Microsoft is going to eliminate the visual difference between the Edge PWA title bars and other applications running on Windows. Currently, such PWA have a title bar that replicated the Edge window frame. This will change in the near future. The browser will allow PWA developers to fully customize the look of the window frame.
Category: Microsoft Edge
Edge now allows opening full pages from flyouts like Favorites and Downloads
As you may already know, Edge now includes flyouts for Favorites, Downloads, History, and Collections. They also known as "Hubs". In the latest Canary build Edge allows opening the full pages from "hubs" by clicking on the Hub title.
How to Disable Tab Fading in Microsoft Edge
It is now possible to disable Tab Fading for sleeping tabs in Microsoft Edge.
In recent Edge updates, Microsoft added a nifty feature called Sleeping Tabs. It freezes used tabs to preserve resources, free up some memory and reallocate it to more important tasks. Whenever a browser freezes a tab, it fades away. This helps a user to distinguish a regular tab from a sleeping one. Some people may find this behavior slightly confusing (especially considering that it is on by default), so there is a new feature to disable tab fading in Edge.
Open History in New Tab with Ctrl + H in Microsoft Edge
It is now possible to make Microsoft Edge open History in a new tab with Ctrl + H. Earlier this keyboard shortcut was always opening the History flyout aka "Hub".
In the recent updates, the browser from Microsoft received several new compact flyouts or “hubs.” These hubs allow you to quickly check history, downloads, and favorites without leaving the currently open page. This behavior is not suitable for all users.
Show or Hide Quick Links on New Tab Page in Microsoft Edge
The New Tab Page (Ctrl + T) in Microsoft Edge is very customizable. It includes a fancy Bing image of the day, and search box, and a set of quick links
By default, when you open a new tab (Ctrl+T) in Microsoft Edge, you see a Bing search bar, Bing image of the day set as the page background, and a set of quick links to your frequently sites. Also it may include Bing news below visible on scroll.
Microsoft Edge will remember if you pinned Collections between restarts
Currently, if you pin the Collections pane to the right, next time you open the browser it will turn back to a flyout. Users who prefer to have Collections pinned find this behavior extremely annoying, as it requires to pin it again and again. Finally Microsoft is about to change it.
Microsoft temporarily disabled Startup Boost in Edge
With the release of Edge 88, Microsoft added a new feature called “Startup Boost.” It keeps several of Edge’s processes in the background with minimal resource footprint to help launch the browser significantly faster. Microsoft was rolling out this feature until the developers faced some unexpected issues. Due to these problems, Microsoft had to disable Startup Boost in all the channels.
How to Enable or Disable Math Solver in Microsoft Edge
With a new flag in advanced configuration, it is possible to enable or disable Math Solver in Microsoft Edge. This feature was previously available to small group of Insiders, but now you can use an option that made its first appearance in the Canary channel a few days ago.
Enable Microsoft Account and Sync in Edge on Linux
You can finally enable Microsoft Account and Sync in Edge on Linux. Until today the ability to sign-in with your Microsoft Account and sync your bookmarks, passwords, and other browsing data was not available to Linux users, but this has changed.
The list of DNS over HTTPS providers is back in Microsoft Edge
With the release of Edge 86, Microsoft introduced DNS over HTTPS support (DoH) in the stable channel. It makes the browser resolve DNS queries over the encrypted HTTPS protocol. It has several advantages: DNS over HTTPS improves privacy, prevents man-in-the-middle attacks, and improves performance. Also, using DoH allows bypass censorship and connection filtering by DNS.
