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title: Microsoft Edge - Search engine customization group policies
description: Microsoft Edge, by default, uses the search engine specified in App settings, which lets users make changes. You can prevent users from making changes and still use the search engine specified in App settings by disabling the Allow search engine customization policy. You can also use the policy-set search engine specified in the OpenSearch XML file in which you can configure up to five additional search engines and setting any one of them as the default.
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# Search engine customization 

> [!NOTE]
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Microsoft Edge, by default, uses the search engine specified in App settings, which lets users make changes. You can prevent users from making changes and still use the search engine specified in App settings by disabling the Allow search engine customization policy. You can also use the policy-set search engine specified in the OpenSearch XML file in which you can configure up to five additional search engines and setting any one of them as the default. 

## Relevant group policies

- [Set default search engine](#set-default-search-engine)
- [Allow search engine customization](#allow-search-engine-customization)
- [Configure additional search engines](#configure-additional-search-engines)

You can find the Microsoft Edge Group Policy settings in the following location of the Group Policy Editor unless otherwise noted in the policy:

      **Computer Configuration\\Administrative Templates\\Windows Components\\Microsoft Edge\\**

## Configuration options

![Set default search engine configurations](../images/set-default-search-engine-v4-sm.png)


## Set default search engine
[!INCLUDE [set-default-search-engine-include](../includes/set-default-search-engine-include.md)] 

## Allow search engine customization
[!INCLUDE [allow-search-engine-customization-include](../includes/allow-search-engine-customization-include.md)] 

## Configure additional search engines
[!INCLUDE [configure-additional-search-engines-include](../includes/configure-additional-search-engines-include.md)]