Policy

Allow Microsoft services to provide enhanced suggestions as the user types in the Address bar

This policy setting allows Internet Explorer to provide enhanced suggestions as the user types in the Address bar. To provide enhanced suggestions, the user's keystrokes are sent to Microsoft through Microsoft services. If you enable this policy setting, users receive enhanced suggestions while typing in the Address bar. In addition, users won't be able to change the Suggestions setting on the Settings charm. If you disable this policy setting, users won't receive enhanced suggestions while typing in the Address bar. In addition, users won't be able to change the Suggestions setting on the Settings charm. If you don't configure this policy setting, users can change the Suggestions setting on the Settings charm.

Policy
Pack Microsoft Windows
Category Windows Components / Internet Explorer
Policy ID 107bf3ba80a3
Internal name AllowServicePoweredQSA

Registry

Copy registry mappings

HKLM\Software\Policies\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\AllowServicePoweredQSA (enabled) = 1
HKLM\Software\Policies\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\AllowServicePoweredQSA (disabled) = 0
HKCU\Software\Policies\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\AllowServicePoweredQSA (enabled) = 1
HKCU\Software\Policies\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\AllowServicePoweredQSA (disabled) = 0

Policy notes

This policy setting allows Internet Explorer to provide enhanced suggestions as the user types in the Address bar. To provide enhanced suggestions, the user's keystrokes are sent to Microsoft through Microsoft services. If you enable this policy setting, users receive enhanced suggestions while typing in the Address bar. In addition, users won't be able to change the Suggestions setting on the Settings charm. If you disable this policy setting, users won't receive enhanced suggestions while typing in the Address bar. In addition, users won't be able to change the Suggestions setting on the Settings charm. If you don't configure this policy setting, users can change the Suggestions setting on the Settings charm.

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