What is the default value of IsDynamicSearchBoxEnabled?

The Windows default of IsDynamicSearchBoxEnabled is 1. Frozen Tweaks sets it to 0, and switching the tweak off puts back the value you had before.

Is "Disable Search Highlights" safe to switch on?

Safe and cosmetic. The main cost: Nothing but the decoration.

Switch the tweak off in Frozen Tweaks. Switching it off puts back exactly what was there before, value for value.

Is "Disable Search Highlights" free in Frozen Tweaks?

Yes. It is one of the free tweaks, with no time limit.

IsDynamicSearchBoxEnabled 0: turning off search highlights in Windows

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Short answer

Updated Oct 8, 2026

Search highlights are the daily illustrations and trending items in the search box and search panel. IsDynamicSearchBoxEnabled set to 0 turns them off. In the registry it sets IsDynamicSearchBoxEnabled to 0 under HKCU\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\SearchSettings.

In the app

Disable Search HighlightsFREE

Registry

HKCUSoftware\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\SearchSettings

IsDynamicSearchBoxEnabledYour previous value0

What the switch writes. Your current value may differ.

What it does

Search highlights are the daily illustrations and trending items in the search box and search panel. IsDynamicSearchBoxEnabled set to 0 turns them off.

In the app the switch is called "Disable Search Highlights", described there as: Removes the daily illustrations and trending content from the search box.

When it helps, and when it hurts

When it helps

A plain search box that does not fetch new content every day.

When it hurts

Nothing but the decoration.

What it writes

Exactly what the switch changes, read from the app's source. Switching it off is what the app writes when you turn the tweak off again.

Registry values the switch writes.
Key and value	With the tweak	Switching it off
HKCUSoftware\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\SearchSettingsIsDynamicSearchBoxEnabled	0	Your previous valueSaved before the change, or deleted if there was none.Windows default: 1.

From the app's source (pack_extra.hpp), app 2.0.0, checked Oct 8, 2026.

The same change by hand

You do not need the app for this one. These commands make the changes from the table above. Run them in a Command Prompt opened as administrator, and make a restore point first.

Make the change · CMD

reg add "HKCU\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\SearchSettings" /v "IsDynamicSearchBoxEnabled" /t REG_DWORD /d 0 /f

Put it back · CMD

reg add "HKCU\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\SearchSettings" /v "IsDynamicSearchBoxEnabled" /t REG_DWORD /d 1 /f

See what it is set to now · CMD

reg query "HKCU\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\SearchSettings" /v "IsDynamicSearchBoxEnabled"

How to undo it

In the app: Yes

Switching it off puts back exactly what was there before, value for value.

Switch the tweak off in Frozen Tweaks. The app saved what each value was before the change and writes exactly that back, or removes the value if it did not exist.

Changing several settings at once? The app's Make a restore point button, on every plan, makes a Windows restore point before you start.

Verdict

Safe and cosmetic.

Questions

What does the "Disable Search Highlights" tweak change in Windows?: In the registry it sets IsDynamicSearchBoxEnabled to 0 under HKCU\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\SearchSettings.
What is the default value of IsDynamicSearchBoxEnabled?: The Windows default of IsDynamicSearchBoxEnabled is 1. Frozen Tweaks sets it to 0, and switching the tweak off puts back the value you had before.
Is "Disable Search Highlights" safe to switch on?: Safe and cosmetic. The main cost: Nothing but the decoration.
How do I undo it?: Switch the tweak off in Frozen Tweaks. Switching it off puts back exactly what was there before, value for value.
Is "Disable Search Highlights" free in Frozen Tweaks?: Yes. It is one of the free tweaks, with no time limit.

In the app