Policy

Set the SafeSearch setting for Search

Windows 11 25H2

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Policy overview

Key metadata and intent for this policy.

ClassComputer
CategoryWindows Components > Search
Supported onMicrosoft Windows 8.1. Not supported on Windows 10 or later

Supported OS tags: Windows10, Windows8, Windows81

This policy setting allows you to control the SafeSearch setting used when performing a query in Search. If you enable this policy setting, you can specify one of three SafeSearch settings, which users won't be able to change: -Strict: Filter out adult text, images, and videos from search results; -Moderate: Filter adult images and videos but not text from search results; -Off: Don't filter adult content from search results. If you disable or don't configure this policy setting, users can specify the SafeSearch setting. Windows 10 users should use Search/DoNotUseWebResults

Internal name
SafeSearch
Policy ID
9b2865e53bc9
Elements
1

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.

ElementTypeRegistry mappingConstraints & behavior
Default Safe Search Setting
ID SafeSearch_Dropdown
enum
HKLM\SOFTWARE\Policies\Microsoft\Windows\Windows Search\ConnectedSearchSafeSearch
Type REG_DWORD
Options: Strict (1), Moderate (2), Off (3)

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