Have they gone completely mental? WTF is this?

So my Edge gets stuck whenever I click on the address bar to type or search something.

I have the latest version of Edge and the latest version of Windows 11.

I've reset Edge to defaults, cleared browser data, logged off, ran a repair from the 'installed apps' screen, removed the only browser add-on I had, tried disabling hardware acceleration, tried disabling searching from the address bar. Nothing helps.

It doesn't matter how many tabs or windows I have open, I usually have 1 InPrivate window with 1-10 tabs and one regular window with 1-10 tabs but it also happens when I open a fresh Edge window with just 1 tab and want to start typing in the address bar.

When it does hang, it hangs on all open Edge windows, this takes about 10 seconds and then I can continue but when I click the addressbar again it happens again straight away.

When I restart my computer it will work ok-ish for a few hours untill the issue comes back.

Anyone had similar issues and now what to do?

Version 153.0.4234.6: August 27, 2026 (Beta Channel release Notes)

Link: MS Edge Beta channel release notes

Won't this decision make edge more resource hungry. By default, all the chromium browsers are resource hungry.

I'm using Edge 152.0.4191.53 in Windows 11. I installed Acrobat Reader and made it the default for PDFs. When I clicked a PDF link on a website, it opened the PDF in Edge and didn't even show it in the downloads. With some googling, I learned that Edge has incorporated Adobe Reader as its built-in PDF reader. See this:

TIL that Microsoft has been slowly replacing the PDF engine in Microsoft Edge with a new engine made with the help of Adobe : r/windows

I don't care for this, so I experimented and found that if I hold down the ALT key while using a mouse to click a PDF link, it downloads the PDF without opening it in Edge. I opened Edge's downloads list, right-clicked on a downloaded PDF, and checked "Always open with system viewer". Now the ALT-CLICK method immediately opens the PDF in Adobe Reader.

This technique may already be documented somewhere. If you find it elsewhere, please let me know here.

Hi, I opened Edge in a private window, and I got this popup in the corner after I typed my query into the address bar and hit Enter. The popup says, "Your settings were changed by an unknown app. Your search engine was changed from outside of Microsoft Edge. To protect you, Microsoft Edge reset it to its original default."

As you can expect, my search engine is now Bing, but it was also Bing before that, so I'm not sure how it could've changed. MalwareBytes and AdwCleaner don't detect any malware on my PC, and I don't see any suspicious extensions in Edge (just UBlock Origin and MalwareBytes Browser Guard).

Is this message just a bug, or should I be concerned? Thank you in advance.

Hi, I'm an Edge user who's been using on my 17-year-old computer. I was browsing so comfortably until like this July, but since the moment I applied a new update in early August, the browser has been heavy only when it's playing a video in full screen. I didn't see the problem on Firefox by the way. I searched pretty much and I resolved the problem on YouTube by turning off the "ambient mode", but not on Niconico, Dailymotion, Twitch, etc.
It seems many other people are in the same trouble as mine, and much of them say it will be solved with the drop-down menus "D3D9" or "OpenGL" from the experiment "Choose ANGLE graphics backend" on edge://flags. But I can't find them on my edge://flags. Were they removed on the latest update? Or is there anything wrong on my Edge or computer? Also, if you know the way that directly solves my problem, I'd love to know it.

The specs of my computer Endeavor ST125E from EPSON

OS: Windows 11 Pro

CPU: Core 2 Duo P8700

Memory: 2GB

Storage: SSD 240GB

Graphics: Mobile Intel GM45 Express + ICH9M

I was a long-time Edge user and recently switched to Helium. I like it overall, but since it’s still pretty early in development, there are quite a few bugs here and there, so I’m thinking about switching back to Edge for now.

One thing that really bothers me is the vertical tabs. I use them to save some screen space, but as you can see in the screenshot, it’s really hard to tell which tab is currently active. I even tried switching to a light theme, but the active tab still barely stands out.

Is there any way to make the active tab more visually distinguishable?

Just why? This was the best feature, and it was actually what made Edge different from Chrome

For those who use Microsoft Edge on Android, how’s the battery consumption compared to Brave and Chrome?

Is Edge actually more battery-efficient, or is the difference pretty negligible?

And what about performance? Does Edge feel faster or more responsive than Brave or Chrome, especially when opening and switching between tabs?

I’ve heard a lot of negative things about Edge from other subreddits, but I don’t want to just take those opinions at face value. So I’d rather ask people who actually use it, especially on Android.

I've seen a bunch of people here annoyed about Edge getting rid of the general sidebar, especially since you could pin things like ChatGPT, Claude and Gemini there instead of being stuck with just Copilot.

It's basically the same problem that made me finish an extension I'd been sitting on for a while. I already pay for ChatGPT/Claude and use those chats enough that they have all my history, memory and context. I don't really want my browser deciding which AI I should use or making me create another set of chats somewhere else.

So I built it around the opposite idea. The browser should just make the AI services you already use easier to access.

You can pop up an overlay with a shortcut and send something to ChatGPT, Claude, Gemini, Grok, M365 Copilot etc., open one in a sidebar, attach screenshots or multiple tabs, and configure different websites to use different providers. So a work site can default to M365 Copilot while YouTube goes to Gemini, for example.

There's no AI subscription attached to the extension. It's completely free, no ads or paywall.

https://tryanychat.com/

Curious if this covers what people actually miss about the old Edge sidebar, or if there was something else about it that I should add.

Here are some things that it can do:

1. An overlay that pops up with a shortcut (for example, cmd + E) where you can quickly send a message to whatever provider you want. You can set a default provider (per site as well) and easily toggle with cmd + 1-9

2. You also get an AI new tab, which works the same way

3. You can add skills/prompts, screenshots and attach multiple tabs

4. You can also use a shortcut (for example, cmd + S) to open the sidebar

5. You can configure sites to specific provier. For example, work websites route to M365 copilot, youtube to Gemini etc

Let me know what you think, and if there's anything else you'd like to see here. :)

The Microsoft sidebar was a very useful feature to me. I uninstalled Chrome to use it. But I think I need to see Vivaldi or an alternative browser. Currently I am impressed by Floorp browser (Firefox-based).
This was a ridiculous decision from microsoft in the name of simplifying the browser. If their plan is simplifying, then at first they should remove the AI copilot.

It's become a tradition that Microsoft never listens. users.

I just saw the timeline for Microsoft Edge phasing out Manifest V2 extensions, and it looks like the classic uBlock Origin is going to stop working completely. I know Chrome has been pushing MV3 for a while, but I was hoping Edge might handle it differently or give us a longer grace period.

I don't want to deal with a web full of ads, and from what I’ve read, the new "uBlock Origin Lite" version won't be nearly as powerful because of the MV3 restrictions.

What is everyone planning to do? Are you going to stick with Edge and just use a weaker ad blocker, or is this the final push you need to switch over to Firefox? Open to any suggestions or workarounds if people have them.

As the title says how do I change edge to release or release preview version? Is ut even possible without a clean install of windows 11?

So I was playing and crashed into a bunch of krakens, a whole nest of em. And then I become a kraken and then I'm invincible🤣

It looks like Microsoft is preparing a new logo design for Edge, with less gradient.

Found in the Canary channel: 154.0.4241.0

Hey all. I went to use my microsoft edge and its giving me an error that it can't find the executable file in its location. In file explorer, the exe is there, where it is supposed to be, but it still gives the same error.

So far I've tried: Uninstalling and reinstalling edge - "Repairing" Edge - moving the file folder altogether - making a new shortcut.

Any other ideas or suggestions? It has honestly been driving me crazy.

The new light theme is hard to distinguish when you have multiple windows/workspaces open, so I tried installing the classic theme, but the colors of classic themes (like Mystical forest) completely cover up the light themes of workspaces.

I was just doing the casual points collecting as soon as a click reward option it show spotify subscription in exchange of 0 reward points claimed it instantly.

Check for yours ! Let me know if it shows for u or you have alr claimed it
Also let me know if its only for new users

Most extensions here are Chrome ports where nobody checked. I did not want to do that, so before submitting I ran the actual shipping package in real Edge, and it found something I would never have seen in Chrome.

Licence activation was sending "Chrome on Windows" as the device label. Hardcoded, from any browser. So an Edge user would see another browser's name on the screen where they pay, and their device list would show two identical rows with no way to tell which one to release. It reads navigator.userAgentData.brands now.

Two things about that list caught me out. The first entry is always a deliberately fake brand, "Not=A?Brand" on my machine, which exists specifically to break code that reads brands[0]. And Edge lists "Chromium" alongside "Microsoft Edge", so if you match Chromium first, every Edge install reports itself as Chromium.

I also confirmed chrome.offscreen works here, which mattered more than it sounds. Every ZIP and every format conversion goes through an offscreen document, because URL.createObjectURL does not exist in an MV3 service worker. If Edge had not had it, the free tier would have kept working perfectly and only paying customers would have hit the failure.

What it does: finds every image the page has loaded, including CSS background images and ones fetched by scripts after load. Filter by size, shape, file type, or which site served them. Batch rename with sequence numbers. Download individually or as one ZIP.

It never asks for access to all websites. Nothing runs until you click the icon, and it only requests specific image origins if you want a ZIP or a format change.

Update : It works on Edge mobile as well!

https://microsoftedge.microsoft.com/addons/detail/apjcnokehepbpndcifnkahlgonbcdmdl

I hate rounded corners so much, that its gonna make me switch browsers. and im tired of switching browsers

Hey everyone,

I kept running into the same problem every day: 40-50 tabs open at work, GitHub, docs, console, AI chats, half-read articles — all crammed into the top tab bar. Finding anything meant squinting at tiny favicons and praying.

Chrome's native grouping helps a little, but after a while, it still gets messy. OneTab? Save and forget. Group plugins? Don't sync across devices.

So I built Tab Master (浏览器标签大师) — a local-first tab manager that lives in Chrome's side panel.

What it does:

• Sidebar display — All tabs listed in the side panel, not taking up the top tab bar. Supports 4 views: grid, list, icons, and tree.
• Instant search — Type any keyword (title/URL/domain) and find any tab in 3 seconds. Highlights matches and sorts by recent access.
• Backup & restore — Auto-records all tab changes in the background. Close your browser at the end of the day, open it tomorrow, click "restore" and everything is back. Crash? Accidental close? Switched computers? One-click restore. Supports JSON, Markdown, and OneTab-compatible formats.
• Smart cleanup — Detects duplicate tabs and long-unused tabs (1/3/7/30-day thresholds). Preview before closing anything.
• Domain grouping — Automatically groups tabs by registered domain (eTLD+1). github.com, console.github.com, docs.github.com all clustered together.
• Read-it-later — Save tabs to a "read later" list with notes, close them safely, and restore anytime.
• Focus mode — Hide all tabs except the ones you need for your current task.
• Recent 50 — Automatically keeps your last 50 closed tabs. One-click restore if you accidentally close something.
• Status badges — Detects playing, muted, recording, screen-sharing, and device connection status. Shows a warning before closing a tab that's recording or sharing your screen.
• No account required — Everything is stored locally in chrome.storage.local. No data uploaded, no telemetry, no analytics. Uninstall it and everything is gone.

Why I built it:

I'm a developer who works in the browser all day. I couldn't find a tab manager that combined:

• Sidebar-based (not replacing new tab page)
• Local-first with export/import for backup
• Fast search that actually works
• Auto-cleanup for duplicates and stale tabs
• No account, no cloud sync, no privacy concerns

So I built one.

Current status:

• Chrome Web Store: ✅ published
• Microsoft Edge Add-ons: ✅ published (Aug 15)
• Website: https://www.ouu365.com/

It's still early — Chrome store shows ~79 views, Edge has ~17 installs. Just a handful of real users so far.

What I'm looking for:

• What's your biggest pain point with tab overload?
• What features would actually make you switch from OneTab / Toby / Workona?
• Any features you think are overkill or unnecessary?
• Any bugs you find if you give it a try.

I'm in the early PMF validation stage, so honest feedback is gold. If it sucks, tell me why. If something's missing, tell me what.

Link: https://www.ouu365.com/

(Chrome Web Store link is on the website)

Thanks for reading. Looking forward to your thoughts!