Edge Chromium Receives Full Screen Window Frame DropDown UI

How to Enable Full Screen Window Frame DropDown UI in Microsoft Edge Chromium

Microsoft has silently added a new feature to the modern Chromium-based Microsoft Edge app. When enabled, it adds a drop-down window frame when in full screen mode. Today, we'll see how to activate it.

As of now, Microsoft is using Controlled Feature Rollout (CFR) for the Edge browser. It is a procedure used to roll out new features to small randomly selected groups of users so that they can be tested. Based on the feedback and reliability reports from these user groups, Microsoft may expand CFR groups to include more users.

Interested users can force enable this or that feature with a flag. Microsoft ships Edge Chromium with an extended set of hidden options that includes both Chrome flags and options unique to Microsoft Edge.

One of the new flags adds a drop-down window frame to the browser when in full screen. Currently, if you move your mouse pointer to the top of the full screen page, Edge shows a big cross button.

With this new feature, it will display the window frame as a drop-down UI.

Here's how to enable it.

To Enable Full Screen Window Frame Drop Down UI in Microsoft Edge,

1. Update Edge Chromium to the latest available version (see the list below).
2. Type edge://flags/#edge-enable-shy-ui into the address bar of Edge.
3. Set the Enable Fullscreen Dropdown flag to Enabled.
4. Restart the browser when prompted.
5. Now make Edge full screen. You can switch to full screen mode just by pressing F11. This works in all browsers, include Microsoft Edge.
6. Move the mouse pointer to the top of the page. You will get this:

You are done!

Microsoft is currently using three channels to deliver updates to Edge Insiders. The Canary channel receives updates daily (except Saturday and Sunday), the Dev channel is getting updates weekly, and the Beta channel is updated every 6 weeks. The stable channel is also on its way to users. You can find the actual Insider Preview versions at the end of this post. The stable version of Microsoft Edge is expected to be released on on January 15, 2020.

Actual Microsoft Edge Versions

The actual pre-release versions of Edge Chromium at the moment of this writing are as follows:

• Beta Channel: 79.0.309.25
• Dev Channel: 80.0.328.4 (Check out the change log HERE)
• Canary Channel: 80.0.337.0

I have covered many Edge tricks and features in the following post:

Hands-on with the new Chromium-based Microsoft Edge

Also, see the following updates.

• Edge Chromium for ARM64 Devices is Now Available for Testing
• Enable Classic Edge and Edge Chromium Running Side-by-Side
• Export Favorites to HTML File In Microsoft Edge Chromium
• Edge for Linux is officially coming
• Edge Chromium Stable Is Coming on January 15, 2020 With New Icon
• Microsoft Edge Gets a New Logo
• Enable Dark Mode for All Sites in Microsoft Edge
• Edge Chromium Is Now Default PDF Reader, Here is How to Change This
• Edge Chromium Receives Weather Forecast and Greetings on New Tab Page
• Edge Removes The Block Option from Media AutoPlay Blocking
• Edge Chromium: Tab Freezing, High Contrast Mode Support
• Edge Chromium: Block Third-party Cookies for InPrivate Mode, Extension Access to Search
• Microsoft Gradually Gets Rid of Rounded UI in Edge Chromium
• Edge Now Allows Disabling Feedback Smiley Button
• Block Potentially Unwanted Apps For Downloads in Microsoft Edge
• Global Media Controls in Microsoft Edge Receive a Dismiss Button
• Microsoft Edge: New AutoPlay Blocking Options, Updated Tracking Prevention
• Turn Off News Feed on New Tab Page in Microsoft Edge
• Enable Extensions Menu Button in Microsoft Edge Chromium
• Remove Feedback Smiley Button in Microsoft Edge
• Microsoft Edge Will No Longer Support ePub
• Latest Microsoft Edge Canary Features Tab Hover Cards
• Microsoft Edge Now De-Elevates Itself Automatically
• Microsoft Details Edge Chromium Roadmap
• Microsoft Enables Global Media Controls in Microsoft Edge
• How to Use Cloud Powered Voices in Microsoft Edge Chormium
• Microsoft Edge Chromium: Never Translate, Prepopulate Find with Text Selection
• Enable Caret Browsing in Microsoft Edge Chromium
• Enable IE Mode in Chromium Edge
• Stable Update Channel Made its First Appearance for Microsoft Edge Chromium
• Microsoft Edge Chromium Receives an Updated Password Reveal Button
• What are Controlled Feature Roll-outs in Microsoft Edge
• Edge Canary Adds New InPrivate Text Badge, New Sync Options
• Microsoft Edge Chromium: Clear Browsing Data on Exit
• Microsoft Edge Chromium Now Allows Switching Theme
• Microsoft Edge: Support for Windows Spell Checker in Chromium Engine
• Microsoft Edge Chromium: Prepopulate Find with Text Selection
• Microsoft Edge Chromium Gets Tracking Prevention Settings
• Microsoft Edge Chromium: Change Display Language
• Group Policy Templates for Microsoft Edge Chromium
• Microsoft Edge Chromium: Pin Sites To Taskbar, IE Mode
• Microsoft Edge Chromium Will Allow Uninstalling PWAs as Desktop Apps
• Microsoft Edge Chromium Includes YouTube Video Info in Volume Control OSD
• Microsoft Edge Chromium Canary Features Dark Mode Improvements
• Show Icon Only for Bookmark in Microsoft Edge Chromium
• Autoplay Video Blocker is coming to Microsoft Edge Chromium
• Microsoft Edge Chromium is Receiving New Tab Page Customization Options
• Enable Microsoft Search in Microsoft Edge Chromium
• Grammar Tools Are Now Available in Microsoft Edge Chromium
• Microsoft Edge Chromium Now Follows System Dark Theme
• Here’s how Microsoft Edge Chromium looks on macOS
• Microsoft Edge Chromium now installs PWAs in the root of the Start menu
• Enable Translator in Microsoft Edge Chromium
• Microsoft Edge Chromium Dynamically Changes Its User Agent
• Microsoft Edge Chromium Warns When Running as Administrator
• Change Search Engine In Microsoft Edge Chromium
• Hide or Show Favorites Bar in Microsoft Edge Chromium
• Install Chrome Extensions in Microsoft Edge Chromium
• Enable Dark Mode in Microsoft Edge Chromium
• Chrome Features Removed and Replaced by Microsoft in Edge
• Microsoft Released Chromium-based Edge Preview Versions
• Chromium-Based Edge to Support 4K and HD Video Streams
• Microsoft Edge Insider extension now available in Microsoft Store
• Hands-on with the new Chromium-based Microsoft Edge
• Microsoft Edge Insider Addons Page Revealed
• Microsoft Translator is Now Integrated with Microsoft Edge Chromium

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