Policy
Add primary intranet search location
Windows 11 25H2
Policy overview
Key metadata and intent for this policy.
Supported OS tags: WindowsServer2003, WindowsXP
Enabling this policy allows you to add a primary intranet search location within Windows Desktop Search. The value of this text should be: name,url For example: Intranet,http://intranetsearch.aspx?k=$w You must provide the following: 1) A name for the scope, such as 'Intranet'. 2) The URL to the search service. Use $w in place of the query term for the search service URL. If your intranet search service is SharePoint Portal Server, your query should resemble the following: http://sitename/Search.aspx?k=$w If your intranet search service is Windows SharePoint Services (WSS), the query should resemble the following, where XXXX is the locale ID of your WSS Service. For example, the English locale ID is 1033. http://sitename/_layouts/XXXX/searchresults.aspx?SearchString=$w This adds intranet search location to: 1) The Windows Deskbar 2) The Desktop Search results search box 3) The WDS search box in Search Companion
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.
| Element | Type | Registry mapping | Constraints & behavior |
|---|---|---|---|
Intranet Search Scope Url ID PrimaryIntranetSearchScopeUrl | text | HKLM\SOFTWARE\Policies\Microsoft\Windows\Windows Search\PrimaryIntranetSearchScopeUrl Type REG_SZ | None |
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