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DefaultSearchProviderContextMenuAccessAllowed

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Allow default search provider context menu search access

Supported versions

  • On Windows and macOS since 85 or later

Description

Enables the use of a default search provider on the context menu.

If you set this policy to disabled the search context menu item that relies on your default search provider and sidebar search will not be available.

If this policy is set to enabled or not set, the context menu item for your default search provider and sidebar search will be available.

The policy value is only applied when the DefaultSearchProviderEnabled policy is enabled, and is not applicable otherwise.

Supported features

  • Can be mandatory: Yes
  • Can be recommended: No
  • Dynamic Policy Refresh: Yes
  • Per Profile: Yes
  • Applies to a profile that is signed in with a Microsoft account: No

Data type

  • Boolean

Windows information and settings

Group Policy (ADMX) info

  • GP unique name: DefaultSearchProviderContextMenuAccessAllowed
  • GP name: Allow default search provider context menu search access
  • GP path (Mandatory): Administrative Templates/Microsoft Edge
  • GP path (Recommended): N/A
  • GP ADMX file name: MSEdge.admx

Example value

Enabled

Registry settings

  • Path (Mandatory): SOFTWARE\Policies\Microsoft\Edge
  • Path (Recommended): N/A
  • Value name: DefaultSearchProviderContextMenuAccessAllowed
  • Value type: REG_DWORD

Example registry value

0x00000001

Mac information and settings

  • Preference Key name: DefaultSearchProviderContextMenuAccessAllowed
  • Example value:
<true/>

See also