Microsoft Edge

Microsoft Edge’s Sidebar Will Soon Have More Web Apps

The sidebar in Microsoft Edge mostly serves as a portal for other Microsoft services, like Bing Chat and Microsoft 365, but it can also load services like Spotify and Instagram. Soon, more web apps will be available in the si…

Corbin Davenport May 24th

Microsoft Edge’s New Look Fits in With Windows 11

The “new Edge” integrating AI features has been rolling out to users for some time, but while the AI sidebar is there, the redesign that was promised with it was nowhere to be seen. Now, Microsoft is going into more detail ab…

Arol Wright May 23rd

It’s Time to Stop Using Microsoft Edge

Microsoft Edge now leaks the address of every web page you visit straight to Microsoft Bing. This appears to be a bug with one of the many extra features Microsoft has been cramming into Edge over the past few years. We’ve ha…

Chris Hoffman Apr 26th

Microsoft Edge Has a Data Leak From a Broken Bing Feature

Microsoft Edge is absolutely packed with features of questionable utility, which opens the door for more bugs to creep through. A bug in Edge is causing every page you visit to be sent to Microsoft’s Bing service….

Corbin Davenport Apr 26th

Microsoft Edge Now Has Bing’s Dall-E Image Creator

Microsoft is cramming AI features into every app and service it can, from Office apps to its Bing search engine. The latest addition? A panel for the Bing Image Creator in Microsoft Edge.

Corbin Davenport Apr 6th

Microsoft Edge Has a New “Browser Essentials” Stats Page

The Microsoft Edge browser is constantly changing, but some of those adjustments aren’t so great. Microsoft is now testing a new button and side panel in Edge that aims to help you boost performance and battery life….

Corbin Davenport Apr 6th

Microsoft Edge Has a New Hidden Split-Screen Mode

Microsoft has been hard at work integrating Bing Chat into the Edge browser, but there’s another new feature that isn’t as obvious: a hidden split-screen mode.

Corbin Davenport Apr 3rd

You Can Now Try Microsoft Edge’s Real-Time Tab Sharing

Many of the features showing up in Edge aren’t all that helpful, but back in October, Microsoft showed off a real-time browser tab sharing feature that looked interesting. Now you can help Microsoft test it….

Corbin Davenport Mar 28th

Microsoft Edge Might Get a Crypto Wallet, For Some Reason

The Chromium-based Edge browser started off as a sleek and fast alternative to Google Chrome, but Microsoft has added more unnecessary features over time. One feature reportedly in development could be the worst example yet: …

Corbin Davenport Mar 17th

How to Remove Bing Chat “Discover” Button in Microsoft Edge

As promised, Microsoft added the new Bing AI Chat to Edge. The Bing icon lives in the top right corner of the Edge browser window, and Microsoft has made it annoyingly difficult to disable. We’ll show you how to turn it off….

Joe Fedewa Mar 14th

Microsoft Edge 111 Arrives With Bing AI and Edge Copilot

Microsoft confirmed in February that it was adding the new Bing Chat AI to the Microsoft Edge sidebar, as well as additional AI writing features. That functionality is now rolling out with the Microsoft Edge 111 update….

Corbin Davenport Mar 14th

Microsoft Edge Now Has AI Upscaling for Web Videos

Microsoft Edge added a “Clarity Boost” feature last year, which boosts the video quality of games streamed from the cloud. Now a similar feature is coming to regular web video, as long as your PC is up to the task….

Corbin Davenport Mar 6th

Microsoft Edge Has a New Email Feature

Microsoft Edge is undergoing something of a revamp right now, with Bing AI features and a redesign in the works. Until those features roll out, there’s at least one new feature to get excited about.

Arol Wright Feb 21st

Microsoft Edge Just Got a Big PDF Upgrade

PDFs can be opened on almost any device these days, but it was, first and foremost, an Adobe-developed standard, and Acrobat is still a tremendously powerful tool for viewing PDFs. Microsoft is now working with Adobe to impro…

Arol Wright Feb 8th

Microsoft Edge Is Getting AI Chat and a New Look on Windows

Microsoft announced a major update to Bing earlier today with AI-powered features, a bit like ChatGPT. The company also revealed a visual update coming to Microsoft Edge, and some new Bing integration….

Corbin Davenport Feb 7th

How to Switch Tabs With a Keyboard Shortcut in Any Web Browser

Switching between open tabs in your Chrome, Safari, Firefox, and Edge web browsers is as easy as pressing a keyboard shortcut. You can go to the next tab, previous tab, or a specific tab using a shortcut on your Windows, Linu…

Mahesh Makvana Jan 21st

How to Remove Bing as Your Browser’s Default Search Engine

Prefer another search engine over Bing? If so, it’s quick and easy to remove Bing and set another search engine as your default. We’ll show you how to make this change in Google Chrome, Mozilla Firefox, and Microsoft Edge on…

Mahesh Makvana Oct 31st, 2022

Microsoft Edge Now Has Real-Time Browser Tab Sharing

Microsoft has been cramming its Edge web browser with new features at a rapid rate, to the point where the browser often feels too bloated and complex. However, one feature on the way sounds incredibly useful: Edge Workspaces…

Corbin Davenport Oct 12th, 2022

Tech Support Scams Are Hijacking Microsoft Edge’s Start Page

Microsoft Edge has a feed of news articles on the start page, which includes some advertisements. According to a new report, some of the advertisements in the news section can redirect to tech support scams….

Corbin Davenport Sep 16th, 2022

How to Disable the Sidebar in Microsoft Edge

Microsoft Edge 104 was released in August 2022 with a feature that may annoy some users. A new sidebar on the right side of the screen includes shortcuts to a handful of other Microsoft products. Let’s turn it off….

Joe Fedewa Aug 22nd, 2022

Microsoft Edge’s Annoying New Sidebar Includes MSN Games

Microsoft just can’t stop itself from adding new “browser features” to Edge. Once a streamlined tool for browsing the web, Edge now even includes built-in loans. The latest feature is a sidebar designed to push Microsoft’s on…

Chris Hoffman Aug 22nd, 2022

Microsoft Edge Is Now More Bloated Than Google Chrome

People love to rag on Google Chrome for being a bloated browser that eats up your computer’s resources. Well, Microsoft Edge has become even worse. It started out with good intentions, but Microsoft can’t help itself….

Joe Fedewa Aug 20th, 2022

What’s New in Microsoft Edge 104, Available Now

Following the release of Chrome 104, Microsoft is now rolling out the same update for its Edge browser. Edge 104 includes an important security change, a new import option for Chrome, and more.

Corbin Davenport Aug 8th, 2022

How to Disable the Downloads Menu Pop-up in Edge

When you download a file with Microsoft Edge, a download menu pops up and blocks part of your view of the browser window below. If you find this annoying, you can turn it off easily on PC or Mac. Here’s how…

Benj Edwards Aug 2nd, 2022

Microsoft Edge’s New Search Feature Is Frustrating Everyone

The current iteration of Microsoft Edge started out as a great browser based on the Chromium engine, but over time, Microsoft has added more and more bloat. Now there’s another new feature that doesn’t seem to be popular: vis…

Corbin Davenport Jul 28th, 2022

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