There are various features in Windows10 provided by Microsoft which don’t have a proper explanation or functions, similarly Send a Smile or Send a frown is a feature in Internet Explorer which makes no sense. Send a smile is a feedback button which users can use to send feedback about Internet Explorer issues. Still, unless Microsoft explains what it wants feedback about, it’s just a useless and annoying feature. Send a Smile or Send a Frown is located in the Internet Explorer toolbar at the top right corner.
The worst part of Send a Smile feature is that there is no way to disable or remove this annoying feature, but we have found a pretty neat way to Disable Send a Smile button from Internet Explorer. So without wasting any time, let’s see how to Send a Smile button from Internet Explorer with the help of the below-listed guide.
Remove Send a Smile button from Internet Explorer
Make sure to create a restore point just in case something goes wrong.
Contents
- Remove Send a Smile button from Internet Explorer
- Method 1: Remove Send a Smile button using Registry Editor
- Method 2: Remove Send a Smile button using Group Policy Editor
Method 1: Remove Send a Smile button using Registry Editor
Press Windows Key + R then type regedit and hit Enter to open Registry.
Navigate to the following registry key:
HKEY_CURRENT_USER\SOFTWARE\Policies\Microsoft
Right-click on Microsoft then selects New > Key.
Name this new key as Restrictions and hit Enter.
Now right-click on Restrictions key and select New > DWORD (32-bit) value.
Name this DWORD as NoHelpItemSendFeedback and hit Enter.
Double-click on NoHelpItemSendFeedback and set it’s value to 1 then click OK.
Reboot your PC to save changes, and this would Remove Send a Smile button from Internet Explorer.
Method 2: Remove Send a Smile button using Group Policy Editor
Press Windows key + R then type gpedit.msc and hit Enter.
Navigate to the following path inside Group Policy Editor:
User Configuration > Administrative Templates > Windows Components > Internet Explorer > Browser menus
Select Browser menus than in the right window pane double-click on “Help menu: Remove ‘Send Feedback’ menu option“.
Set this policy to Enabled then click Apply followed by OK.
Reboot your PC to save changes.
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That’s it you have successfully Remove Send a Smile button from Internet Explorer but if you still have any questions regarding this post then feel free to ask them in the comment’s section.
