Policy
Enable the default search provider
Microsoft Edge
Policy overview
Key metadata and intent for this policy.
Supported OS tags: Windows7
Enables the ability to use a default search provider. If you enable this policy, a user can search for a term by typing in the address bar (as long as what they type isn't a URL). You can specify the default search provider to use by enabling the rest of the default search policies. If these are left empty (not configured) or configured incorrectly, the user can choose the default provider. If you disable this policy, the user can't search from the address bar. If you enable or disable this policy, users can't change or override it. If you don't configure this policy, the default search provider is enabled, and the user can choose the default search provider and set the search provider list. This policy is available only on Windows instances that are joined to a Microsoft Active Directory domain, joined to Microsoft Azure Active Directory, or instances that enrolled for device management. On macOS, this policy is available only on instances that are managed via MDM or joined to a domain via MCX. Starting in Microsoft Edge 84, you can set this policy as a recommended policy.
Registry values
How enabled and disabled states update the registry.
| Scope | Registry location | Type | Enabled value | Disabled value | Copy |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Path Software\Policies\Microsoft\Edge\Recommended Value name DefaultSearchProviderEnabled | REG_DWORD | HKLM 1 HKCU 1 | HKLM 0 HKCU 0 |
Policy elements
Inputs and configuration options exposed by this policy.
This policy has no additional user input fields.