Microsoft Edge

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

How to Clear the Cache in Microsoft Edge

Whether you want to fix specific website issues or resolve other problems with your browser, it’s easy to clear Microsoft Edge’s cache on your desktop and mobile devices. You can also get the browser to automatically delete y…

Mahesh Makvana Jul 24th

How to Search for a Word on a Web Page

Are you looking for a specific word on a web page? If so, ease your task by using your browser’s find function to locate specific terms on the current web page. Another way to do this is to use Google Search with a custom par…

Mahesh Makvana Jul 17th

How to View Your Saved Credit Card Numbers in Microsoft Edge

If you need to view, edit, or delete credit card numbers automatically saved by Microsoft Edge, it’s easy to do so using the browser’s payment info settings. Here’s how.

Benj Edwards May 25th

Search Engine Keeps Changing to Yahoo? Here’s What to Do

If your browser homepage and search engine keep mysteriously changing to Yahoo!, your computer is probably infected with a browser hijacker. While resetting your browser might seem to fix the problem, here’s how to do the job…

Russ Ware May 24th

Microsoft Edge Is Improving Your Installed Web Apps

Chrome has offered the ability to “install” web apps to your computer for a while now, and the feature is also available on the new Chromium-based Microsoft Edge. Now the Edge browser has an easier way to manage web apps, wit…

Corbin Davenport May 18th

6 Useful Tools Microsoft Edge Has That Google Chrome Doesn’t

Microsoft Edge may have come on in leaps and bounds in the last few years, but does it now have enough useful and unique features to replace Chrome as the world’s favorite browser? A few features may have you convinced….

Russ Ware May 10th

How to Delete Pages From a PDF

Think your PDF could do without certain pages? If so, it’s easy to delete a single or multiple pages from your PDF file. You can do this using Chrome, Edge, or Preview, and we’ll show you how.

Mahesh Makvana Mar 25th

How to Use Internet Explorer Mode in Edge

If you’re browsing with Microsoft Edge on Windows 10 or 11 and you visit a site that needs Internet Explorer to work properly, you’re in luck. Edge includes an “Internet Explorer mode” for compatibility. Here’s how to use it….

Benj Edwards Mar 18th

Here’s How Microsoft Edge’s New Enhanced Security Mode Works

The internet is a scary place with all kinds of exploits that can cause serious harm to your devices. Microsoft knows this, and it has released a new mode for Edge that provides another layer of security to protect you from t…

Dave LeClair Feb 4th

How to Delete Google Search Bar History

When you start typing a query in your web browser’s address bar, the browser displays your past searches as suggestions. You may not want certain suggestions to appear for privacy reasons. In that case, here’s how to selectiv…

Mahesh Makvana Feb 3rd

Did You Know? You Can Drag and Drop Browser Links to Your Desktop

In at least four major browsers—Chrome, Edge, Firefox, and Safari—on Windows, Mac, and Linux, you can easily drag and drop a shortcut link to a website straight to your desktop. Here’s how to do it….

Benj Edwards Jan 29th

How to Enable “Super Duper Secure Mode” in Microsoft Edge

Despite Microsoft’s slightly annoying tactics to push Edge, it is a soid web browser. One feature that sets it apart from Google Chrome is “Super Duper Secure Mode.” We’ll explain what this is and how you can use it….

Joe Fedewa Jan 24th

How to Disable the Pop-Up Blocker in Chrome, Firefox, Edge, and Safari

When a site requires pop-up windows to function, you will have to turn off the pop-up blocker in your web browser to allow the site to function. We’ll show you how to do that in Chrome, Firefox, Edge, and Safari….

Mahesh Makvana Dec 31st, 2021

All the Unnecessary Things Microsoft Added to Edge in 2021

Microsoft had a busy 2021. The company released Windows 11. It also added a ton of unnecessary stuff to the Microsoft Edge browser, which is making it harder for us to recommend it to anyone. Seriously, Microsoft is adding so…

Dave LeClair Dec 29th, 2021

How to View and Clear Download History in Microsoft Edge

If you use Microsoft Edge on Windows or Mac, it’s easy to view and clear your download history with just a few clicks, which can help maintain your privacy. Here’s how to do it.

Benj Edwards Dec 18th, 2021

MSEdgeRedirect Stops Windows From Opening Edge (But We Don’t Recommend It)

There’s a browser war raging right now, and Microsoft has a clear advantage over the competition that it’s not afraid to exploit. This leaves tools like MSEdgeRedirect to try to fight Microsoft’s questionable tactics, but in…

Dave LeClair Dec 17th, 2021

Vivaldi CEO on Microsoft Edge: “Can You Say Monopoly?”

Microsoft has been facing a lot of heat lately over some of its practices with Windows and its Edge browser. These moves aren’t lost on other browser makers and Vivaldi’s CEO Jon von Tetzchner recently wrote about some other…

Dave LeClair Dec 13th, 2021

How to Disable the Pop-Up Blocker in Microsoft Edge

To allow websites to show pop-up windows in Microsoft Edge, you will have to disable Edge’s pop-up blocker that blocks those windows. Here’s how you do that on desktop and mobile.

Mahesh Makvana Dec 12th, 2021

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