Policy
Enforce Bing SafeSearch
Microsoft Edge
Policy overview
Key metadata and intent for this policy.
Supported OS tags: Windows7
Ensure that queries in Bing web search are done with SafeSearch set to the value specified. Users can't change this setting. If you configure this policy to 'BingSafeSearchNoRestrictionsMode', SafeSearch in Bing search falls back to the bing.com value. If you configure this policy to 'BingSafeSearchModerateMode', the moderate setting is used in SafeSearch. The moderate setting filters adult videos and images but not text from search results. If you configure this policy to 'BingSafeSearchStrictMode', the strict setting in SafeSearch is used. The strict setting filters adult text, images, and videos. If you disable this policy or don't configure it, SafeSearch in Bing search isn't enforced, and users can set the value they want on bing.com. Policy options mapping: * BingSafeSearchNoRestrictionsMode (0) = Don't configure search restrictions in Bing * BingSafeSearchModerateMode (1) = Configure moderate search restrictions in Bing * BingSafeSearchStrictMode (2) = Configure strict search restrictions in Bing Use the preceding information when configuring this policy.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Enforce Bing SafeSearch ID ForceBingSafeSearch | enum | Path Software\Policies\Microsoft\Edge Value name ForceBingSafeSearch Type REG_DWORD | Options: Don't configure search restrictions in Bing (0), Configure moderate search restrictions in Bing (1), Configure strict search restrictions in Bing (2) |