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DefaultSearchProviderImageURL

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Specifies the search-by-image feature for the default search provider

Supported versions

  • On Windows and macOS since 77 or later

Description

Specifies the URL to the search engine used for image search. Search requests are sent using the GET method.

This policy is optional. If you don't configure it, image search isn't available.

Specify Bing's Image Search URL as: '{bing:baseURL}images/detail/search?iss=sbiupload&FORM=ANCMS1#enterInsights'.

Specify Google's Image Search URL as: '{google:baseURL}searchbyimage/upload'.

See DefaultSearchProviderImageURLPostParams policy to finish configuring image search.

This policy is applied only if you enable the DefaultSearchProviderEnabled and DefaultSearchProviderSearchURL policies.

Starting in Microsoft Edge 84, you can set this policy as a recommended policy. If the user has already set a default search provider, the default search provider configured by this recommended policy will not be added to the list of search providers the user can choose from. If this is the desired behavior, use the ManagedSearchEngines policy.

Supported features

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

Data type

  • String

Windows information and settings

Group Policy (ADMX) info

  • GP unique name: DefaultSearchProviderImageURL
  • GP name: Specifies the search-by-image feature for the default search provider
  • GP path (Mandatory): Administrative Templates/Microsoft Edge/Default search provider
  • GP path (Recommended): Administrative Templates/Microsoft Edge - Default Settings (users can override)/Default search provider
  • GP ADMX file name: MSEdge.admx

Example value

https://search.contoso.com/searchbyimage/upload

Registry settings

  • Path (Mandatory): SOFTWARE\Policies\Microsoft\Edge
  • Path (Recommended): SOFTWARE\Policies\Microsoft\Edge\Recommended
  • Value name: DefaultSearchProviderImageURL
  • Value type: REG_SZ

Example registry value

https://search.contoso.com/searchbyimage/upload

Mac information and settings

  • Preference Key name: DefaultSearchProviderImageURL
  • Example value:
<string>https://search.contoso.com/searchbyimage/upload</string>

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