When you use Default Apps or Open With to associate .PDF files with Adobe Reader or any other app, nothing may happen. In some cases, the association will change for a brief time, and then it will revert to Microsoft Edge as the default.Read more
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How to Get Microsoft Edge ADMX Group Policy Templates
You can use group policy objects (GPO) to configure policy settings for Microsoft Edge on all versions of Windows. To configure Microsoft Edge with group policy objects, you install administrative templates that add rules and settings for Microsoft Edge to the Policy Definition template folder on individual computers. Get Edge (Chromium) ADMX Group Policy Templates … Read more
How to Prevent Auto redirection from IE to Edge for unsupported sites
Since Windows 10 version 20H2, Internet Explorer redirects users to Microsoft Edge (Chromium) when they visit websites that don’t support Internet Explorer. Microsoft Edge Chromium version 84 and higher have this feature. Many modern websites have designs that are incompatible with Internet Explorer. When the Internet Explorer user visits an unsupported website (e.g., Facebook, Internet Archive, … Read more
Edge Chromium ~ FAQ & How-Tos
Microsoft decided to discontinue its EdgeHTML proprietary browser engine which was used in the Edge web browser. In December 2018, Microsoft announced that Edge was being rebuilt as a Chromium-based browser, which means using the Blink engine and terminating EdgeHTML. Let’s call the new Edge browser “Microsoft Edge (Chromium)” or Chromium-based Edge.
Here is the list of Frequently asked questions and answers for Chromium-based Edge.Read more
How to Install Chrome Themes & Extensions on Edge Chromium
Microsoft decided to discontinue its EdgeHTML proprietary browser engine which was used in the Edge web browser. In December 2018, Microsoft announced that Edge was being rebuilt as a Chromium-based browser, which means using the Blink engine and terminating EdgeHTML. Let’s call the new Edge browser “Edge Chromium” or Chromium-based Edge.
This article focuses on how to install themes and extensions in Edge Chromium from the Chrome Web Store or other third-party sources.Read more
[Fix] “Managed by your organization” in Chrome or Microsoft Edge
In Microsoft Edge or Google Chrome, some users see the message “Managed by your organization” when they click the “More” menu.
The message indicates that the browser (Microsoft Edge or Chrome) is being managed. If a user clicks on the “Managed by your organization” link, they are directed to chrome://management/
which contains details about Chrome Browser management on Chrome browser, or the edge://management
page on Microsoft Edge.
This message is also seen on the Chrome/Microsoft Edge (chromium) Settings page.
Clicking on the “Managed by your organization” link opens the edge://management
page, which displays the following message:
Microsoft Edge is managed by your organization If you use Microsoft Edge at school or work, it might be managed, or set up and maintained, by your organization. Your organization can set up or restrict certain features, install and block extensions, monitor activity, and control how you use it. If Microsoft Edge is managed, you can view the policies that are set by your organization on the edge://policy page.
This post tells you how to remove the Managed by your organization notice and also explains how to remove the Microsoft Edge or Chrome policies that cause the notice to be shown.Read more
Pin Website to Taskbar Using Edge in Windows 10
This post tells you how to pin a website to the Taskbar using the Microsoft Edge web browser.
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How to Reset, Repair or Reinstall Edge Web Browser
Sometimes, web browsers may need a complete reset — to revert to the default settings especially in the aftermath and removal of a browser-based attack, search hijack, PUA, PUP or Adware infection. We recently saw how to reset Google Chrome and Mozilla Firefox manually. This post tells you how to reset Microsoft Edge completely and start afresh.Read more
Make Edge Open Tabs from Last Browsing Session at Every Start
Microsoft Edge (Chromium), like any other major web browser on the market, has the capability to save your tab sessions when you close the browser. You can have Edge open all the tabs from your last browsing session whenever you start it.Read more
Search with Google via right-click menu in Microsoft Edge
Microsoft Edge uses the Bing search engine by default when you select a word or phrase and search via the right-click menu. This article tells you how to change Edge’s default search engine (for the address bar and context menu search) to Google.Read more