🖥️ Batch (CMD)
Check "Disable Windows Spotlight on Desktop" Status (Batch)
Uses reg query to check the current value behind the "Disable Windows Spotlight on Desktop" tweak.
CheckDisableWindowsSpotlightStatus.bat
@echo off
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:: CheckDisableWindowsSpotlightStatus.bat
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:: Checks whether "Disable Windows Spotlight on Desktop" is currently applied.
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reg query "HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Policies\Microsoft\Windows\CloudContent" /v "DisableSpotlightCollectionOnDesktop" 2>nul
if %ERRORLEVEL% NEQ 0 (
echo.
echo 'DisableSpotlightCollectionOnDesktop' is not set (using the Windows default^).
)
pause