Enable the default search provider
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Category
Google > Google Chrome - Default Settings (users can override) > Default search provider
Supported on
Microsoft Windows 7 or later

Supported OS tags: Windows7

Setting the policy to Enabled means a default search is performed when a user enters non-URL text in the address bar. To specify the default search provider, set the rest of the default search policies. If you leave those policies empty, the user can choose the default provider. Setting the policy to Disabled means there's no search when the user enters non-URL text in the address bar. The Disabled value is not supported by the Google Admin console. If you set the policy, users can't change it in Google Chrome. If not set, the default search provider is on, and users can set the search provider list. On Microsoft® Windows®, this policy is only available on instances that are joined to a Microsoft® Active Directory® domain, joined to Microsoft® Azure® Active Directory® or enrolled in Chrome Enterprise Core. On macOS, this policy is only available on instances that are managed via MDM, joined to a domain via MCX or enrolled in Chrome Enterprise Core.

Internal name
DefaultSearchProviderEnabled_recommended
Policy ID
04035ddca796
Elements
0

Registry values

How enabled and disabled states update the registry.

ScopeRegistry locationTypeEnabled valueDisabled valueCopy
Path
Software\Policies\Google\Chrome\Recommended
Value name
DefaultSearchProviderEnabled
REG_DWORD
HKLM
1
HKCU
1
HKLM
0
HKCU
0
Registry location
Type REG_DWORD · Both
Path
Software\Policies\Google\Chrome\Recommended
Value name
DefaultSearchProviderEnabled
Hive
HKLM
Enabled value
1
Disabled value
0
Hive
HKCU
Enabled value
1
Disabled value
0

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