks that, then explorer still opens while I blocked explorer with the policy editor. I think this is a bug. I'll post it also in the feedback hub, but for now there is no way to block the user for opening explorer unless I disable tablet mode, but the tablet mode is a necessary in the configuration I want the users to operate in.

Thank you for getting back to us. We understand that you've already performed some steps to prevent search from opening the context menu that will result viewing the file location folder. However, we do not want to leave you hanging out there without getting any assistance from us.

Having said that, we recommend that you also post this concern on MSDN forums as they more knowledgeable with Windows 10 advanced Group Policy settings. Our engineers and developers will be looking further into this concern once you posted your concern. Dennis Bakker. I have the same question 4. Report abuse. Details required :. Cancel Submit. Xylee Del Microsoft Agent. Hi Dennis, Windows Explorer is a primary desktop shell and if you'll remove it altogether will create a lot of side effects that are usually not desirable.

As for disabling the Search feature, follow the steps below to disable this via Windows Services: Type in services. On the services window, look for Windows Search. Double click Windows Search to open Properties.

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