Hide Taskbar Search Box (JScript)

// ============================================================
// SetDisableTaskbarSearchBox.js
//
// Hide Taskbar Search Box.
// Hides the search box on the taskbar, leaving just an icon or nothing.
//
// Usage: cscript SetDisableTaskbarSearchBox.js
// ============================================================

var objShell = WScript.CreateObject("WScript.Shell");

try {
    objShell.RegWrite("HKCU\\Software\\Microsoft\\Windows\\CurrentVersion\\Search\\SearchboxTaskbarMode", 0, "REG_DWORD");
    WScript.Echo("Hide Taskbar Search Box applied.");
} catch (e) {
    WScript.Echo("Failed to apply tweak: " + e.description);
}