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Search in Sidebar enabled

Supported versions

  • On Windows and macOS since 110 or later

Description

Search in Sidebar allows users to open search result in sidebar (including sidebar search for Progressive Web Apps).

If you configure this policy to 'EnableSearchInSidebar' or don't configure it, Search in sidebar will be enabled.

If you configure this policy to 'DisableSearchInSidebarForKidsMode', Search in sidebar will be disabled when in Kids mode. Some methods that would normally invoke sidebar search will invoke a traditional search instead.

If you configure this policy to 'DisableSearchInSidebar', Search in sidebar will be disabled. Some methods that would normally invoke sidebar search will invoke a traditional search instead.

Policy options mapping:

  • EnableSearchInSidebar (0) = Enable search in sidebar

  • DisableSearchInSidebarForKidsMode (1) = Disable search in sidebar for Kids Mode

  • DisableSearchInSidebar (2) = Disable search in sidebar

Use the preceding information when configuring this policy.

Policy options mapping:

Use this information when configuring this policy.

  • EnableSearchInSidebar (0) = Enable search in sidebar
  • DisableSearchInSidebarForKidsMode (1) = Disable search in sidebar for Kids Mode
  • DisableSearchInSidebar (2) = Disable search in sidebar

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

  • Integer

Windows information and settings

Group Policy (ADMX) info

  • GP unique name: SearchInSidebarEnabled
  • GP name: Search in Sidebar enabled
  • GP path (Mandatory): Administrative Templates/Microsoft Edge
  • GP path (Recommended): N/A
  • GP ADMX file name: MSEdge.admx

Example value

Enable search in sidebar

Registry settings

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

Example registry value

0x00000000

Mac information and settings

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

See also