Disable Edge (Legacy) search suggestions
- Windows onlyThis script improves your privacy on Windows
- Single actionThis page belongs to a script, containing basic changes to achieve a task.
- Impact: Minimum
System Functionality / Data Loss Risk: Low
This action improves privacy with minimal impact when you run the recommended script.
- Batch (batchfile)These changes use Windows system commands to update your settings.
- Administrator rights requiredThis script requires privilege access to do the system changes
- Fully reversible
You can fully restore this action (revert back to the original behavior) using this website.
The restore/revert methods provided here can help you fix issues.
Overview
This script disables the search suggestions feature in the Address bar of Edge (Legacy).
By default, typing in the Address bar of Edge (Legacy) displays search suggestions 1 2 3, potentially compromising privacy by sending typed data to Microsoft.
This script prevents such data sharing by disabling the search suggestions feature 1 2 3. As a result, users will no longer receive search suggestions when typing in the Address bar, thereby enhancing privacy 1 2 3 4.
Disabling this feature reduces potential privacy risks by preventing data sharing. Microsoft recommends this action to reduce their data collection to protect your privacy 4. This may also improve system performance by reducing processing workload.
This script configures the ShowSearchSuggestionsGlobal
policy 1 2 3 4.
This script only applies to Edge (Legacy) and does not impact newer versions of Edge.
Sources
- Microsoft Edge - Address bar group policies. Microsoft Learn. learn.microsoft.com. (2024).
Original: https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/previous-versions/windows/edge-legacy/group-policies/address-bar-settings-gp
Archived: https://web.archive.org/web/20240314100851/https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/previous-versions/windows/edge-legacy/group-policies/address-bar-settings-gp#configure-search-suggestions-in-address-bar - Configure search suggestions in Address bar. admx.help. (2024).
Original: https://admx.help
Archived: https://web.archive.org/web/20240624135139/https://admx.help/?Category=Windows_10_2016&Policy=Microsoft.Policies.MicrosoftEdge::AllowSearchSuggestionsinAddressBar - Browser Policy CSP - Windows Client Management. Microsoft Learn . learn.microsoft.com. (2024).
Original: https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/client-management/mdm/policy-csp-browser
Archived: https://web.archive.org/web/20240314125209/https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/client-management/mdm/policy-csp-browser#allowsearchsuggestionsinaddressbar - Manage connections from Windows 10 and Windows 11 Server/Enterprise editions operating system components to Microsoft services - Windows Privacy. Microsoft Learn. (2023).
Original: https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/privacy/manage-connections-from-windows-operating-system-components-to-microsoft-services
Archived: https://web.archive.org/web/20230911110911/https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/privacy/manage-connections-from-windows-operating-system-components-to-microsoft-services#131-microsoft-edge-group-policies
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:: Configure "ShowSearchSuggestionsGlobal" Edge (Legacy) policy
:: Set the registry value: "HKLM\SOFTWARE\Policies\Microsoft\MicrosoftEdge\SearchScopes!ShowSearchSuggestionsGlobal"
PowerShell -ExecutionPolicy Unrestricted -Command "$registryPath = 'HKLM\SOFTWARE\Policies\Microsoft\MicrosoftEdge\SearchScopes'; $data = '0'; reg add 'HKLM\SOFTWARE\Policies\Microsoft\MicrosoftEdge\SearchScopes' /v 'ShowSearchSuggestionsGlobal' /t 'REG_DWORD' /d "^""$data"^"" /f"
:: Set the registry value: "HKCU\SOFTWARE\Classes\Local Settings\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\AppContainer\Storage\microsoft.microsoftedge_8wekyb3d8bbwe\MicrosoftEdge\SearchScopes!ShowSearchSuggestionsGlobal"
PowerShell -ExecutionPolicy Unrestricted -Command "$registryPath = 'HKCU\SOFTWARE\Classes\Local Settings\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\AppContainer\Storage\microsoft.microsoftedge_8wekyb3d8bbwe\MicrosoftEdge\SearchScopes'; $data = '0'; reg add 'HKCU\SOFTWARE\Classes\Local Settings\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\AppContainer\Storage\microsoft.microsoftedge_8wekyb3d8bbwe\MicrosoftEdge\SearchScopes' /v 'ShowSearchSuggestionsGlobal' /t 'REG_DWORD' /d "^""$data"^"" /f"
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