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How to Turn Off News Feed on New Tab Page in Microsoft Edge Chromium
The latest Canary build of Microsoft Edge Chromium comes with a long awaited option to disable the news feed on the New Tab page. Starting in version 78.0.268.0, the news feed section on the new tab page supports three modes, and can be disabled completely.
Microsoft Edge build 78.0.262.0 is out to the Dev channel of the browser, replacing the broken 78.0.256.2 update which was pulled out from being offered to Insiders. Let's see what's new in today's release of Edge.
The stable Edge Chromium branch has received a new update. It looks like this branch shares the updates with the Beta channel. As of now, Edge build 77.0.235.17 is available both in the Beta and Stable branches.
Microsoft Edge build 78.0.256.2 is out to the Dev channel of the browser, bringing new features to Insiders, including 'Collections', the built-in abusive ad blocker in Chromium, Windows 10’s native Share functionality, and more.
A few days after announcing the discontinuation of EPUB support for their Chromium-based Edge browser, Microsoft is in the process of doing the same for the UWP version of the app. The bundled Edge app is losing EPUB support as well.
You may remember a special Edge Insider extension that Microsoft was about to release to users of pre-release Edge versions. It was supposed to work as an extra communication channel for Edge Insiders, delivering new features and allowing tweaking of the Insider program options. However, the extension had been pulled out of Microsoft Store shortly after it was discovered. Now, a new version of the extension is on the way to the Store.
How to Enable the Extensions Menu Button in Microsoft Edge Chromium
In the latest Canary Edge, you can now enable the brand new 'Extensions' menu which adds a button to the toolbar. The menu hosts all the installed browser extensions for faster access. Also, it allows having a clean toolbar, which is a long awaited feature for many users.
How to Remove the Feedback Smiley Button in Microsoft Edge Chromium
The Chromium-based Microsoft Edge browser comes with a smiley button on the toolbar that allows sending your feedback to Microsoft with a single click. Some users would like to remove that button, but Edge doesn't include a GUI option to get rid of it. Here are two methods you can use to remove the feedback smiley button from the Microsoft Edge Chromium.
As you may already know, the classic 'Spartan' Edge browser includes the ability to read EPUB files. This feature was first introduced in Windows 10 Creators Update. However, the newest Chromium-based Microsoft Edge browser won't include the EPUB support anymore.
The latest Canary build of Microsoft Edge Chromium includes reworked tab tooltips known as 'Tab Hover Cards'. Starting in build 78.0.253.0 the browser displays the tab tooltips using the new style by default.
