Disabling the calculator in the address bar

Every Chromebook comes with a so-called Omnibox by default. That is the box you type in to search, to paste or type a link, but it is also a calculator you can use to solve a maths problem.
Very handy, but not welcome when students need to practise their arithmetic skills. Sometimes the idea is that they learn to do maths without using a calculator.

Fortunately, that calculator can be disabled from the Google Admin console. Go to:

Scroll to the Omnibox search provider section and select the correct organisational unit (OU) on the left.

Under Search Suggest, choose Never allow users to use Search Suggest to turn the feature off.
Click SAVE in the top right, and doing sums without a calculator is the default again.

This applies to the address bar in the Chrome browser, but also to the Omnibox in the "shelf" at the bottom of the screen.

Updated on: 03/11/2026