diff --git a/os/layers/live/includes.chroot/etc/dconf/db/local.d/00-disable-search-providers b/os/layers/live/includes.chroot/etc/dconf/db/local.d/00-disable-search-providers
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+# Disable Gnome Software search provider.
+# This is needed to stop Gnome Software from always running in the background.
+[org/gnome/desktop/search-providers]
+disabled = ['org.gnome.Software.desktop']