SupportSearchURL

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Applies To: Windows 8, Windows 8.1, Windows Server 2012, Windows Server 2012 R2

SupportSearchURL specifies the URL that the system uses to display a search link on the page of search results. For example, when a user performs a search in Help and Support, a link to the Original Equipment Manufacturer's (OEM's) webpage appears at the bottom of the search results. When the user clicks this link, the default web browser opens the webpage.

Values

<URL>

Specifies the URL of a link to a support page. <URL> is a string.

The URL can include a placeholder variable named {Query} for the search query. If this variable is in the URL, the system replaces the variable with the user's search query before it sends the URL to the browser:

Valid Configuration Passes

oobeSystem

specialize

Parent Hierarchy

Microsoft-Windows-HelpAndSupport | HelpAndSupport | SupportSearchURL

Applies To

For a list of the Windows® editions and architectures that this component supports, see Microsoft-Windows-HelpAndSupport.

XML Example

The following example shows how to set a customized Help and Support page.

When a user searches on the Help and Support page for "email", the Support section of the Search Results pane displays results from the http://www.fabrikam.com/support/search/?term=email webpage.

<HelpAndSupport>
  <Logo>C:\Fabrikam\Logos\Logo.png</Logo>
  <LogoURL>http://www.fabrikam.com/support</LogoURL>
  <Manufacturer>Fabrikam</Manufacturer>
  <SupportSearchURL>http://www.fabrikam.com/support/search/?term={Query}</SupportSearchURL>
</HelpAndSupport>

See Also

Concepts

Microsoft-Windows-HelpAndSupport