Policy
Force direct intranet site navigation instead of searching on single word entries in the Address Bar
Microsoft Edge
Policy overview
Key metadata and intent for this policy.
Supported OS tags: Windows7
If you enable this policy, the top autosuggest result in the address bar suggestion list navigates to intranet sites if the text entered in the address bar is a single word without punctuation. Default navigation when typing a single word without punctuation conducts a navigation to an intranet site matching the entered text. If you enable this policy, the second autosuggest result in the address bar suggestion list conducts a web search exactly as it was entered, if this text is a single word without punctuation. The default search provider is used unless a policy to prevent web search is also enabled. Two effects of enabling this policy are: Navigation to sites in response to single word queries that would typically resolve to a history item will no longer happen. Instead, the browser will attempt navigate to internal sites that may not exist in an organization's intranet. This will result in a 404 error. Popular, single-word search terms will require manual selection of search suggestions to properly conduct a search.
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 GoToIntranetSiteForSingleWordEntryInAddressBar | REG_DWORD | HKLM 1 HKCU 1 | HKLM 0 HKCU 0 |
Policy elements
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This policy has no additional user input fields.