Policy
Enable the Search bar (deprecated)
Microsoft Edge
Policy overview
Key metadata and intent for this policy.
Supported OS tags: Windows7
DEPRECATED: This policy is deprecated. It is currently supported but will become obsolete in a future release. Enables the search bar. When enabled, users can use the search bar to search the web from their desktop or from an application. The search bar provides a search box that shows web suggestions and opens all web searches in Microsoft Edge. The search box provides search (powered by Bing) and URL suggestions. The search bar can be launched from the "More tools" menu or jump list in Microsoft Edge. If you enable or don't configure this policy, the following results are seen: The search bar is automatically enabled for all profiles. The option to enable the search bar at startup is toggled on if the 'WebWidgetIsEnabledOnStartup' (Allow the Search bar at Windows startup) policy is enabled. If the 'WebWidgetIsEnabledOnStartup' is disabled or not configured, the option to enable the search bar at startup is toggled off. Users will see the menu item to launch the search bar from the Microsoft Edge "More tools" menu. Users can launch the search bar from "More tools". Users will see the menu item to launch the search bar from the Microsoft Edge jump list menu. Users can launch the search bar from the Microsoft Edge jump list menu. The search bar can be turned off by the "Quit" option in the System tray or by closing the search bar from the three-dot menu. The search bar is restarted on system reboot if auto-start is enabled. If you disable this policy, the following results are seen: The search bar is disabled for all profiles. The option to launch the search bar from Microsoft Edge "More tools" menu is disabled. The option to launch the search bar from Microsoft Edge jump list menu is disabled. This policy is deprecated due to the deprecation of the Web widget's vertical layout. This policy will be made obsolete in 119 release.
Registry values
How enabled and disabled states update the registry.
| Scope | Registry location | Type | Enabled value | Disabled value | Copy |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Path Software\Policies\Microsoft\Edge Value name WebWidgetAllowed | REG_DWORD | HKLM 1 HKCU 1 | HKLM 0 HKCU 0 |
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