📜 VBScript (WSH)
Check "Disable Bing Search Suggestions" Status (VBScript)
Reads the registry value behind the "Disable Bing Search Suggestions" tweak to confirm whether it's applied.
CheckDisableBingSearchStatus.vbs
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' CheckDisableBingSearchStatus.vbs
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' Checks whether "Disable Bing Search Suggestions" is currently applied.
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' Usage: cscript CheckDisableBingSearchStatus.vbs
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Option Explicit
Dim objShell, currentValue
Set objShell = CreateObject("WScript.Shell")
On Error Resume Next
currentValue = objShell.RegRead("HKCU\Software\Policies\Microsoft\Windows\Explorer\DisableSearchBoxSuggestions")
If Err.Number <> 0 Then
WScript.Echo "'DisableSearchBoxSuggestions' is not set (using the Windows default)."
Else
WScript.Echo "Current value of 'DisableSearchBoxSuggestions': " & currentValue
End If
On Error Goto 0