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Allow the Search bar at Windows startup
Supported versions
- On Windows since 117 or later
Description
Allows the Search bar to start running at Windows startup.
If you enable: The Search bar will start running at Windows startup by default. If the Search bar is disabled via SearchbarAllowed policy, this policy will not start the Search bar on Windows startup.
If you disable this policy: The Search bar will not start at Windows startup for all profiles. The option to start the search bar at Windows startup will be disabled and toggled off in search bar settings.
If you don't configure the policy: The Search bar will not start at Windows startup for all profiles. The option to start the search bar at Windows startup will be toggled off in search bar settings.
Supported features
- Can be mandatory: Yes
- Can be recommended: No
- Dynamic Policy Refresh: No - Requires browser restart
- Per Profile: No
- Applies to a profile that is signed in with a Microsoft account: Yes
Data type
- Boolean
Windows information and settings
Group Policy (ADMX) info
- GP unique name: SearchbarIsEnabledOnStartup
- GP name: Allow the Search bar at Windows startup
- 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: SearchbarIsEnabledOnStartup
- Value type: REG_DWORD
Example registry value
0x00000001