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Don't hunt for moved shortcut targets

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Sets NoResolveSearch = 1 under the per-user Policies\Explorer key. When a shortcut's target has moved or lives on a disconnected drive/share, Explorer normally spends several seconds scanning the filesystem (and the network) trying to 'fix' it — the classic frozen 'Searching for items…' dialog. This stops that search so a dead shortcut just reports missing immediately instead of hanging the window. Reversible.

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Official documentation: https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/client-management/mdm/policy-csp-admx-windowsexplorer

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