Set "Search engine used in the address bar" via GPO

Bryce I 111 Reputation points
2024-04-23T20:14:09.5733333+00:00

Hello-

Can someone please tell me how to set "Search engine used in the address bar" via GPO, to something other than Bing? I have found various answers across the web and none seems consistent or sufficient.

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  1. ShiJieLi-MSFT 10,271 Reputation points Microsoft Vendor
    2024-04-30T02:20:16.0066667+00:00

    Hi @Bryce I ,

    For the "Search engine used in the address bar" setting, you need to configure the following policies to (forcibly) set it to other search engines:

    1. Enable DefaultSearchProviderEnabled
    2. Configure DefaultSearchProviderSearchURL. An example value if you want to use Google Search: https://google.com/search?q={searchTerms}
    3. (Optional) Configure DefaultSearchProviderName to give it a display name.

    Here's the result:User's image And any input in the address bar turns to the Google Search result as expected.


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