Enable the default search provider

Setting the policy to Enabled means a default search is performed when a user enters non-URL text in the address bar. To specify the default search provider, set the rest of the default search policies. If you leave those policies empty, the user can choose the default provider. Setting the policy to Disabled means there's no search when the user enters non-URL text in the address bar.

If you set the policy, users can't change it in Google Chrome. If not set, the default search provider is on, and users can set the search provider list.

On Microsoft® Windows®, this functionality is only available on instances that are joined to a Microsoft® Active Directory® domain, running on Windows 10 Pro, or enrolled in Chrome Browser Cloud Management. On macOS, this functionality is only available on instances that are managed via MDM, or joined to a domain via MCX.

Supported on: At least Microsoft Windows 7 or Windows Server 2008 family

Registry HiveHKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE or HKEY_CURRENT_USER
Registry PathSoftware\Policies\Google\Chrome\Recommended
Value NameDefaultSearchProviderEnabled
Value TypeREG_DWORD
Enabled Value1
Disabled Value0

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