Policy
Default search provider URL for suggestions
Microsoft Edge
Policy overview
Key metadata and intent for this policy.
Supported OS tags: Windows7
Specifies the URL for the search engine used to provide search suggestions. The URL contains the string '{searchTerms}', which is replaced at query time by the text the user entered so far. This policy is optional. If you don't configure it, users can't see search suggestions; they see suggestions from their browsing history and favorites. Bing's suggest URL can be specified as: '{bing:baseURL}qbox?query={searchTerms}'. Google's suggest URL can be specified as: '{google:baseURL}complete/search?output=chrome&q={searchTerms}'. This policy is applied only if you enable the 'DefaultSearchProviderEnabled' (Enable the default search provider) and 'DefaultSearchProviderSearchURL' (Default search provider search URL) policies. Starting in Microsoft Edge version 84, you can set this policy as a recommended policy. If the user has already set a default search provider, the default search provider configured by this recommended policy isn't added to the list of search providers the user can choose from. If this is the desired behavior, use the 'ManagedSearchEngines' (Manage Search Engines) policy. Example value: https://search.contoso.com/suggest?q={searchTerms}
Registry values
How enabled and disabled states update the registry.
No explicit registry values are set for enabled or disabled states.
Policy elements
Inputs and configuration options exposed by this policy.
| Scope | Element | Type | Registry mapping | Constraints & behavior | Copy |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Default search provider URL for suggestions ID DefaultSearchProviderSuggestURL | text | Path Software\Policies\Microsoft\Edge\Recommended Value name DefaultSearchProviderSuggestURL Type REG_SZ | None |