MC1130387 - Microsoft Edge: AI-powered History search now available

Message ID

MC1130387

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Service

Microsoft 365 suite

Published

Aug 6, 2025

Tag

New feature

User impact

Admin impact

Roadmap ID

495834

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Platforms

Web

Summary

Microsoft Edge will roll out an AI-powered History search from August to September 2025, enabling semantic searches using synonyms and natural language on Windows desktop. The feature runs locally on-device, preserving privacy, and is controlled by a toggle and an admin policy (EdgeHistoryAISearchEnabled).

More information

Introduction

Microsoft Edge is introducing AI-powered History search to help users rediscover previously visited sites more easily. This enhanced experience uses an on-device model to understand synonyms, natural language, and minor typos—making it easier to find what you’re looking for. The model is trained locally using your browsing data, which never leaves the device or is sent to Microsoft.

This message is associated with Microsoft 365 Roadmap ID 495834.

When this will happen

General Availability (Worldwide): We will begin rolling out in early August 2025 and expect to complete by early September 2025.

How this will affect your organization

This feature is controlled by the “Enable History search assisted with AI” toggle in Edge settings. Once rollout is complete, the toggle will be on by default.

After users open their History hub (via Settings and more “...”, then History, or by visiting edge://history), all subsequent website visits will be eligible for semantic search.
Users will be able to search their history using synonyms, natural language phrases, and minor spelling errors.

Admins can manage AI-enhanced search in their browsing history in Microsoft Edge behavior using the EdgeHistoryAISearchEnabled policy.

If the policy is enabled or not configured, AI-powered search is available.
If the policy is disabled, users will only be able to perform exact match (verbatim) searches.

Known limitations at launch:

This feature will be available on Windows desktop only. There may be mobile parity gaps and unsupported environments on other platforms.

Screenshot of the “Enable history search assisted with AI” toggle in Microsoft Edge. This setting, found under Settings > Privacy, search, and services > Address bar and search > History search, controls whether users can perform AI-powered semantic searches in their browsing history.

user settings

Screenshot of the new AI-powered History search experience in Microsoft Edge: user settings

What you need to do to prepare

No admin action is required before rollout. However, we recommend:

Reviewing your current Edge policy configurations.
Notifying users about the new search experience.
Updating internal documentation as needed.

Learn more: EdgeHistoryAISearchEnabled | Microsoft Edge | Microsoft Learn

Compliance considerations

Does the change introduce or significantly modify AI/ML or agent capabilities that interact with or provide access to customer data?	This change introduces a new on-device AI model that enables semantic search of browsing history. The model processes customer data locally and does not transmit it to Microsoft.
Does the change include an admin control and can it be controlled through Entra ID group membership?	Administrators can manage this feature using the EdgeHistoryAISearchEnabled policy. This policy can be scoped using Entra ID group membership.
Does the change allow a user to enable and disable the feature themselves?	Users can enable or disable the feature through the “Enable History search assisted with AI” toggle in Microsoft Edge settings.