>*Supported versions: Microsoft Edge on Windows 10, version 1703 or later*
>*Default setting: Enabled or not configured (Allowed)* [!INCLUDE [allow-search-engine-customization-shortdesc](../shortdesc/allow-search-engine-customization-shortdesc.md)] ### Supported values |Group Policy |MDM |Registry |Description |Most restricted | |---|:---:|:---:|---|:---:| |Disabled |0 |0 |Prevented/not allowed |![Most restricted value](../images/check-gn.png) | |Enabled or not configured
**(default)** |1 |1 |Allowed | | --- ### Configuration options For more details about configuring the search engine, see [Search engine customization](../group-policies/search-engine-customization-gp.md). ### ADMX info and settings ##### ADMX info - **GP English name:** Allow search engine customization - **GP name:** AllowSearchEngineCustomization - **GP path:** Windows Components/Microsoft Edge - **GP ADMX file name:** MicrosoftEdge.admx #### MDM settings - **MDM name:** Browser/[AllowSearchEngineCustomization](https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/client-management/mdm/policy-csp-browser#browser-allowsearchenginecustomization) - **Supported devices:** Desktop and Mobile - **URI full path:** ./Vendor/MSFT/Policy/Config/Browser/AllowSearchEngineCustomization - **Data type:** Integer #### Registry settings - **Path:** HLKM\\Software\\Policies\\Microsoft\\MicrosoftEdge\\Protected - **Value name:** AllowSearchEngineCustomization - **Value type:** REG_DWORD ### Related policies - [Set default search engine](../available-policies.md#set-default-search-engine): [!INCLUDE [set-default-search-engine-shortdesc](../shortdesc/set-default-search-engine-shortdesc.md)] - [Configure additional search engines](../available-policies.md#configure-additional-search-engines): [!INCLUDE [configure-additional-search-engines-shortdesc](../shortdesc/configure-additional-search-engines-shortdesc.md)] ### Related topics - [!INCLUDE [man-connections-win-comp-services-shortdesc-include](man-connections-win-comp-services-shortdesc-include.md)] - [!INCLUDE [search-provider-discovery-shortdesc-include](search-provider-discovery-shortdesc-include.md)]