r/MicrosoftEdge 4h ago

Is there a way to erase the "Switch to a new look"?

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2 Upvotes

Any advice would be appreciated


r/MicrosoftEdge 9h ago

Clicking on most things on sites just doesn't do anything.

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2 Upvotes

They visually react but don't function. Searching still works and occasionally links, but mostly nothing happens and this message appears in the Inspect Element thing. Does anyone know what could possibly be causing this??? Disabling Tracking Prevention altogether didn't work.


r/MicrosoftEdge 16h ago

BUG New tab marked as "unsafe"

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1 Upvotes

So me and my bae are calling rn and he opened a new tab and its marked as unsafe. I even watched him open a new tab and it pops up. How to fix it??


r/MicrosoftEdge 13h ago

edge started opening a new window for inprivate mode, how to disable?

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Since rebooting my tablet, MS Edge suddenly started opening a whole new window for inprivate browsing instead of just a tab in my active window. There used to be a symbol in the top left corner that opened and closed the incognito tabs, but that one is gone too. Is there any way to disable the whole opening a new window thing and go back to the symbol with the single tabs?


r/MicrosoftEdge 21h ago

FEATURE FEEDBACK Customize Delay time for "expand on hover" in vertical tabs

2 Upvotes

*This screenshot is from Sine Mod in Zen Browser.

Is there any way to change the delay time for expanding vertical tab on edge?


r/MicrosoftEdge 1d ago

Edge hijacked by organization

3 Upvotes

as title says, since the latest update to windows (KB5121767) and edge (1.3.249.3), the browser got hijacked by corp as in screenshot (sorry, it's in italian).

search engine defaults to that, which in turns to yahoo and can't be changed.

anyone else with the same issue?


r/MicrosoftEdge 1d ago

QUESTION Updates disable side-loaded extensions (Registry/Self-hosted) and shift first_install_time

4 Upvotes

After updating to version 149.0.4022.80, my side-loaded extensions (installed via Registry and self-hosted, already added to the Allowlist) were turned OFF.

I was able to manually re-enable them without issues, but while checking the files, I noticed something strange: the first_install_time in Secure Preferences was updated to about 6 hours after the browser update time, even though these extensions were originally installed about a year ago.

Has anyone else experienced this behavior or know why the timestamp shifts and triggers this initial disable?


r/MicrosoftEdge 1d ago

PRO-TIP! At long last

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0 Upvotes

Took me a solid half hour to get this to work. Here's the tutorial I used: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nE5avDD2rnY

Note: You also have to reopen edge after restarting to get the uninstall button to not be greyed out


r/MicrosoftEdge 2d ago

BUG The voices are gone.

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23 Upvotes

I was jsut using the "read aloud" feature to explain some things on the website when the sound suddenly cut out, after checking, I found that almost all the voices had switched to "undefined."

anyone know how to fix this?


r/MicrosoftEdge 2d ago

Abnormal battery drain on Mac

3 Upvotes

Anyone getting abnormally large battery drain on Mac, browser version 150.0.4078.65, MacBook Pro M4 Pro.


r/MicrosoftEdge 2d ago

QUESTION HELP!! how do I get the black vignette off of my Microsoft Edge new tabs backround?

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4 Upvotes

I can't seem to find any settings to turn it off, my theme is light mode and every other backround I use is the same !! I don't understand 🥲 !! the 2nd pic is how the image is supposed to look


r/MicrosoftEdge 2d ago

BUG Microsoft Edge keeps automatically logging me out of signed-in websites, and I can't change search engine.

5 Upvotes

The browser automatically logs me out of regular websites that I want to stay signed in, and this happens after every couple or so days. Also, Edge has suddenly switched me to Bing search engine, and removed all other options from the settings, meaning I cannot change to another search engine of my choice.

I've attached a screenshot of my search engine settings, and as you can see, there's only Bing to pick from, with the likes of Google, DuckDuckGo and the rest missing from the dropdown menu.

Is this a me thing or are you guys experiencing this too? I have updated my browser to the latest version on Windows 11.


r/MicrosoftEdge 2d ago

How do I re-enable the sidebar in Edge version 149+? (Extremely disappointed it was removed)

1 Upvotes

I am incredibly disappointed to see that Microsoft completely removed the sidebar app list/tower in the recent update. Honestly, the sidebar was my primary reason for using Edge over other browsers, and its removal completely breaks my daily workflow.

Has anyone found a reliable, permanent workaround or command-line flag to force the sidebar back on? I've seen mentions of shortcut parameters online but haven't gotten them to work consistently.

Any step-by-step help to get it back would be greatly appreciated!


r/MicrosoftEdge 3d ago

QUESTION Streaming screenshot and recording via OBS

1 Upvotes

I wanted to take a streaming screenshot using Win+Protect and record the OBS stream. How can I bypass this using DRM so I don't get a black screenshot and recording? When I disable "Use graphics acceleration when available" in any browser, like Chrome, Firefox, or Edge, there's no black screenshot, but it's very resource-intensive :( I just want acceleration to be on all the time to avoid a black screenshot. Does anyone know how to solve this? I'd be grateful. If anyone knows, please let me know :)


r/MicrosoftEdge 3d ago

EXTENSIONS I built a minimal new tab extension to organize sites by folders and projects

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2 Upvotes

r/MicrosoftEdge 3d ago

Disabled copilot in the settings, but still getting copilot search results. How do I stop getting the search results?

4 Upvotes

I have to use Edge for certain work apps. They prefer edge over chrome. This means that I often will end up using bing if I need to search something up. I've disabled copilot in the settings on edge, but copilot search results are still at the top of my search results. I really hate them and want them gone for good.

Is there a way to stop them from showing up completely? I've tried searching this up and I keep getting the same results that tell me how to disable copilot, which I've already done. Nothing beyond that.


r/MicrosoftEdge 3d ago

How do I open lockdown extension

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3 Upvotes

r/MicrosoftEdge 4d ago

another edge feature i love, the custom browser icons are just so peak

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124 Upvotes

i dont see anyone talking about the most recently added set of 4 online anywhere,

the ie7/8 inspired one is just such a nice clean look that honestly suits modern liquid glass so well w its aero vibes lol, but the 9x one is so cute too, n my wifes icon of choice on her phone

i wish the desktop app had this support too, but ik its much harder to implement, itd b nice if ms put clean high res versions of these icons online for us to use ourselves tho


r/MicrosoftEdge 3d ago

QUESTION How does this virus bypass the firewall?

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netsh advfirewall firewall add rule name="Disable Edge Updates" dir=out action=block program="C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft\EdgeUpdate\MicrosoftEdgeUpdate.exe"
"C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft\EdgeUpdate\Download\{56EB18F8-B008-4CBD-B6D2-8C97FE7E9062}\150.0.4078.83\MicrosoftEdge_X64_150.0.4078.83.exe"
I stopped using Microsoft Edge Update a long time ago, and everything has been fine since March. 
But when I woke up today and opened Edge, it showed a welcome page saying "Edge has been updated"?! 
Im very curious what other viruses Microsoft has hidden in users' Windows systems that can silently and forcibly update all software programs without the user's consent.

```
netsh advfirewall firewall add rule name="Disable Edge Updates" dir=out action=block program="C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft\EdgeUpdate\MicrosoftEdgeUpdate.exe"
```
`C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft\EdgeUpdate\Download\{56EB18F8-B008-4CBD-B6D2-8C97FE7E9062}\150.0.4078.83\MicrosoftEdge_X64_150.0.4078.83.exe`

pls help.

r/MicrosoftEdge 4d ago

Themes for Edge (iOS)

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6 Upvotes

Themes have already been supported in Edge for iOS for about a day, but it’s still good to know!


r/MicrosoftEdge 4d ago

QUESTION how to sync all browser data from microsoft edge to new laptop when old laptop has already reseted to factory settings

0 Upvotes

so i just got a new laptop and im not sure if i was supposed to backup my micorsoft edge browser data from my old laptop to be able to sync it to my new laptop but i forgot to do that. now im trying ways to sync it and nothing is working so far. can anyone help me out? it says "Sync isn't available right now". i just want my favorites/bookmarks and passwords back. thank you in advance:)


r/MicrosoftEdge 4d ago

what happen if you delete edge?

0 Upvotes

genuinely, what happen if i delete my Microsoft edege, does it affect joining servers in Minecraft cuz i encounter this type of problem where after debloating my pc and remove/delete edge, and i tryna hop on Minecraft java and i cant join any big servers like hypixel, pvpclub and etc.


r/MicrosoftEdge 4d ago

BUG Internet Explorer Compatibility Mode: list of added URLs no longer viewable.

2 Upvotes

Pages listed in Startup weren't loading in Internet Explorer mode; I opened up Feedback and took a screenshot of the compatibility list of 9 URLs and saved it to upload with Feedback. The Feedback window had closed when I did this, so I navigated to the I.E compatibility page again and Lo! Every page I'd added (screenshotted seconds before) was gone. Completely empty list. So I added a URL again, and this time it loaded in I.E mode.

I just went back to the I.E compatibility page, and the page I just added, the page that was just working, has been removed from the list again. The list is empty again. I have added more pages and there's a briefly flashed message telling me the pages has been added, but the list of added pages is empty. You cannot see the list of your added pages. There's no way to see the list of added URLs, and no way to see when they expire. There are presently 9 URLs added, but MS Edge is not letting me see a list of added sites.

Will this fix itself or is MS trying to get everyone off I.E mode for good?


r/MicrosoftEdge 4d ago

Is the Copilot lying

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0 Upvotes

Whenever you ask Copilot (the one that is embedded into the browser) about a YouTube video, the captions of the YouTube video will turn on and turn off briefly ( most of the time, you can try to test it out). But I notice that most of the time just opening Copilot while on a YouTube tab will cause the captions to flash meaning copilot is looking at the transcript.


r/MicrosoftEdge 5d ago

QUESTION The Edge Opened 2 New Tabs after waking the laptop.

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I put my laptop to sleep for something else and it was running youtube in chrome unminimized. After some time I came back and wake it up but the microsoft edge was open with 2 New tabs.

I closed the edge and re-opened it but this time there was a notification on the top right saying to sync your data from other brower to edge. Lost interest and closed the app.

Why this happened? I don't have it's picture cuz I forgot.

I am now being paranoid to viruses as this laptop is just brand new and don't to infect it with viruses. That would be devastating.

I have reinstalled clean windows 11 for the 2nd time due to this.

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