📊 VBA (Excel)
Check Disable Start Menu Web Search Registry Value (VBA)
Reads the Disable Start Menu Web Search registry value via WScript.Shell.RegRead and reports it in a message box — no PowerShell or reg.exe needed.
DisableWebSearchRegCheck.bas
Attribute VB_Name = "DisableWebSearchRegCheck"
Option Explicit
Public Sub DisableWebSearchRegCheck()
Dim wsh As Object
Dim regPath As String
Dim value As Variant
Set wsh = CreateObject("WScript.Shell")
regPath = "HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Search\BingSearchEnabled"
On Error Resume Next
value = wsh.RegRead(regPath)
On Error GoTo 0
If IsEmpty(value) Then
MsgBox "Value not set:" & vbCrLf & regPath, vbExclamation, "Disable Start Menu Web Search"
Else
MsgBox "Disable Start Menu Web Search" & vbCrLf & regPath & " = " & value, vbInformation
End If
End Sub