LocalBrowserDataShareEnabled

Enable Windows to search local Microsoft Edge browsing data

Supported versions

• On Windows since 93 or later

Description

Enables Windows to index Microsoft Edge browsing data stored locally on the user's device and allows users to find and launch previously stored browsing data directly from Windows features such as the search box on the taskbar in Windows.

If you enable this policy or don't configure it, Microsoft Edge publishes local browsing data to the Windows Indexer.

If you disable this policy, Microsoft Edge won't share data to the Windows Indexer.

Note that if you disable this policy, Microsoft Edge removes the data shared with Windows on the device and stops sharing any new browsing data.

Supported features

• Can be mandatory: Yes
• Can be recommended: Yes
• Dynamic Policy Refresh: Yes
• Per Profile: Yes
• Applies to a profile that is signed in with a Microsoft account: No

Data type

• Boolean

Windows information and settings

Group Policy (ADMX) info

• GP unique name: LocalBrowserDataShareEnabled
• GP name: Enable Windows to search local Microsoft Edge browsing data
• GP path (Mandatory): Administrative Templates/Microsoft Edge
• GP path (Recommended): Administrative Templates/Microsoft Edge - Default Settings (users can override)
• GP ADMX file name: MSEdge.admx

Example value

Disabled

Registry settings

• Path (Mandatory): SOFTWARE\Policies\Microsoft\Edge
• Path (Recommended): SOFTWARE\Policies\Microsoft\Edge\Recommended
• Value name: LocalBrowserDataShareEnabled
• Value type: REG_DWORD

Example registry value

0x00000000

See also

• Microsoft Edge - Policies