How to Manage Startup Page in Microsoft Edge

You can manage your Microsoft Edge startup page to automatically open specific websites when you launch the browser.

Microsoft Edge allows you to control which web pages load automatically upon opening, offering a personalized browsing experience.

Setting your preferred startup pages, such as your work portal or favorite news site, saves you time by having them instantly accessible.

This feature, available from Edge version 120 onwards, lets you choose to open one or multiple pages simultaneously.

Manage Edge start settings

You can easily manage the startup page in Microsoft Edge to open a new tab, bring back your last session, or load specific websites when you first open the browser.

1. Open the Microsoft Edge browser.
2. Click the Settings and more (three dots) icon in the top right corner.
3. Select Settings.
4. In the Search settings bar at the top, type “Start” to quickly find the right section.
5. Click on Start, home, and new tabs in the left menu.

On the right side, under the When Edge starts section, you have a few choices:

• Open the new tab page: Shows a clean new tab every time.
• Open tabs from the previous session: Restores the websites you had open when you last closed the browser.
• Open these pages: Allows you to add specific websites that will always launch at startup.

If you choose Open these pages, click Add a new page to enter the URLs of the sites you want to see first.

System and Performance Features

Two other settings can affect how your startup page behaves in Edge: Startup boost keeps a small part of the browser running so it opens faster, and Sleeping tabs help manage memory when you choose to open tabs from your previous session.

• Startup boost: Found under System and performance, this keeps a small version of Edge running in the background. It helps the browser open much faster. If this is on, your “Open these pages” selection will load almost instantly.
• Sleeping tabs: When you choose to “Open tabs from the previous session,” Edge uses Sleeping tabs to save memory. It puts inactive tabs to sleep so your computer stays fast, even if you had many pages open before closing the browser.

That should do it!

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Configuring your Edge startup page optimizes your browsing experience by saving time and keeping you organized. By using the search bar in Settings and balancing features like Startup boost, you can make your browser work exactly the way you want.