Enable AI Enhanced Search in History Policy in Microsoft Edge to Controls Data Privacy using Intune

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Let’s discuss Enable AI Enhanced Search in History Policy in Microsoft Edge to control data Privacy using Intune. This policy controls whether users can use AI-enhanced search in their browsing history in Microsoft Edge. With this policy, users can search using synonyms, natural language phrases, and minor spelling errors to find previously visited pages.

This feature is works with an On-Device AI Model that runs entirely on the user’s device. The browser history which is already stored in users device is used by the on-device model. The model then uses its semantic understanding of the browsing history to find relevant results.

For example, if a user searches for “hybrid work guide,” the AI can match this to a page they visited with the title “The Definitive Guide to Remote-First Work.” This is the natural language phrases used by the user to get the result with this policy. Like this This policy provides many benefits.

This policy helps uses to enhance the search to find information they previously accessed. To access the information there is no need to find information they previously accessed. So user experience is improved with AI Enhanced Search in History.

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Enable AI Enhanced Search in History Policy in Microsoft Edge to Controls Data Privacy using Intune

This policy is applicable for different scenarios. For example, if you are working as an IT admin in marketing agency and Microsoft Edge browser is the default browser. The employees constantly researching market trends, competitor campaigns, and creative inspirations.

They frequently look up articles and websites they’ve visited in the past to reference them in new projects. With this policy employees can easily access such informations.

How to Configure this Policy

By configuring this policy, admins can fully control all devices in organisation. As an admin you can configure thus policy with the Microsoft Intune admin center, you can quick do the configuration steps. To start the Policy Creation, open the Microsoft Intune Admin center. Then go to Devices > Configuration > Create > New Policy.

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Enable AI Enhanced Search in History Policy in Microsoft Edge to Controls Data Privacy using Intune – Fig.1

Profile and Platform for Policy

Profile creation is the next step after clicking on the +New Policy. This step cannot be skipped. Here, I selected Windows 10 and later as the Platform and Settings catalog as the profile type. Then click on the Create button.

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Enable AI Enhanced Search in History Policy in Microsoft Edge to Controls Data Privacy using Intune – Fig.2

Basic Tab for Naming Policy

Before selecting specific settings, you have to name the policy and add an appropriate description. Here Name and Description can be added and Name is a mandatory field and Description is optional. After adding this click on the Next button.

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Enable AI Enhanced Search in History Policy in Microsoft Edge to Controls Data Privacy using Intune – Fig.3

Configure Translate Settings for Google Chrome

With Settings Picker, you can use the Configuration Settings Tab. On this tab, you can click on the +Add Settings hyperlink to get the Settings Picker. The settings picker shows huge number of settings. Here, I would like to select the settings by browsing by Category. I choose Microsoft Edge. From this sub-category, I choose Control access to AI-enhanced search in History settings.

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Enable AI Enhanced Search in History Policy in Microsoft Edge to Controls Data Privacy using Intune – Fig.4

Disable AI-Enhanced Search in History

When disabled, users can only perform exact match (verbatim) searches in their history. Te default value of this policy disable, if you want to disable this policy, click on the Next button.

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Enable AI Enhanced Search in History Policy in Microsoft Edge to Controls Data Privacy using Intune – Fig.5

To enhance organizations, productivity, admins can easily enable this policy. Also users efficiency can be improved. Here i would like to enable this policy.

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Enable AI Enhanced Search in History Policy in Microsoft Edge to Controls Data Privacy using Intune – Fig.6

Scope Tags

With scope tags, you create a restriction on the visibility of the translation for Google Chrome. It helps to organise resources as well. Here, I would like to skip this section, because it is not mandatory. Click on the Next button.

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Enable AI Enhanced Search in History Policy in Microsoft Edge to Controls Data Privacy using Intune – Fig.7

Assignments Tab for Selecting Group

To assign the policy to specific groups, you can use the Assignment Tab. Here I click, +Add groups option under Included groups. I choose a group from the list of groups and click on the Select button. Again, I click on the Select button to continue.

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Enable AI Enhanced Search in History Policy in Microsoft Edge to Controls Data Privacy using Intune – Fig.8

Review + Create Tab

Before completing the policy creation, you can review each tab to avoid misconfiguration or policy failure. After verifying all the details, click on the Create Button. After creating the policy, you will get a success message.

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Enable AI Enhanced Search in History Policy in Microsoft Edge to Controls Data Privacy using Intune – Fig.9

Device Check-in Status

The Monitoring Status page shows whether the policy is succeeded or not. o quickly configure the policy and take advantage of the policy sync the assigned device on Company Portal. Open the Intune Portal. Go to Devices > Configuration > Search for the Policy. Here, the policy shows as successful.

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Enable AI Enhanced Search in History Policy in Microsoft Edge to Controls Data Privacy using Intune – Fig.10

Event Viewer Details

Event Viewer helps you check the client side and verify the policy status. Open the Client device and open the Event Viewer. Go to Start > Event Viewer. Navigate to Logs: In the left pane, go to Application and Services Logs >  Microsoft > Windows > DeviceManagement-Enterprise-Diagnostics-Provider > Admin.

  • Filter for Event ID 814: This will help you quickly find the relevant logs.
Event ID Details
MDM PolicyManager: Set policy string, Policy: (EdgeHistoryAlSearchEnabled), Area:
(microsoft_edgev138~Policy~microsoft_edge), EnrollmentID requesting merge:
(EB427D85-802F-46D9-A3E2-D5B414587F63), Current User: (Device), String: (),
Enrollment Type: (0x6), Scope: (0x0).
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Enable AI Enhanced Search in History Policy in Microsoft Edge to Controls Data Privacy using Intune – Fig.11

Removing the Assigned Group from this Settings

If you want to remove the Assigned group from the policy, it is possible from the Intune Portal. To do this, open the Policy on Intune Portal and edit the Assignments tab and the Remove Policy.

To get more detailed information, you can refer to our previous post – Learn How to Delete or Remove App Assignment from Intune using by Step-by-Step Guide.

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Enable AI Enhanced Search in History Policy in Microsoft Edge to Controls Data Privacy using Intune – Fig.12

How to Delete AI Enhanced Search in History Policy

You can easily delete the Policy from the Intune Portal. From the Configuration section, you can delete the policy. It will completely remove it from the client devices.

For detailed information, you can refer to our previous post – How to Delete Allow Clipboard History Policy in Intune Step by Step Guide.

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Enable AI Enhanced Search in History Policy in Microsoft Edge to Controls Data Privacy using Intune – Fig.13

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Anoop C Nair has been Microsoft MVP for 10 consecutive years from 2015 onwards. He is a Workplace Solution Architect with more than 22+ years of experience in Workplace technologies. He is a Blogger, Speaker, and Local User Group Community leader. His primary focus is on Device Management technologies like SCCM and Intune. He writes about technologies like Intune, SCCM,  Windows, Cloud PC,  Windows, Entra, Microsoft Security, Career, etc.

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