Run this script to make windows just search files.

remove_politics.txt

#Requires -RunAsAdministrator

$ErrorActionPreference = "Stop"

function Set-DwordPolicy {
    param(
        [Parameter(Mandatory = $true)][string]$Path,
        [Parameter(Mandatory = $true)][string]$Name,
        [Parameter(Mandatory = $true)][int]$Value
    )

    if (-not (Test-Path $Path)) {
        New-Item -Path $Path -Force | Out-Null
    }

    New-ItemProperty -Path $Path -Name $Name -PropertyType DWord -Value $Value -Force | Out-Null
}

Write-Host "Applying Windows cleanup policies..." -ForegroundColor Cyan

# -----------------------------
# 1) WIDGETS OFF
# -----------------------------
# Microsoft-documented policy keys:
# HKLM\SOFTWARE\Policies\Microsoft\Dsh
#   AllowNewsAndInterests = 0      -> Widgets not allowed
#   DisableWidgetsBoard   = 1      -> Widgets board disabled
#   DisableWidgetsOnLockScreen = 1 -> No lock screen widgets

$widgetsPath = "HKLM:\SOFTWARE\Policies\Microsoft\Dsh"

Set-DwordPolicy -Path $widgetsPath -Name "AllowNewsAndInterests" -Value 0
Set-DwordPolicy -Path $widgetsPath -Name "DisableWidgetsBoard" -Value 1
Set-DwordPolicy -Path $widgetsPath -Name "DisableWidgetsOnLockScreen" -Value 1

# -----------------------------
# 2) SEARCH CLEAN, BUT STILL WORKING
# -----------------------------
# Microsoft-documented policy keys:
# HKLM\SOFTWARE\Policies\Microsoft\Windows\Windows Search
#   EnableDynamicContentInWSB = 0  -> Search highlights off
#   DisableSearch = 0              -> Search UI stays enabled

$searchPath = "HKLM:\SOFTWARE\Policies\Microsoft\Windows\Windows Search"

Set-DwordPolicy -Path $searchPath -Name "EnableDynamicContentInWSB" -Value 0
Set-DwordPolicy -Path $searchPath -Name "DisableSearch" -Value 0

# Optional cleanup: if a previous script left bad values behind, remove and re-set cleanly
# Remove-ItemProperty -Path $searchPath -Name "DisableSearch" -ErrorAction SilentlyContinue
# Set-DwordPolicy -Path $searchPath -Name "DisableSearch" -Value 0

Write-Host "Restarting Explorer and Search processes..." -ForegroundColor Cyan

# Restart Explorer so taskbar/UI refresh immediately
Stop-Process -Name explorer -Force -ErrorAction SilentlyContinue
Start-Process explorer.exe

# Restart Search-related processes if present
Stop-Process -Name SearchHost -Force -ErrorAction SilentlyContinue
Stop-Process -Name SearchApp -Force -ErrorAction SilentlyContinue

Write-Host ""
Write-Host "Done." -ForegroundColor Green
Write-Host "Widgets are off, Widgets Board is off, lock screen widgets are off," -ForegroundColor Green
Write-Host "and Search highlights are off while normal Search remains enabled." -ForegroundColor Green
Write-Host ""
Write-Host "If any visual element lingers, sign out and back in once." -ForegroundColor Yellow