How to Enable Microsoft Edge’s Super Drag and Drop Feature

This article explains enabling or disabling the Microsoft Edge browser’s Super Drag and Drop feature.

The Super Drag Drop feature in Microsoft Edge allows you to easily drag and drop links and images. With this feature enabled, you can drag a link or image onto a blank page area to open it in a new tab.

This can save you time and effort, especially if you frequently work with multiple tabs or need to save images from the web.

At the time of this writing, the Super Drag Drop feature isn’t available in the stable version of Edge. It is only available as an experimental feature in the Microsoft Edge Canary, Beta, and Dev channels.

Enabling or disabling the Super Drag and Drop feature in Microsoft Edge allows you to customize your browsing experience according to your preferences. If you frequently work with multiple tabs or need to save images from the web, enabling this feature can save you time and effort.

On the other hand, if you don’t find this feature useful, you can disable it to avoid accidentally opening new tabs or windows while dragging and dropping links or images.

Enable or disable the Super Drag Drop feature in Microsoft Edge

As mentioned above, users can enable the new Super Drag Drop feature in Ege to customize their browsing experience.

Here’s how to do it.

First, open the Microsoft Edge browser.

Then click on Setting and more (Alt+F) three dots (…) in the upper right-hand corner to access the Settings menu.

On the Settings page on the left panel, click the Appearance button.

On the right, under the Customize browser, select the “Enable Super and Drop” tile.

Then, toggle the button to the On position to enable the new Super Drag and Drop feature in Microsoft Edge.

Toggle the switch button to the Off position to disable it.

Close Edge settings when you’re done.

If you do not see the Super Drag and Drop feature in Edge, it’s not yet enabled.

To enable it, copy and paste the link below into the address bar and press Enter.

edge://flags/#edge-super-drag-drop

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Then, select Default (same as disabled), Enabled, or Disabled for the Super Drag Drop flag using the drop-down menu.

Click on the Restart button at the bottom to apply.

Enable or disable Super Drag Drop using the Windows Registry editor

Another way to enable or disable the Super Drag and Drop feature in Edge is to use the Windows Registry editor.

First, open Windows Registry Editor.

Then, navigate to the registry key below.

Computer\HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Policies\Microsoft\Edge

Next, double-click the SuperDragDropEnabled (REG_DWORD) name on the Explorer key’s right pane to open it.

Then, enter a value 1 to enable the new Super Drag and Drop feature in Edge.

To disable it, enter a value of 0.

If you do not see the ‘SuperDragDropEnabled’ item, right-click a blank area and create a new DWORD (32-bit) Value.

Then, enter the name ‘SuperDragDropEnabled’.

You may have to reboot your computer to apply the changes.

That should do it!

Conclusion:

• The Super Drag and Drop feature in Microsoft Edge enhances the browsing experience by allowing easy drag-and-drop functionality for links and images.
• Enabling or disabling this feature can personalize the browsing experience based on individual preferences and workflow needs.
• Users can enable the Super Drag and Drop feature through the Microsoft Edge browser settings or the Windows Registry editor, providing flexibility in customization.
• This guide has demonstrated step-by-step instructions to empower users to efficiently manage the Super Drag and Drop feature according to their requirements.