When you send a link to a website to a friend or colleague you can find the link is very long as it’ll include all manner of special characters that might mean a lot to the website, but that won’t mean anything to you. Microsoft’s…
It’s very common for people to use plug-ins with their web browser, and there are tens of thousands to choose from. I only tend to use a small number of plug-ins that I consider essential. The reason for this is that too much going on…
If you visit a website a lot, you can pin it in the desktop as though it was an installed app. This makes it easy to find the app, as you can launch it from the Start Menu or Taskbar, and it will always open…
We all need to download files from the Internet occasionally, but how do you manage or find them in your browser. Microsoft’s Edge web browser makes it simple. When a download is happening, a down arrow will appear to the right of the address bar. …
Sometimes websites can be very difficult to read. They can be plastered with adverts, links to other articles and pages, or have video auto-playing when all you want to do is read the contents of an article. Microsoft’s Edge browser in Windows 11 comes with…
If you have been using another web browser such as Google Chrome, and want to switch to Microsoft Edge, it’s very straightforward to do so. There are some very compelling reasons to switch to Edge, most notable its privacy controls which are significantly more strict…
Web browser extensions (also called add-ins) are hugely popular and perform all sorts of functions from helping find online shopping discounts to blocking adverts. Microsoft Edge supports a huge selection of extensions. There are two ways to access and install extensions in Edge. The first…
When you open the Edge web browser in Windows 11 you will first see the home page. This will have a photo from around the world, quick links to your most commonly visited web pages, and if you scroll down the page you will see…
If you have a lot of Internet favourites (also known as bookmarks) to give you quick access to different websites, they can often become cluttered and difficult to manage. Microsoft’s Edge web browser has easy to use tools to help you manage them, and you…
