Howtogeek posted a tip about searching the Internet from the Start Menu in Windows 7

The new Search feature in Windows 7 has greatly improved for navigating your PC. But how neat would it be to search the Internet from the Start Menu? Here we show you how to do it. This method uses Group Policy Editor which is not available in Home versions of Windows 7. Using Group Policy Editor. First type gpedit.msc into the Search box in the Start Menu and hit Enter.

  Search the Internet from the Start Menu in Windows 7