Policy
Allow search engine customization
Windows 11 25H2
Policy overview
Key metadata and intent for this policy.
Supported OS tags: Windows10
This policy setting lets you decide whether users can change their search engine. If you disable this setting, users can't add new search engines or change the default used in the address bar. Important This setting can only be used with domain-joined or MDM-enrolled devices. For more info, see the Microsoft browser extension policy (aka.ms/browserpolicy). If you enable or don't configure this policy, users can add new search engines and change the default used in the address bar from within Microsoft Edge Settings. If you disable this setting, users can't add search engines or change the default used in the address bar.
Registry values
How enabled and disabled states update the registry.
| Registry location | Type | Enabled value | Disabled value |
|---|---|---|---|
| HKLM\Software\Policies\Microsoft\MicrosoftEdge\Protected - It is a violation of Windows Policy to modify. See aka.ms\browserpolicy\AllowSearchEngineCustomization | REG_DWORD | 1 | 0 |
Policy elements
Inputs and configuration options exposed by this policy.
This policy has no additional user input fields.
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