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Listen to Websites with Microsoft Edge

If you find websites difficult to see or read, you can easily get Microsoft’s Edge browser to read websites to you instead.  To access this, click the Menu icon (⋯) in the top right corner of the browser window (there’s no keyboard shortcut for this…

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Configuring Settings and Dark Mode in Microsoft Edge

Microsoft’s Edge web browser is highly configurable and customisable.  You can do this by clicking the Menu icon (⋯) in the top right corner of the browser window, and from the menu that appears click Settings. The available settings in Edge are separated into categories which…

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Send Video to Your TV from your PC

If you’re watching video or listening to music in Microsoft’s Edge web browser on your PC, it’s possible to stream it to compatible devices in your home or workplace, such as smart televisions. You will need to have a Bluetooth enabled PC, and have Bluetooth…

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Use the Favourites Bar in Microsoft Edge

If you want quick and easy access to your saved Internet favourites, you can switch on the Favourites bar in Microsoft’s Edge web browser.  It’s quick and easy to do as well.  You can click the Menu icon (⋯) in the top right corner of the…

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Manage your Internet Favourites in Edge

We can all accumulate a lot of saved Internet favourites in our web browsers, and they’re easy to manage in Microsoft’s Edge browser.  There are a couple of ways to achieve this.  From the right of the address bar in Edge, click the Favourites icon and…

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Install and Manage Web Apps in Edge

Microsoft’s Edge web browser make it possible to install websites as apps on your PC, and run them from the Start Menu in their own window as though they were any other app on the computer.  Visit the website you want to install as an…

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Report Unsafe and Criminal Websites in Edge

We all get spam email trying to sell us fake goods, or that contain links to phishing websites that want to steal and use your personal information or credit cards.  Fortunately Microsoft’s Edge browser makes it really easy to report websites that you think might…

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Browse the Internet as a Guest on another PC in Edge

Sometimes you want or need to use somebody else’s PC, but you don’t want to have access to, or they don’t want you to have access to their Internet favourites and personal settings.  This is where guest mode in Microsoft’s Edge browser comes in handy.…

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Manage Downloads in Microsoft Edge

Well all download things from the Internet, be they documents, apps, or music and video files, and Microsoft Edge makes it super easy to manage them.  With the Edge browser open, click the Menu icon (⋯) in the top right corner of the browser window…

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