How to search the internet for the start menu

To activate the search function, it is first necessary to access the Registry Editor of your Windows. That's pretty easy, actually: just press the Windows key + R, type "regedit" (without quotes) in the window that appears and click "OK"

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With the program open, use the list of folders on the left side of the window to access HKEY_CURRENT_USER> Software> Policies> Microsoft> Windows and find the file "Explorer". Do not despair if the item is not there: all you need to do is create it. To do this, click the right mouse button on the "Windows", choose New> Key from the context menu and name the new key as "Explorer".

 

Finding or creating a new file, proceed by clicking it right, this time choosing New> DWORD (32-bit). Name the file "AddSearchInternetLinkInStartMenu" (without quotes).

Finally, open the newly created item, change the "Value data" to 1 and click "OK" to save the change. But before the changes take effect, you will still need to restart the system (or at least Windows Explorer).

Following the steps in this tutorial, whenever you type a term into the search field of the Start Menu, the option "Search the Internet" will be available in the search results. By clicking on it, a page from your default browser opens automatically, containing the answers to your default search engine.