Policy
Custom Instant Search Internet search provider
Microsoft Windows
Policy overview
Key metadata and intent for this policy.
Supported OS tags: Windows10, Windows10RT, Windows11, Windows7, Windows8, Windows81, WindowsRT, WindowsRT81, WindowsServer2008, WindowsServer2012, WindowsServer2012R2, WindowsServer2016, WindowsVista
Set up the menu name and URL for the custom Internet search provider. If you enable this setting, the specified menu name and URL will be used for Internet searches. If you disable or not configure this setting, the default Internet search provider will be used.
Internal name
CustomSearch
Policy ID
5722123261af
Elements
2
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| User | The string or DLL resource from which to load the string shown in the Instant Search menu. ID CustomSearch_NamePrompt | text | Path Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Policies\Explorer\SearchExtensions Value name InternetExtensionName Type REG_SZ | None | |
| User | The URL to use when invoking the custom Internet search, with the search term indicated by "%w". ID CustomSearch_URLPrompt | text | Path Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Policies\Explorer\SearchExtensions Value name InternetExtensionAction Type REG_SZ | None |
The string or DLL resource from which to load the string shown in the Instant Search menu.
Registry mapping
Path
Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Policies\Explorer\SearchExtensions
Value name
InternetExtensionName
Type
REG_SZ
DetailsNone
The URL to use when invoking the custom Internet search, with the search term indicated by "%w".
Registry mapping
Path
Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Policies\Explorer\SearchExtensions
Value name
InternetExtensionAction
Type
REG_SZ
DetailsNone