[Canary Update] Microsoft Edge 83.0 Comes with New Option in Settings Page to Control Address bar Suggestions
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UPDATE 16:
The latest Edge 83.0 Canary build comes with a new preference/flag which can be enabled to add a new option to Settings page to control typing suggestions in address bar (Omnibox).
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First you’ll need to set “Enable local providers toggle” preference to “Enabled” on Edge://flags page.
Now open Edge Settings page, go to “Privacy and services” section, in right-side pane scroll down to bottom and click on “Address bar” option. Now you’ll see a new toggle option “Show me suggestions from history, favorites and other data on this device using my typed characters” which is ON by default.
You can set the toggle option to OFF to disable typing suggestions in address bar.
More Info: [Tip] Disable Typing Suggestions from Favorites and History in Microsoft Edge Address bar
UPDATE 15:
The latest Edge 82.0 Canary build comes with a new “Family Safety” section or tab in Edge Settings page. This new section can be used to access Family dashboard page and set limits, permissions and restrictions for kids.
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UPDATE 14:
The latest Edge 82.0 Canary build comes with a hidden preference/flag to activate and enable Google Chrome themes support in Microsoft Edge. As mentioned in UPDATE 10, previously it was possible to add Chrome themes support to Microsoft Edge by starting Microsoft Edge with a special command-line parameter.
Now Microsoft has added a built-in preference/flag in Microsoft Edge which can be enabled to quickly and directly bring Chrome themes support to Microsoft Edge browser without any need of launching Edge with a command-line parameter.
This feature is not enabled by default. You can enable this feature by setting “Allow installation of external store themes” preference to “Enabled” on Edge://flags page.
Now you can open Google Chrome Web Store Themes page and apply any desired theme to Microsoft Edge browser.
More Info: [Tip] New Way to Install and Use Google Chrome Themes in Microsoft Edge
PS: You can remove installed theme and restore default Microsoft Edge theme by opening Edge Settings, going to Appearance section and clicking on Remove button given next to Custom Theme option in right-side pane.
UPDATE 13:
The latest Edge 82.0 Canary build comes with a new “Default Browser” section or tab in Edge Settings page. This new section can be used to set Microsoft Edge as default web browser in operating system.
UPDATE 12:
The latest Edge 82.0 Canary build comes with a new option to turn on or off “Navigation suggestions for lookalike URLs” feature. In past, we needed to enable this feature using a hidden preference/flag as mentioned in this tutorial.
Now Microsoft has added a direct option “Suggest similar sites when a website can’t be found” under Edge Settings -> Privacy and Services section to enable or disable this feature.
More Info: [Tip] Disable Link Doctor Suggesting Similar Websites for Incorrect URLs in Microsoft Edge
UPDATE 11:
The latest Edge 82.0 Canary build comes with a new “Phone and Other Devices” section or tab in Edge Settings page. This new section can be used to set up your mobile phone and other devices to sync your profile information such as favorites, passwords, etc across your computer and all devices.
UPDATE 10:
The latest Edge 81.0 Canary build comes with support for Chrome themes. Now you can install and apply Google Chrome themes in Microsoft Edge.
By default, this feature is not enabled by default. You can enable this feature by adding a command-line parameter to Microsoft Edge shortcut as mentioned in following steps:
1. Right-click on Microsoft Edge’s shortcut and select Properties. Now add following text string at the end of the existing string present in Target text box:
--enable-features=msAllowThemeInstallationFromChromeStore
There must be a blank space between existing string and –enable-features=msAllowThemeInstallationFromChromeStore.
2. Click on Apply button and launch Microsoft Edge using this shortcut. Now open Google Chrome Web Store Themes page and open any desired theme.
Click on “Add to Chrome” button and the theme will be installed and applied to Microsoft Edge browser.
PS: You can remove installed theme and restore default Microsoft Edge theme by opening Edge Settings, going to Appearance section and clicking on Remove button given next to Custom Theme option in right-side pane.
More Info: [Tip] How to Install Google Chrome Themes in Microsoft Edge
UPDATE 9:
The latest Edge 76.0 Canary build comes with support for Windows OS spell checker feature. Once enabled, Microsoft Edge will use Windows native spell checking dictionaries to find spelling mistakes and provide spelling suggestions instead of using the built-in Hunspell engine.
This feature is not enabled by default. You can enable this feature by setting “Use the Windows OS spell checker” or “Use Windows Spellchecking” preference to “Enabled” on Edge://flags page.
UPDATE 8:
The latest Edge 76.0 Canary build comes with new redesigned “Clear browsing data dialog box“. The new dialog box shows all available options in one screen without any need to select Basic or Advanced options.
This feature is not enabled by default. You can enable this feature by setting “Microsoft Edge clear browsing data dialog” preference to “Enabled” on Edge://flags page.
Now you can access the new dialog box by pressing Ctrl+Shift+Delete keys together or by visiting edge://settings/clearBrowserData URL in address bar.
UPDATE 7:
The latest Edge 76.0 Canary build comes with Translator feature which means Edge can now translate web pages which aren’t in your language.
This feature is not enabled by default. You can enable this feature by setting “Microsoft Edge Translate” preference to “Enabled” on Edge://flags page.
Once you enable and restart the browser, you’ll get a new option “Offer to translate pages that aren’t in a language you read” under Settings -> Languages page.
UPDATE 6:
The latest Edge 75.0 Canary build comes with Internet Explorer Integration feature which means we can open a webpage in Microsoft Edge using Internet Explorer’s web rendering engine.
This feature is not enabled by default. You can enable this feature by setting “Enable IE Integration” preference to “Enabled” on Edge://flags page.
Once you enable and restart the browser, you’ll get a new option “Show this page using Internet Explorer” under 3-dots Menu -> More tools.
Currently the feature is under development and if we select the option, Edge opens a new tab with following error message:
Can’t open this page
The version of Internet Explorer on this device doesn’t support integration with Microsoft Edge. Updating your PC might solve the problem.
Learn more
[OK]
We hope this feature will work properly in future stable versions of Microsoft Edge browser.
UPDATE: [Tip] Enable Hidden Secret IE Mode in Microsoft Edge Web Browser
UPDATE 5:
The latest Edge 75.0 Canary build comes with Overlay Scrollbars feature which minimizes or hides the scrollbar on a web page when not in use and if you move and hover mouse cursor over the scrollbar area, it expands the scrollbar. This feature has been taken from Windows 10’s built-in functionality to automatically hide scrollbars in apps.
This feature is not enabled by default. You can enable this feature by setting “Overlay Scrollbars” preference to “Enabled” on Edge://flags page. You can also enable “Flash Overlay Scrollbars After Any Scroll Update” and “Flash Overlay Scrollbars When Mouse Enter” flags.
UPDATE 4:
The latest Edge 75.0 Canary build comes with Focus Mode feature. It allows users to launch the current tab to a new window which doesn’t show toolbar, address bar, tab bar, etc. It only contains the titlebar as shown in following screenshot:
The Taskbar shows website’s favicon in place of Microsoft Edge icon for the focused window.
You can use the Focus Mode option by right-clicking on a tab and selecting “Focus this tab” option from the context menu.
This feature is not enabled by default. You can enable this feature by setting “Focus Mode” preference to “Enabled” on Edge://flags page.
UPDATE 3:
The latest Edge 75.0 Canary build comes with Reading View (also known as Simplified View) feature.
This feature is not enabled by default. You can enable this feature by setting “Microsoft Edge Reading View” preference to “Enabled” on Edge://flags page.
Once you enable the feature and if a website supports reading view, you’ll get a new Book icon in address bar to open the web page in reading view.
UPDATE 2:
The latest Edge 75.0 Canary build comes with Fluent Design support which means HTML form elements are rendered using Windows 10’s Fluent Design language to improve touch and keyboard accessibility.
This feature is not enabled by default. You can enable this feature by setting “Web Platform Fluent Controls” preference to “Enabled” on Edge://flags page.
UPDATE 1:
The latest Edge 75.0 Canary build comes with native support for Windows 10 dark theme mode feature. It comes with built-in dark theme and if you apply dark app mode in Windows 10, Edge automatically switches to dark theme to respect Windows 10 dark mode settings.
This feature is not enabled by default. You can enable this feature by setting “Microsoft Edge theme” preference to “Enabled” on Edge://flags page.
And there I was asking about IE compatibility in an earlier post.
So – as a normal retail purchasing user – how am I supposed to know that there are all those options for me to ‘Activate’ or ‘Enable’ without knowing about this forum, or – at every update from Microsoft, revisiting all the commands and option entries in all the apps that may include changes.
When I buy a new car it comes with a book of how-to, what-to and options
Why do microsoft products not come with similar descriptions of the ‘NEW’ ?
^^ Most of the preferences/flags present in Canary/Developer builds are automatically enabled when a stable version is released. These are given in testing builds to try them first before the features are ready for general public use.
Why chrome://flags command not working in Android version of Microsoft Edge? Microsoft Edge is Chromium based, this command only works on Google Chrome on both Android and PC version. I wonder if this think happens in upcoming Chromium based Microsoft Edge for PC.
^^ Did you try edge://flags command?
Yes, but not working, may be this option is hidden or temporary blocked by Microsoft.