Information
This policy setting controls whether users are able to import search engine settings from another browser into Microsoft Edge as well as whether said setting is imported on first use.
The recommended state for this setting is Disabled.
Rationale:
Having search engine settings automatically imported or allowing users to import the settings from another browser into Microsoft Edge could allow for a malicious search engine to be set.
Impact:
If you set this setting to Disabled users will be unable to perform an import of their search engine settings from other browsers into Microsoft Edge.
Solution
To establish the recommended configuration via GP, set the following UI path to Disabled
Computer Configuration\Policies\Administrative Templates\Microsoft Edge\Allow importing search engine settings
Note: This Group Policy path may not exist by default. It is provided by the Group Policy template MSEdge.admx/adml that can be downloaded from Microsoft here.
Default Value:
Search engine settings are imported at first run, and users can choose whether to import this data manually during later browsing sessions.