Windows 8.1 disable search bar completely

basher

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When i play games or do other full screen stuff, and when i press alt+tab to go to desktop, it shows "search pane" and opens me charm bar with search bar only in it... I have classic shell installed, i have disabled all that broken metro stuff, from hot corners, charm bar, to start screen, but that search bar just doesnt go away, how to completely remove it ?
 

My Computer

System One

  • OS
    7 x64
Use the F11 key to go from the full screen to desktop.
 

My Computer

System One

  • OS
    windows 8.1 Update 1 Pro 64bit
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    Pavillion H8-1202
    CPU
    I7-2600 @ 3.4 GHz
    Motherboard
    PEGATRON
    Memory
    8 GB
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    NIVDIA GeForce GT 520
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    Realtek ALC656GR CODEC
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    Samsung SyncMaster S22B350
    Screen Resolution
    1920X1080 32 bit color
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    Samsung 850 EVO SSD 500GB
    Keyboard
    Razer Blackwidow Ultimate 2013
    Mouse
    Logitech M510
Indeed, sorry, I have removed my post, because I have noticed, that Classic Shell contains something like:

Find programs, settings, files and documents.

Maybe it is part of that software?
 

My Computer

System One

  • OS
    Win 8.1.1 Pro x64
    Computer type
    Laptop
    System Manufacturer/Model
    Lenovo E525
    CPU
    AMD A4-3300M @ 2,0GHz
    Memory
    6GB DDR3 1333MHz
    Graphics Card(s)
    AMD Radeon HD 6480G 512MB shared
    Sound Card
    Creative Sound Blaster X-Fi Surround 5.1
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    1366x768
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    WD 465GB
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    Fusion Tweaker
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    Logitech K360
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    Logitech M705
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    50/50 MBps
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    Yandex
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    No AV & No Firewall
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    Headphones: Sennheiser RS170
The "Alt+Tab" should display active applications on the system with small icons for each. Since you removed the "broken metro stuff" and replaced it with third-party "classic shell", it "broke" the list of active application. Except the search bar...

The search bar is integral part of the OS and it runs as "Windows Search", configured as automatic (delayed start) service. You can try disabling this service, but it may result in a performance hit since two other services depend on windows search. Namely the windows media player network sharing service and work folders, whatever the last is for...

You could also try this registry settings at your own risk...

Close to two years ego, the windows search could be uninstalled from the list of features, but that's history by now...
 

My Computer

System One

  • OS
    Win 8.1
    Computer type
    PC/Desktop
    System Manufacturer/Model
    Dell Latitude
    CPU
    Intel i5-3350P (3.1 GHz)
    Motherboard
    Gigabyte
    Memory
    16 GBs
    Graphics Card(s)
    AMD Radeon HD7850
    Sound Card
    Built-in to MB
    Monitor(s) Displays
    2 x 24" Dell
    Screen Resolution
    3,840 x1,200
    Hard Drives
    128 GBs, OCZ Vertex, SATA III SSD
    256 GBs Intel SATA III SSD
    3 x Seagate 1 TBs HDD
    PSU
    Antec 750W
    Case
    Antec P185
    Internet Speed
    50 Gb/s
    Browser
    IE11, Firefox22.0
    Antivirus
    Vipre
    Other Info
    Works, most of the times unless Microsoft patches decide otherwise...
Well, deleting these two files solves the issue:

Windows.Shell.Search.UriHandler.dll
Windows.UI.Search.dll


it runs as "Windows Search"

Wrong. Disabling Windows Search service does not remove the bar, do not mislead people.
 

My Computer

System One

  • OS
    Windows
Hei Anixx
When I do a search for the files above..
I get four different location:
C:\Windows\System32

C:\Windows\SysWOW64

C:\Windows\WinSxS\wow64_microsoft-windows-ui-search_31bf3856ad364e35_6.3.9600.17415_none_f070de6c2b202bd8

C:\Windows\WinSxS\amd64_microsoft-windows-ui-search_31bf3856ad364e35_6.3.9600.17415_none_e61c3419f6bf69dd

Do I have to dele the files in all locations to remove the search bar in the charmbar?

/The Pilot
 

My Computer

System One

  • OS
    Windows 8.1 Pro
    Computer type
    Tablet
C:\Windows\System32\Windows.Shell.Search.UriHandler.dll is a hardlink:

C:\Windows\System32>fsutil hardlink list "C:\Windows\System32\Windows.Shell.Search.UriHandler.dll"

\Windows\System32\Windows.Shell.Search.UriHandler.dll

\Windows\WinSxS\amd64_microsoft-windows-ui-search_31bf3856ad364e35_10.0.10240.16386_none_fd11aeadbdaf3bd3\Windows.Shell.Search.UriHandler.dll
 

My Computer

System One

  • OS
    Windows 10 Pro X64
    Computer type
    PC/Desktop
    System Manufacturer/Model
    Lenovo IdeaCenter K450
    CPU
    Intel Quad Core i7-4770 @ 3.4Ghz
    Motherboard
    Lenovo
    Memory
    16.0GB PC3-12800 DDR3 SDRAM 1600 MHz
    Graphics Card(s)
    Intel Integrated HD Graphics
    Sound Card
    Realtek HD Audio
    Monitor(s) Displays
    HP h2207
    Screen Resolution
    1680x1050@59Hz
    Hard Drives
    250GB Samsung EVO SATA-3 SSD;
    2TB Seagate ST2000DM001 SATA-2;
    1.5TB Seagate ST3150041AS SATA
    PSU
    500W
    Keyboard
    Wired USB
    Mouse
    Wired USB
    Internet Speed
    3GB Up, 30GB Down
    Browser
    SeaMonkey
    Antivirus
    Windows Defender; MBAM Pro
    Other Info
    UEFI/GPT
    PLDS DVD-RW DH16AERSH
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