The Turn off Search Companion content file updates machine setting should be configured correctly. Specifies whether Search Companion should automatically download content updates during local and Internet searches. When the user searches the local machine or the Internet, Search Companion occasionally connects to Microsoft to download an updated privacy policy and additional content files used to format and display results. If you enable this setting, Search Companion will not download content updates during searches. If you disable or do not configure this setting, Search Companion will download content updates unless the user is using Classic Search. Fix: (1) GPO: Computer Configuration\Administrative Templates\System\Internet Communication Management\Internet Communication settings\Turn off Search Companion content file updates (2) KEY: HKLM\SOFTWARE\Policies\Microsoft\SearchCompanion\DisableContentFileUpdates