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ForceBingSafeSearch

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Enforce Bing SafeSearch

Supported versions

  • On Windows and macOS since 77 or later

Description

Ensure that queries in Bing web search are done with SafeSearch set to the value specified. Users can't change this setting.

If you configure this policy to 'BingSafeSearchNoRestrictionsMode', SafeSearch in Bing search falls back to the bing.com value.

If you configure this policy to 'BingSafeSearchModerateMode', the moderate setting is used in SafeSearch. The moderate setting filters adult videos and images but not text from search results.

If you configure this policy to 'BingSafeSearchStrictMode', the strict setting in SafeSearch is used. The strict setting filters adult text, images, and videos.

If you disable this policy or don't configure it, SafeSearch in Bing search isn't enforced, and users can set the value they want on bing.com.

Policy options mapping:

  • BingSafeSearchNoRestrictionsMode (0) = Don't configure search restrictions in Bing

  • BingSafeSearchModerateMode (1) = Configure moderate search restrictions in Bing

  • BingSafeSearchStrictMode (2) = Configure strict search restrictions in Bing

Use the preceding information when configuring this policy.

Policy options mapping:

Use this information when configuring this policy.

  • BingSafeSearchNoRestrictionsMode (0) = Don't configure search restrictions in Bing
  • BingSafeSearchModerateMode (1) = Configure moderate search restrictions in Bing
  • BingSafeSearchStrictMode (2) = Configure strict search restrictions in Bing

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: Yes

Data type

  • Integer

Windows information and settings

Group Policy (ADMX) info

  • GP unique name: ForceBingSafeSearch
  • GP name: Enforce Bing SafeSearch
  • GP path (Mandatory): Administrative Templates/Microsoft Edge
  • GP path (Recommended): N/A
  • GP ADMX file name: MSEdge.admx

Example value

Don't configure search restrictions in Bing

Registry settings

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

Example registry value

0x00000000

Mac information and settings

  • Preference Key name: ForceBingSafeSearch
  • Example value:
<integer>0</integer>

See also