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Enable Windows to search local Microsoft Edge browsing data
Supported versions
- On Windows since 93 or later
Description
Enables Windows to index Microsoft Edge browsing data stored locally on the user's device and allows users to find and launch previously stored browsing data directly from Windows features such as the search box on the taskbar in Windows.
If you enable this policy or don't configure it, Microsoft Edge will publish local browsing data to the Windows Indexer.
If you disable this policy, Microsoft Edge will not share data to the Windows Indexer.
Note that if you disable this policy, Microsoft Edge will remove the data shared with Windows on the device and stop sharing any new browsing data.
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
- Boolean
Windows information and settings
Group Policy (ADMX) info
- GP unique name: LocalBrowserDataShareEnabled
- GP name: Enable Windows to search local Microsoft Edge browsing data
- GP path (Mandatory): Administrative Templates/Microsoft Edge
- GP path (Recommended): Administrative Templates/Microsoft Edge - Default Settings (users can override)
- GP ADMX file name: MSEdge.admx
Example value
Disabled
Registry settings
- Path (Mandatory): SOFTWARE\Policies\Microsoft\Edge
- Path (Recommended): SOFTWARE\Policies\Microsoft\Edge\Recommended
- Value name: LocalBrowserDataShareEnabled
- Value type: REG_DWORD
Example registry value
0x00000000