Category: Microsoft Edge

You can now block ads in Microsoft Edge on Android, as Microsoft has added the AdBlock Plus extension to the mobile browser.

Recently, Microsoft released a significant upgrade for the Edge browser on Android. The Canary and Dev versions now follow the same Chromium builds as their desktop counterparts, thus offer more capabilities and a faster development process. Still, some features, for some reason, got lost during the transition, for example, a built-in adblocker. After a short absence in the Canary channel, Microsoft brought the AdBlock Plus extension back to its mobile browser on Android.

With Edge 91 in the stable channel coming next few days, Microsoft moves preview channels to newer Chromium versions. With a new rendering engine come new features. Edge 92, which is now available in Canary, brings brand new menus to web apps. That change makes PWA feel more like native apps and optimizes menus for PWA-specific scenarios.

Microsoft continues working on improving the built-in password manager in the Edge browser. In the latest Canary builds of Microsoft Edge, the company added new features to enhance the usability and security of your passwords. According to the Microsoft Edge roadmap, those changes will become available once the company releases version 91.

There are two ways to open Browser Task Manager in Microsoft Edge. This built-in tool is a useful way to monitor resources consumed by tabs, extensions and other browser processes. It is available in most Chromium-based browser, including Microsoft Edge and Google Chrome.

Math Solver is now generally available in Preview to Insiders in all pre-release channels of Microsoft Edge. It no longer required to enable a flag to access it in the browser settings. It is available out of the box in Edge Beta, Canary, and Dev.

Here's how to disable End Process in Browser Task Manager in Microsoft Edge to prevent users from terminating Edge processes using the built-in Task Manager tool of the browser. It is safe to say that every Windows user knows about Task Manager - a crucial tool that allows you to monitor system resources and manage running processes. While the default Task Manager works perfectly for regular apps on your computer, it is not the best option to control a browser. Edge, Chrome, Vivaldi, and other Chromium-based browsers are multi-process applications with a built-in Task Manager tailored specifically for browser needs.

Earlier this year, Microsoft brought to Edge Chromium one of previously available in Edge Legacy features called "Define." It allows you to find definitions for any word on a web page or PDF document. Initially, that feature was limited to PDF documents only. Now, it works on all web pages.

Mini menus are now available on web pages in Edge Canary, you can enable them with the Mini Menus on Text Selection option. In one of the recent updates to Edge Stable, Microsoft added new mini menus for PDF documents. Those menus simplify the user experience and remove unnecessary options, leaving only the most frequently used features. Microsoft continues working on the idea and now offers simplified menus for all web pages in Edge.

Here is how to remove Search in Sidebar Context Menu in Microsoft Edge in case you do not like how this feature works or simply want to clean up the context menu.

Search in Sidebar is an Edge feature that Microsoft introduced in 2020. It allows you quickly find some information in a dedicated sidebar without switching to a separate tab. Search results show up in a pane on the right side of the page, showing you web results like definitions, web links, images, videos, etc. Search in Sidebar is similar to the "Ask Cortana" feature in Edge Legacy. It does not use Microsoft's voice assistant, but it comes with additional, previously unavailable capabilities.