If there comes a time when extensions are important, you can open the configuration screen and add it back to your toolbar.This file is licensed under the Expat License, sometimes known as the MIT License: Image: Mark Kaelinįor example, if you don’t use or have any need for extensions, you can safely remove that icon from your Edge toolbar. Scroll down the Appearance configuration screen to the section labeled Customize Toolbar ( Figure G) and choose the icons and actions you would like to include on your version of Microsoft Edge.įigure G Customize the Microsoft Edge toolbar. With Microsoft Edge open to any webpage, click the gear icon on the sidebar, and select Appearance from the navigation menu located on the left-hand side of the screen.įigure F Configuration settings for Microsoft Edge. Image: Mark Kaelinīy default, the Edge toolbar includes icons for back, refresh, home, extensions, favorites, etc., and you can customize these icons through the Settings configuration screen ( Figure F). You can also customize the icons found on the toolbar displayed across the top of the browser ( Figure E).įigure E Microsoft Edge toolbar. SEE: How to remove specific cookies from Microsoft Edge (TechRepublic) Bonus Microsoft Edge productivity tip In the interest of better productivity, for example, it would probably make sense to remove the Shopping and Games apps from your sidebar.įigure D Remove nonproductivity apps from your Microsoft Edge sidebar. Scrolling further down the popup configuration screen ( Figure D), you can remove some of the less desirable default apps and features. Suggested sites on the configuration screen include common social media sites and popular browser email apps. You can also add links to the current webpage, which could be particularly useful if you visit a specific website daily. From the resulting pop-up screen ( Figure C), select which apps and features you would like displayed in your version of the sidebar.įigure C Microsoft Edge sidebar configuration popup screen. With Microsoft Edge open to any webpage, click the plus button (+) on the sidebar to begin the customization process. To change the list of icons, we must make configuration changes. The default apps and links on the Edge sidebar weren’t chosen for productivity purposes. Image: Mark KaelinĬlicking on one of the icons included in the sidebar will load the app or feature into a pop-up window overlaying the main web browser screen ( Figure B).įigure B Microsoft Edge Shopping app.
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