Do you hate an extraneous search box that is cluttering your valuable real estate space in an IE address bar? This article was tested with IE8 on Windows XP and Windows 7. Remove Search box using gpedit.msc If you are using IE8, there is a simple way to remove a search box using Group Policy Editor. Run Group Policy Editor ( gpedit.msc ), navigate to User Configuration Administrative Templates Windows Components Internet Explorer Prevent Internet Explorer Search box from displaying (entries can be sorted alphabetically) and enable the policy. Next time you are in Internet Explorer, the search box is gone. All instances of IE must be closed before you…