Robots.txt

Robots.txt Rules

Crawler Rules
All
  • Allow: /
  • Allow: /*/store/*/search/
  • Allow: /*/store/*/layout/
  • Allow: /*/store/music/groove-music-pass/
  • Allow: *action=catalogsearch&catalog_mode=grid&page=2$
  • Allow: *action=catalogsearch&catalog_mode=grid&page=3$
  • Allow: *action=catalogsearch&catalog_mode=grid&page=4$
  • Allow: *action=catalogsearch&catalog_mode=grid&page=5$
  • Allow: *action=catalogsearch&catalog_mode=grid&page=6$
  • Allow: *action=catalogsearch&catalog_mode=grid&page=7$
  • Allow: *action=catalogsearch&catalog_mode=grid&page=8$
  • Allow: *action=catalogsearch&catalog_mode=list&page=2$
  • Allow: *action=catalogsearch&catalog_mode=list&page=3$
  • Allow: *action=catalogsearch&catalog_mode=list&page=4$
  • Allow: *action=catalogsearch&catalog_mode=list&page=5$
  • Allow: *action=catalogsearch&catalog_mode=list&page=6$
  • Allow: *action=catalogsearch&catalog_mode=list&page=7$
  • Allow: *action=catalogsearch&catalog_mode=list&page=8$
  • Allow: *action=accessorysearch&product=*$
  • Allow: *action=accessorysearch&page=2$
  • Allow: *action=accessorysearch&page=3$
  • Allow: *action=accessorysearch&page=4$
  • Allow: *action=accessorysearch&page=5$
  • Allow: *action=accessorysearch&page=6$
  • Allow: *action=accessorysearch&page=7$
  • Allow: *action=accessorysearch&page=8$
  • Allow: /en/microsoft-365/word
  • Allow: /en/microsoft-365/outlook/web-email-login-for-outlook
  • Allow: /en/microsoft-365/free-office-online-for-the-web
  • Allow: /en/microsoft-365/planner/microsoft-planner
  • Allow: /en/microsoft-365/yammer/yammer-overview
  • Allow: /en/microsoft-365/publisher
  • Allow: /en/microsoft-365/products-apps-services
  • Allow: /en/microsoft-365/onenote/digital-note-taking-app
  • Disallow: /*?*ep_
  • Disallow: /*&ep_
  • Disallow: /store/XboxComMsCom3PAdsOptOutCookieSync.html
  • Disallow: /store/XboxComMsComCartMuidSync.html
  • Disallow: /*/store/locations/store-locations-sitemap.xml
  • Disallow: /en-us/windows/si/matrix.html
  • Disallow: /en-us/windows/si/matrix.html
  • Disallow: /*/security/search-results.aspx?
  • Disallow: /*/music/*/search/
  • Disallow: /*/store/buynow?
  • Disallow: /*/store/cart
  • Disallow: /store/buy/cartcount
  • Disallow: /*/search/
  • Disallow: /*/music/*/Search/
  • Disallow: /*/Search/
  • Disallow: /*/newsearch/
  • Disallow: *action=catalogsearch&
  • Disallow: /*/store/d/groove-music-pass/cfq7ttc0k5dq/0001
  • Disallow: /*/store/best-rated/*?*&*&
  • Disallow: /*/store/best-selling/*?*&*&
  • Disallow: /*/store/coming-soon/*?*&*&
  • Disallow: /*/store/deals/*?*&*&
  • Disallow: /*/store/game-demos/*?*&*&
  • Disallow: /*/store/game-previews/*?*&*&
  • Disallow: /*/store/most-played/*?*&*&
  • Disallow: /*/store/most-popular/*?*&*&
  • Disallow: /*/store/new/*?*&*&
  • Disallow: /*/store/new-and-rising/*?*&*&
  • Disallow: /*/store/top-free/*?*&*&
  • Disallow: /*/store/top-paid/*?*&*&
  • Disallow: /*/store/collections/helpmechoosepc?*&*&
  • Disallow: /*/store/collections/helpmechoosepc/?*&*&
  • Disallow: /*/store/movies-and-tv/*?*&*&
  • Disallow: /cascadeauth/microsoft-365/account/silentauth
  • Disallow: /*/microsoft-365/site-search
  • Disallow: /news/search
  • Disallow: /video/search
  • Disallow: */qa-folder
  • Disallow: *action=accessorysearch&product=*&
  • Disallow: *action=accessorysearch&
  • Disallow: *action=productcompareaction&
  • Disallow: *action=productLinkAction&
  • Disallow: *action=overlay&
  • Disallow: *action=quickSearch&
  • Disallow: *action=writeReview
  • Disallow: *rep=hc
  • Disallow: *fe=true
  • Disallow: *?intc=
  • Disallow: *&solved=
  • Disallow: /music/*/wal/
  • Disallow: */wal/
  • Disallow: */layout/
  • Disallow: */base-en/
  • Disallow: *action=siteSearch
  • Disallow: *action=productSupportSearch
  • Disallow: *=imgmanager
  • Disallow: */unsubscribe/
  • Disallow: *ActivityUID=
  • Disallow: /feeds/TechNet/fr-fr/screenshot/screenshot%20surface.jpg
  • Disallow: /imaginecup/
  • Disallow: /*/download/confirmation.aspx?
  • Disallow: /*HpOptOut=true$
  • Disallow: /*TOCLinksForCrawlers
  • Disallow: /*mac/help.mspx?
  • Disallow: /*mactopia/help.mspx?
  • Disallow: */mediaapi/
  • Disallow: /blacklisted
  • Disallow: /canada/Library/mnp/2/aspx/
  • Disallow: /communities/bin.aspx?
  • Disallow: /communities/blogs/PortalResults.mspx?
  • Disallow: /communities/eventdetails.mspx?
  • Disallow: /communities/rss.aspx
  • Disallow: /*/download/confirmation.aspx?
  • Disallow: /*/download/registration-suggested.aspx?
  • Disallow: /*/download/results.aspx?
  • Disallow: /*/download/Browse.aspx?
  • Disallow: /*/download/browse.aspx?
  • Disallow: /*/download/info.aspx?
  • Disallow: /*/download/thankyou.aspx
  • Disallow: /*/download/thankyou.aspx?
  • Disallow: /france/formation/centres/planning.asp?
  • Disallow: /france/ie/default.asp?
  • Disallow: /france/mnp_utility.mspx?
  • Disallow: /genuine/
  • Disallow: /Germany/kleinunternehmen/euga/detail.mspx?
  • Disallow: /Germany/kleinunternehmen/euga/results.mspx?
  • Disallow: /germany/library/images/mnp/
  • Disallow: /germany/video/de/de/related
  • Disallow: /hpc/*/supported-applications.aspx?
  • Disallow: /ie/ie40/
  • Disallow: /info/customerror.htm
  • Disallow: /info/smart404.asp
  • Disallow: /intlkb/
  • Disallow: /isapi/
  • Disallow: /Japan/DirectX/default.asp?
  • Disallow: /japan/directx/default.asp?
  • Disallow: /japan/enable/textview.asp?
  • Disallow: /japan/products/library/search.asp?
  • Disallow: /japan/showcase/print/default.aspx?
  • Disallow: /japan/terminology/query.asp?
  • Disallow: /*mnp_utility.mspx?
  • Disallow: /rus/licensing/Unilateral.aspx/
  • Disallow: /spain/empresas/
  • Disallow: /spain/medianaempresa/
  • Disallow: /windows/compatibility/windows-vista/
  • Disallow: /windows/compatibility/windows-7/
  • Disallow: /windows/compatibility/windows-7/
  • Disallow: /windows/404.aspx?
  • Disallow: /windows/campaign/meet-start.aspx
  • Disallow: /windows/campaign/meet-apps.aspx
  • Disallow: /windows/campaign/features-built-in-apps.aspx
  • Disallow: /ru-ru/events/platforma/materials/default.aspx?speaker
  • Disallow: /de-de/corporate/rechtliche-hinweise/impressum_de.aspx
  • Disallow: /en/microsoft-365
  • Disallow: /en/microsoft-365/
  • Disallow: /es/microsoft-365
  • Disallow: /es/microsoft-365/
  • Disallow: /fr/microsoft-365
  • Disallow: /fr/microsoft-365/
  • Disallow: /en/security
  • Disallow: /en/security/
  • Disallow: /es/security
  • Disallow: /es/security/
  • Disallow: /fr/security
  • Disallow: /fr/security/
  • Disallow: /en/microsoft-teams
  • Disallow: /en/microsoft-teams/
  • Disallow: /es/microsoft-teams
  • Disallow: /es/microsoft-teams/
  • Disallow: /fr/microsoft-teams
  • Disallow: /fr/microsoft-teams/
  • Disallow: /en/microsoft-viva
  • Disallow: /en/microsoft-viva/
  • Disallow: /es/microsoft-viva
  • Disallow: /es/microsoft-viva/
  • Disallow: /fr/microsoft-viva
  • Disallow: /fr/microsoft-viva/
  • Disallow: */isv/*?

Sitemaps

Priority Location
22https://www.microsoft.com/store/sitemap-index.xml
21https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/surface/surface.index.xml
20https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/windows-index.xml
19https://www.microsoft.com/sitemaps/ai/sitemapindex.xml
18https://www.microsoft.com/sitemaps/dynamics-365/sitemapindex.xml
17https://www.microsoft.com/sitemaps/isv/sitemapindex.xml
16https://www.microsoft.com/sitemaps/microsoft-365/sitemapindex.xml
15https://www.microsoft.com/sitemaps/microsoft-copilot/sitemapindex.xml
14https://www.microsoft.com/sitemaps/microsoft-fabric/sitemapindex.xml
13https://www.microsoft.com/sitemaps/microsoft-teams/sitemapindex.xml
12https://www.microsoft.com/sitemaps/power-platform/sitemapindex.xml
11https://www.microsoft.com/sitemaps/microsoft-viva/sitemapindex.xml
10https://www.microsoft.com/sitemaps/security/sitemapindex.xml
9https://www.microsoft.com/sitemaps/trust-center/sitemapindex.xml
8https://www.microsoft.com/sitemaps/windows-365/sitemapindex.xml
7https://www.microsoft.com/sitemaps/customers/sitemapindex.xml
6https://www.microsoft.com/sitemaps/education/sitemapindex.xml
5https://www.microsoft.com/sitemaps/industry/sitemapindex.xml
4https://www.microsoft.com/sitemaps/microsoft-cloud/sitemapindex.xml
3https://www.microsoft.com/sitemaps/sustainability/sitemapindex.xml
2https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/microsoft-365-life-hacks/sitemap.xml
1https://www.microsoft.com/windows/business/sitemap.xml

Raw Text

# Robots.txt file for www.microsoft.com v2.09

User-agent: *
Disallow: /*?*ep_*
Disallow: /*&ep_*
Disallow: /store/XboxComMsCom3PAdsOptOutCookieSync.html
Disallow: /store/XboxComMsComCartMuidSync.html
Disallow: /*/store/locations/store-locations-sitemap.xml
Disallow: /en-us/windows/si/matrix.html
Disallow: /en-us/windows/si/matrix.html
Disallow: /*/security/search-results.aspx?
Disallow: /*/music/*/search/
Disallow: /*/store/buynow?
Disallow: /*/store/cart
Disallow: /store/buy/cartcount
Disallow: /*/search/
Disallow: /*/music/*/Search/
Disallow: /*/Search/
Disallow: /*/newsearch/
Disallow: *action=catalogsearch&
Disallow: /*/store/d/groove-music-pass/cfq7ttc0k5dq/0001
Disallow: /*/store/best-rated/*?*&*&*
Disallow: /*/store/best-selling/*?*&*&*
Disallow: /*/store/coming-soon/*?*&*&*
Disallow: /*/store/deals/*?*&*&*
Disallow: /*/store/game-demos/*?*&*&*
Disallow: /*/store/game-previews/*?*&*&*
Disallow: /*/store/most-played/*?*&*&*
Disallow: /*/store/most-popular/*?*&*&*
Disallow: /*/store/new/*?*&*&*
Disallow: /*/store/new-and-rising/*?*&*&*
Disallow: /*/store/top-free/*?*&*&*
Disallow: /*/store/top-paid/*?*&*&*
Disallow: /*/store/collections/helpmechoosepc?*&*&*
Disallow: /*/store/collections/helpmechoosepc/?*&*&*
Disallow: /*/store/movies-and-tv/*?*&*&*
Disallow: /cascadeauth/microsoft-365/account/silentauth
Disallow: /*/microsoft-365/site-search
Disallow: /news/search
Disallow: /video/search
Disallow: */qa-folder
Allow: /*/store/*/search/
Allow: /*/store/*/layout/
Allow: /*/store/music/groove-music-pass/*
Allow: *action=catalogsearch&catalog_mode=grid&page=2$
Allow: *action=catalogsearch&catalog_mode=grid&page=3$
Allow: *action=catalogsearch&catalog_mode=grid&page=4$
Allow: *action=catalogsearch&catalog_mode=grid&page=5$
Allow: *action=catalogsearch&catalog_mode=grid&page=6$
Allow: *action=catalogsearch&catalog_mode=grid&page=7$
Allow: *action=catalogsearch&catalog_mode=grid&page=8$
Allow: *action=catalogsearch&catalog_mode=list&page=2$
Allow: *action=catalogsearch&catalog_mode=list&page=3$
Allow: *action=catalogsearch&catalog_mode=list&page=4$
Allow: *action=catalogsearch&catalog_mode=list&page=5$
Allow: *action=catalogsearch&catalog_mode=list&page=6$
Allow: *action=catalogsearch&catalog_mode=list&page=7$
Allow: *action=catalogsearch&catalog_mode=list&page=8$
Disallow: *action=accessorysearch&product=*&*
Allow: *action=accessorysearch&product=*$
Disallow: *action=accessorysearch&
Allow: *action=accessorysearch&page=2$
Allow: *action=accessorysearch&page=3$
Allow: *action=accessorysearch&page=4$
Allow: *action=accessorysearch&page=5$
Allow: *action=accessorysearch&page=6$
Allow: *action=accessorysearch&page=7$
Allow: *action=accessorysearch&page=8$
Disallow: *action=productcompareaction&
Disallow: *action=productLinkAction&
Disallow: *action=overlay&
Disallow: *action=quickSearch&
Disallow: *action=writeReview
Disallow: *rep=hc
Disallow: *fe=true
Disallow: *?intc=
Disallow: *&solved=
Disallow: /music/*/wal/
Disallow: */wal/
Disallow: */layout/
Disallow: */base-en/
Disallow: *action=siteSearch
Disallow: *action=productSupportSearch
Disallow: *=imgmanager
Disallow: */unsubscribe/
Disallow: *ActivityUID=
Disallow: /feeds/TechNet/fr-fr/screenshot/screenshot%20surface.jpg
Disallow: /imaginecup/*
Disallow: /*/download/confirmation.aspx?
Disallow: /*HpOptOut=true$
Disallow: /*TOCLinksForCrawlers*
Disallow: /*mac/help.mspx?
Disallow: /*mactopia/help.mspx?
Disallow: */mediaapi/
Disallow: /blacklisted*
Disallow: /canada/Library/mnp/2/aspx/
Disallow: /communities/bin.aspx?
Disallow: /communities/blogs/PortalResults.mspx?
Disallow: /communities/eventdetails.mspx?
Disallow: /communities/rss.aspx*
Disallow: /*/download/confirmation.aspx?
Disallow: /*/download/registration-suggested.aspx?
Disallow: /*/download/results.aspx?
Disallow: /*/download/Browse.aspx?
Disallow: /*/download/browse.aspx?
Disallow: /*/download/info.aspx?
Disallow: /*/download/thankyou.aspx
Disallow: /*/download/thankyou.aspx?
Disallow: /france/formation/centres/planning.asp?
Disallow: /france/ie/default.asp?
Disallow: /france/mnp_utility.mspx?
Disallow: /genuine/
Disallow: /Germany/kleinunternehmen/euga/detail.mspx?
Disallow: /Germany/kleinunternehmen/euga/results.mspx?
Disallow: /germany/library/images/mnp/
Disallow: /germany/video/de/de/related*
Disallow: /hpc/*/supported-applications.aspx?
Disallow: /ie/ie40/
Disallow: /info/customerror.htm*
Disallow: /info/smart404.asp*
Disallow: /intlkb/
Disallow: /isapi/
Disallow: /Japan/DirectX/default.asp?
Disallow: /japan/directx/default.asp?
Disallow: /japan/enable/textview.asp?
Disallow: /japan/products/library/search.asp?
Disallow: /japan/showcase/print/default.aspx?
Disallow: /japan/terminology/query.asp?
Disallow: /*mnp_utility.mspx?
Disallow: /rus/licensing/Unilateral.aspx/*
Disallow: /spain/empresas/
Disallow: /spain/medianaempresa/
Disallow: /windows/compatibility/windows-vista/
Disallow: /windows/compatibility/windows-7/
Disallow: /windows/compatibility/windows-7/*
Disallow: /windows/404.aspx?*
Disallow: /windows/campaign/meet-start.aspx
Disallow: /windows/campaign/meet-apps.aspx
Disallow: /windows/campaign/features-built-in-apps.aspx
Disallow: /ru-ru/events/platforma/materials/default.aspx?speaker*
Disallow: /de-de/corporate/rechtliche-hinweise/impressum_de.aspx
Disallow: /en/microsoft-365
Disallow: /en/microsoft-365/
Allow: /en/microsoft-365/word
Allow: /en/microsoft-365/outlook/web-email-login-for-outlook
Allow: /en/microsoft-365/free-office-online-for-the-web
Allow: /en/microsoft-365/planner/microsoft-planner
Allow: /en/microsoft-365/yammer/yammer-overview
Allow: /en/microsoft-365/publisher
Allow: /en/microsoft-365/products-apps-services
Allow: /en/microsoft-365/onenote/digital-note-taking-app
Disallow: /es/microsoft-365
Disallow: /es/microsoft-365/
Disallow: /fr/microsoft-365
Disallow: /fr/microsoft-365/
Disallow: /en/security
Disallow: /en/security/
Disallow: /es/security
Disallow: /es/security/
Disallow: /fr/security
Disallow: /fr/security/
Disallow: /en/microsoft-teams
Disallow: /en/microsoft-teams/
Disallow: /es/microsoft-teams
Disallow: /es/microsoft-teams/
Disallow: /fr/microsoft-teams
Disallow: /fr/microsoft-teams/
Disallow: /en/microsoft-viva
Disallow: /en/microsoft-viva/
Disallow: /es/microsoft-viva
Disallow: /es/microsoft-viva/
Disallow: /fr/microsoft-viva
Disallow: /fr/microsoft-viva/
Disallow: */isv/*?

Sitemap: https://www.microsoft.com/store/sitemap-index.xml
Sitemap: https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/surface/surface.index.xml
Sitemap: https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/windows-index.xml
Sitemap: https://www.microsoft.com/sitemaps/ai/sitemapindex.xml
Sitemap: https://www.microsoft.com/sitemaps/dynamics-365/sitemapindex.xml
Sitemap: https://www.microsoft.com/sitemaps/isv/sitemapindex.xml
Sitemap: https://www.microsoft.com/sitemaps/microsoft-365/sitemapindex.xml
Sitemap: https://www.microsoft.com/sitemaps/microsoft-copilot/sitemapindex.xml
Sitemap: https://www.microsoft.com/sitemaps/microsoft-fabric/sitemapindex.xml
Sitemap: https://www.microsoft.com/sitemaps/microsoft-teams/sitemapindex.xml
Sitemap: https://www.microsoft.com/sitemaps/power-platform/sitemapindex.xml
Sitemap: https://www.microsoft.com/sitemaps/microsoft-viva/sitemapindex.xml
Sitemap: https://www.microsoft.com/sitemaps/security/sitemapindex.xml
Sitemap: https://www.microsoft.com/sitemaps/trust-center/sitemapindex.xml
Sitemap: https://www.microsoft.com/sitemaps/windows-365/sitemapindex.xml
Sitemap: https://www.microsoft.com/sitemaps/customers/sitemapindex.xml
Sitemap: https://www.microsoft.com/sitemaps/education/sitemapindex.xml
Sitemap: https://www.microsoft.com/sitemaps/industry/sitemapindex.xml
Sitemap: https://www.microsoft.com/sitemaps/microsoft-cloud/sitemapindex.xml
Sitemap: https://www.microsoft.com/sitemaps/sustainability/sitemapindex.xml
Sitemap: https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/microsoft-365-life-hacks/sitemap.xml
Sitemap: https://www.microsoft.com/windows/business/sitemap.xml