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How to add widgets to the Microsoft Edge home screen

I have once seen the Firefox home screen with widgets, now I'm trying to do the same with Edge. On the internet they say there's a gear icon on the home screen that helps but mine doesn't. How can I do it now? The internet is not helping much, so I came…

Microsoft Edge | Tabs, address bar, and search | Windows 11
asked 2026-10-31T03:14:58.82+00:00
Huy Dat Nguyen 115 Reputation points
commented 2026-11-03T16:18:38.4133333+00:00
piohal-3542 120 Reputation points
1 answer One of the answers was accepted by the question author.

My gear icon has disappeared, and it is combined with the pencil icon — is this a bug or a new update from Edge?

Microsoft Edge | Tabs, address bar, and search | Windows 11
asked 2026-10-31T13:56:47.0633333+00:00
Minh Minh 20 Reputation points
edited a comment 2026-10-31T15:24:39.89+00:00
Minh Minh 20 Reputation points
3 answers

My Favorites Bar and Tabs Above Keep Disappearing.

Visit web site and my favourites bar disappears. Edge up to date. Reset and no change.

Microsoft Edge | Tabs, address bar, and search | Windows 11
asked 2026-09-06T20:40:25.3766667+00:00
David Butterfield 0 Reputation points
edited a comment 2026-10-27T09:10:05.32+00:00
David Chambers 5 Reputation points
4 answers

My Microsoft 11 web page layout changed and I would like to get the previous layout back.

My computer updated 2 days ago and my edge search page layout changed how can I get it back?

Microsoft Edge | Tabs, address bar, and search | Windows 11
asked 2026-10-20T13:56:24.95+00:00
StevenThomas-0477 30 Reputation points
commented 2026-10-22T05:44:02.1566667+00:00
DaveM121 945.3K Reputation points Independent Advisor
2 answers

hidden tabs & windows and how to identify open windows

hidden tabs & windows, how to unhide and how to identify open windows when pressing window selection -desk-1 -2 etc that should show which web site it's on

Microsoft Edge | Tabs, address bar, and search | Windows 11
asked 2026-10-16T20:02:40.9+00:00
Haim Gurman 20 Reputation points
commented 2026-10-18T08:06:30.62+00:00
Hendrix-V 20,685 Reputation points Microsoft External Staff Moderator
1 answer

Microsoft edge browser search page cannot be changed when click for page 2, 3 an

Microsoft edge browser search page cannot be changed when click for page 2, 3 and 3. I tried for other keywords, same behaving, not changing pages.

Microsoft Edge | Tabs, address bar, and search | Windows 11
asked 2026-10-17T15:48:11.17+00:00
Ahmed Obaidullah 0 Reputation points
answered 2026-10-17T16:26:28.5666667+00:00
SD - IA 182.4K Reputation points Independent Advisor
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inprivate microsoft edge highlighted text color has changed from blue to grey. Is this new UI design or some kind of errors

Microsoft Edge | Tabs, address bar, and search | Windows 11
asked 2026-10-13T12:49:10.83+00:00
Minh Minh 20 Reputation points
commented 2026-10-16T12:33:23.8733333+00:00
Vikki-T 12,960 Reputation points Microsoft External Staff Moderator
2 answers

Microsoft Edge: Sleeping Tabs stopped working

The sleeping tabs feature doesn't work. Normally, when I open Microsoft Edge, only the recently used tabs from my previous session are loaded; other inactive tabs are unloaded and appear greyed out, such as tabs inside my tab groups that I haven't…

Microsoft Edge | Tabs, address bar, and search | Windows 11
asked 2026-10-08T12:31:47.91+00:00
Bro Integral 10 Reputation points
edited a comment 2026-10-16T09:52:57.6766667+00:00
Bro Integral 10 Reputation points
3 answers One of the answers was accepted by the question author.

How to fix the search bar that doesn't online

My search bar only show local disk and doesn't show online search generally, microsoft bing is already installed but still. Any suggest will help, thanks.

Microsoft Edge | Tabs, address bar, and search | Windows 11
asked 2026-10-16T01:19:59.5833333+00:00
agnis talitha 20 Reputation points
accepted 2026-10-16T04:57:35+00:00
agnis talitha 20 Reputation points
6 answers One of the answers was accepted by the question author.

Edge Home Tab keeps prior webpage Title

Lately, whenever I select the Home icon, the New tab title shows as the previous page title instead of New tab. I am using a Surface Go 2, Win11 Pro. It appears to be touch-experience related as my HP laptop w/ Win11 Home does not exhibit the issue.

Microsoft Edge | Tabs, address bar, and search | Windows 11
asked 2026-09-13T01:00:36.9+00:00
Don ‪B 60 Reputation points
commented 2026-10-13T10:43:29.1333333+00:00
Don ‪B 60 Reputation points
8 answers One of the answers was accepted by the question author.

Why get rid of the ability to lock tabs in workspaces?

Not sure why getting rid of the lock tab function would be an improvement? I used it to organize multiple different tabs to create a "shortcut" function to navigate through different windows with ease, now everything is a mess and very…

Microsoft Edge | Tabs, address bar, and search | Windows 11
asked 2026-03-19T21:23:26.6466667+00:00
Nicole Chappell 180 Reputation points
commented 2026-10-12T19:09:17.8966667+00:00
Justin Grinstead 0 Reputation points
2 answers

How to get rid of Ghost windows from popping up on Microsoft Edge

Whenever I open a tab on Edge and begin a search or open a website, ghost windows pop up. Sometimes its one or two or a stack of 3. How can I stop this or be sure it is not a tracker? I followed some instructions for start up or task bar but to no avail.…

Microsoft Edge | Tabs, address bar, and search | Windows 11
asked 2026-10-10T17:49:03.0766667+00:00
Robin L 0 Reputation points
answered 2026-10-10T19:56:24.7133333+00:00
Ferdinand Nanalig 33,570 Reputation points Independent Advisor
1 answer

How do I disable Trending Now in Edge's address bar?

请问最新版本的edge浏览器搜索栏的今日热点怎么才能关闭 教教我吧用起来真的很难受,,,,,,,/////////

Microsoft Edge | Tabs, address bar, and search | Windows 11
asked 2026-10-08T05:11:43.1533333+00:00
 疏雨·Mellow 0 Reputation points
commented 2026-10-08T10:02:51.4633333+00:00
 疏雨·Mellow 0 Reputation points
2 answers

Edge opens an additional "New tab" unexpectedly

How to eliminate the extra tab labeled "New Tab" that appears when I open certain files with Edge? This only began recently. (Within the last few weeks or months?) Among these files are internet shortcuts and PDF files. Opening htm, html,…

Microsoft Edge | Tabs, address bar, and search | Windows 11
asked 2026-07-05T20:23:33.23+00:00
Daniel Hitson 0 Reputation points
commented 2026-09-28T15:45:28.3066667+00:00
Daniel Hitson 0 Reputation points
1 answer

Restore website history

I accidentally and inadvertently closed all my websites I was reviewing. How do I restore my website history?

Microsoft Edge | Tabs, address bar, and search | Windows 11
asked 2026-09-25T22:45:54.2366667+00:00
Patti Birk 0 Reputation points
answered 2026-09-25T23:26:10.2066667+00:00
Jeronimo Fuerte 48,515 Reputation points Independent Advisor
1 answer

Instagram ending ?hl=en in Microsoft Edge

Why does Instagram addresses needs the ending ?hl=en when I'm in Microsoft Edge but not in other browsers

Microsoft Edge | Tabs, address bar, and search | Windows 11
asked 2026-09-25T14:24:28.72+00:00
Stuart Hicking 0 Reputation points
answered 2026-09-25T15:37:26.49+00:00
Paulo GM 73,875 Reputation points Independent Advisor
2 answers

Why was Drop, Collections, and Sidebar removed?

Microsoft claims it was for the simplification of the browser, and for a more concentrated effort on AI features like Copilot, its voice mode feature, and Visual Search. However, most of the userbase was not only actively using these features, but had…

Microsoft Edge | Tabs, address bar, and search | Windows 11
asked 2026-09-17T16:26:06.7266667+00:00
Liam Patel 0 Reputation points
answered 2026-09-17T17:11:05.45+00:00
Virginia M 42,475 Reputation points Independent Advisor
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Why did my entire Google screen change today and why is MSN covering the bottom half of the screen?

Today, September 9/2026 my entire Microsoft 365 decided to change. MSN crap is covering half of the bottom of my screen. My screen is clearly in "dark" mode and yet nowhere does it indicate that it is - therefore I can't turn it off. What…

Microsoft Edge | Tabs, address bar, and search | Windows 11
asked 2026-09-09T16:07:24.6033333+00:00
Deborah Lamboo 0 Reputation points
answered 2026-09-09T16:52:55.3666667+00:00
DaveM121 945.3K Reputation points Independent Advisor
2 answers

Every time I open edge it shows a white screen with a search bar but before it showed a full screen with news and other aspects

So, in all honesty, I accidentally downloaded something sketchy and it messed up my laptop for a bit, but I uninstalled it now, but it still hasn't fixed the initial opening of edge and now it just looks so weird. Basically, if you ever used a Chromebook…

Microsoft Edge | Tabs, address bar, and search | Windows 11
asked 2026-08-31T02:49:24.1733333+00:00
Eddie Maya 0 Reputation points
answered 2026-08-31T03:27:15.9333333+00:00
Paulo GM 73,875 Reputation points Independent Advisor
1 answer

What is this annoying strategy used by Microsoft?

Honest to god I never do this, go online and rant over something that I can just ignore. But this is honestly something that pissed me off way more than it should have. How come my microsoft edge browser keeps on changing the default search engine to…

Microsoft Edge | Tabs, address bar, and search | Windows 11
asked 2026-08-29T17:38:09.1533333+00:00
Sari Makarem 0 Reputation points
answered 2026-08-30T17:33:36.66+00:00
Lucus-V 14,415 Reputation points Microsoft External Staff Moderator