Force direct intranet site navigation instead of searching on single word entries in the Address Bar
Supported on: Microsoft Edge version 78, Windows 7 or later
Registry
Software\Policies\Microsoft\Edge Software\Policies\Microsoft\Edge Value name: GoToIntranetSiteForSingleWordEntryInAddressBar
Enabled: GoToIntranetSiteForSingleWordEntryInAddressBar = 1
Disabled: GoToIntranetSiteForSingleWordEntryInAddressBar = 0
Description
If you enable this policy, the top autosuggest result in the address bar suggestion list navigates to intranet sites if the text entered in the address bar is a single word without punctuation. Default navigation when typing a single word without punctuation conducts a navigation to an intranet site matching the entered text. If you enable this policy, the second autosuggest result in the address bar suggestion list conducts a web search exactly as it was entered, if this text is a single word without punctuation. The default search provider is used unless a policy to prevent web search is also enabled. Two effects of enabling this policy are: Navigation to sites in response to single word queries that would typically resolve to a history item will no longer happen. Instead, the browser will attempt navigate to internal sites that may not exist in an organization's intranet. This will result in a 404 error. Popular, single-word search terms will require manual selection of search suggestions to properly conduct a search.