Search Windows and the web from the taskbar to find help, apps, files, settings—you name it. You can also get quick answers from the web—like weather, stock prices, currency conversion, and much more—and get to websites faster by using links in the preview pane.

When you hover on the search highlight gleam in the taskbar Search Box, Windows Search (Win+S) will automatically open by default.

Reference: Search for anything, anywhere

This tutorial will show you how to enable or disable open Search when hovering on the search highlight gleam in the search box on the taskbar for your account in Windows 10.


Contents

  • Option One: Turn On or Off Open Search on Hover from Taskbar
  • Option Two: Turn On or Off Open Search on Hover using REG file



EXAMPLE: Open search on hover

Enable or Disable Open Search on Hover in Windows 10-open_search_on_hover.jpg





OPTION ONE

Turn On or Off Open Search on Hover from Taskbar


1 Right click on the taskbar. (see screenshot below)

2 Click/tap on Search.

3 Click/tap on Open on hover to check (on -default) or uncheck (off) for what you want.

The Open on hover setting will be grayed out if Show search highlights is unchecked (off).

Enable or Disable Open Search on Hover in Windows 10-open_search_on_hover-setting.png






OPTION TWO

Turn On or Off Open Search on Hover using REG file


1 Do step 2 (on) or step 3 (off) below for what you want.

2 Turn On Open Search on Hover

This is the default setting.

A) Click/tap on the Download button below to download the file below, and go to step 4 below.

Turn_ON_Open_Search_on_hover.reg

Download

(Contents of REG file for reference)
Code:
Windows Registry Editor Version 5.00

[HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Feeds\DSB]
"OpenOnHover"=dword:00000001

3 Turn Off Open Search on Hover

A) Click/tap on the Download button below to download the file below, and go to step 4 below.

Turn_OFF_Open_Search_on_hover.reg

Download

(Contents of REG file for reference)
Code:
Windows Registry Editor Version 5.00

[HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Feeds\DSB]
"OpenOnHover"=dword:00000000

4 Save the .reg file to your desktop.

5 Double click/tap on the downloaded .reg file to merge it.

6 When prompted, click/tap on Run, Yes (UAC), Yes, and OK to approve the merge.

7 You can now delete the downloaded .reg file if you like.


That's it,
Shawn Brink


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