Windows 10: Trying to hid the searchbar for all users using HKU\dfltstgs "C:\Users\Default\NTUSER.DAT...

I'm in the process of building a Windows 11 23H2 image. I'm trying to use registry to modify the OS to my liking. I have 30 other registry settings that I have confirmed that work and I'm using batch scripting to apply the settings. During my testing, I confirmed that this first registry key,REG ADD "HKCU\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Search" /v "SearchBoxTaskbarMode" /t REG_DWORD /d 0 /fwill work when run on the local administrator account and the search bar becomes hidden. I'm trying to use REG LOAD HKU\DfltStgs "C:\Users\Default\NTUSER.DAT" followed byREG ADD "HKU\DfltStgs\SOFTW

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NTUSER reg entries does not get reflected in Current user

The registry settings used as the default settings for a user who logs in and does not have an existing profile are at C:\Users\Default\ntuser.

HKEY_USERS (HKU Registry Hive)

 

NTUSER reg entries does not get reflected in Current user

adding in C:\Users\Default\ntuser does not copy all the keys. out of 10, 2 are missing..need to understand why two are missing

 

New Account/User Issues

Hi,

When you create a new user account, Windows uses the Default user profile as a template to construct the files for the newly created user account. You might be experiencing issues creating new accounts due to a corrupt Default profile. To
resolve the issue, we suggest reinstating the Default folder in the
Users directory by following these steps:

• Log in as an administrator.
• Open the C:\Users folder using Windows Explorer.
• Rename the Default user profile folder to Default.OLD.
• Download a zip of C:\Users\Default from a Windows 10 installation that doesn't have this problem.
  
• Unzip the non-corrupt Default profile into C:\Users.
• Try logging in to the new user account and check if the problem is resolved.

Let us know how it turns out.