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Enable the default search provider

Enables the ability to use a default search provider. If you enable this policy, a user can search for a term by typing in the address bar (as long as what they type isn't a URL). You can specify the default search provider to use by enabling the rest of the default search policies. If these are left empty (not configured) or configured incorrectly, the user can choose the default provider. If you disable this policy, the user can't search from the address bar. If you enable or disable this policy, users can't change or override it. If you don't configure this policy, the default search provider is enabled, and the user can choose the default search provider and set the search provider list. This policy is available only on Windows instances that are joined to a Microsoft Active Directory domain, joined to Microsoft Azure Active Directory, or instances that enrolled for device management. On macOS, this policy is available only on instances that are managed via MDM or joined to a domain via MCX. Starting in Microsoft Edge 84, you can set this policy as a recommended policy.

Policy Details

Policy Name
DefaultSearchProviderEnabled_recommended
Registry Key
Software\Policies\Microsoft\Edge\Recommended
Value Name
DefaultSearchProviderEnabled
Supported On
Microsoft Edge version 77, Windows 7 or later
Policy State Values
Enabled: 1
Disabled: 0
Available Languages
en-us