windows-itpro-docs/browsers/edge/includes/configure-additional-search-engines-include.md
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Supported versions: Microsoft Edge on Windows 10, version 1703 or later
Default setting: Disabled or not configured (Prevented)

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Supported values

Group Policy MDM Registry Description Most restricted
Disabled or not configured
(default)
0 0 Prevented. Use the search engine specified in App settings.

If you enabled this policy and now want to disable it, all previously configured search engines get removed.

Most restricted value
Enabled 1 1 Allowed. Add up to five additional search engines and set any one of them as the default.

For each search engine added you must specify a link to the OpenSearch XML file that contains, at a minimum, the short name and URL template (HTTPS) of the search engine. For more information about creating the OpenSearch XML file, see Search provider discovery.


ADMX info and settings

ADMX info

  • GP English name: Configure additional search engines
  • GP name: ConfigureAdditionalSearchEngines
  • GP element: ConfigureAdditionalSearchEngines_Prompt
  • GP path: Windows Components/Microsoft Edge
  • GP ADMX file name: MicrosoftEdge.admx

MDM settings

  • MDM name: Browser/ConfigureAdditionalSearchEngines
  • Supported devices: Desktop and Mobile
  • URI full path: ./Vendor/MSFT/Policy/Config/Browser/ConfigureAdditionalSearchEngines
  • Data type: Integer

Registry settings

  • Path: HKLM\Software\Policies\Microsoft\MicrosoftEdge\OpenSearch
  • Value name: ConfigureAdditionalSearchEngines
  • Value type: REG_SZ
  • Microsoft browser extension policy: This document describes the supported mechanisms for extending or modifying the behavior or user experience of Microsoft Edge and Internet Explorer, or the content displayed by these browsers. Any technique not explicitly listed in this document is considered unsupported.

  • Search provider discovery: Rich search integration is built into the Microsoft Edge address bar, including search suggestions, results from the web, your browsing history, and favorites.