You can set tabs aside in Microsoft Edge in Windows 10 Creators Update. This new feature allows you to create tab groups in Edge which can be restored later or added to Favorites. Let's explore this useful addition to the Edge browser.
Category: Microsoft Edge
Edge is getting Brotli compression algorithm support
Every Windows 10 user is familiar with the new default browser, Microsoft Edge. It is intended to be faster and support all modern web standards. With every feature release of Windows 10, Edge becomes more feature-rich and useful.
Search Selected Text in Google from Context Menu in Edge
The ability to search the selected text with the default search engine in available in all modern browsers. Opera, Firefox and Google Chrome provide this ability out of the box. Let's see how to get the same feature in Microsoft Edge.
Get Ghostery Extension for Microsoft Edge
Ghostery is one of the most popular extensions to block trackers on the Internet. While a lot of extensions like ad-blockers provide the same functionality, Ghostery sometimes does it better than others because it is its primary function.
uBlock Origin is now available for Microsoft Edge
Since the launch of Windows 10 Anniversary Update with support for extensions in Microsoft Edge, there hasn't been many of them released in the Windows Store. One of the reasons for that is that Microsoft isn't allowing individual developers to publish them, only partnering with the ones they find interesting. From the start, there were already two ad blocking extensions — AdBlock and AdBlock Plus, and now there's finally a third option available: uBlock Origin has made its way to the Windows Store.
Edge gets EPUB support in Windows 10 Creators Update
With the released Windows 10 build 14971, a new feature has landed for its default browser. Edge, the new browser Microsoft recommends to everyone instead of Internet Explorer, is able to open EPUB file format. So, it can used to read EPUB books without having to install third-party eBook reader apps for this purpose.
How to enable the dark theme in Microsoft Edge
As you may already know, Windows 10 comes with an option to enable the dark theme for apps built using the Universal Windows Platform. Most of the built-in apps in Windows 10 like Settings or Photos are Universal apps which follow the white or dark theme enabled by the user. In Microsoft Edge, you have to enable it manually. Also, you can turn on the dark theme in Microsoft Edge separately from the system theme.
Disable the about:flags page in Microsoft Edge
Edge is the new default browser in Windows 10. Microsoft is constantly working to make it better. However, some of its options are experimental and can be enabled only by visiting the about:flags page. If you want to disable access to that page because the PC is shared with multiple users, it can be done with a simple Registry tweak.
Microsoft aggressively pushes Edge with taskbar ads in Windows 10
A new change arrived to Windows 10 with one of the recent updates. Many users spotted aggressive, annoying ad popups which appear right in the taskbar promoting Microsoft apps like Edge. The operating system detects that the user is not using Edge and offers him to switch to Microsoft's browser instead of the current one with a special taskbar thumbnail popup.
Microsoft Edge will get session manager and tabs browser in Windows 10 Creators Update
During the October 2016 Microsoft event, the company showed some improvements that are coming in Windows 10 Creators Update all over the OS. However, most of them were shown so briefly that many people didn't even notice it. After the event, Microsoft published a recap video in which we were able to find a few interesting things. There were some interesting additions to Microsoft Edge.
