Microsoft Edge

Signing in to Microsoft Edge using non-Microsoft accounts on Windows 11 controls whether you can link external services like Google or Apple to your browser profile. Starting with Microsoft Edge…

AI-powered autofill suggestions in Microsoft Edge are smart predictions that help you fill out online forms faster by learning from names, addresses, and other personal info you type into websites.…

Blocking Microsoft Edge from sharing your location with websites stops apps and pages from tracking your physical whereabouts in Windows 10 and 11. Microsoft Edge is the built-in web browser…

Microsoft Edge privacy controls block websites from using your built-in camera and microphone without your permission. Starting with Edge version 100, you can turn off hardware access for every site…

Microphone and camera permissions in Microsoft Edge control whether websites can hear you or see you during video calls and online meetings. Edge blocks all sites by default and asks…

Adding a site to your favorites in Microsoft Edge saves a web page so you can find it again with one click instead of typing the address. Favorites act like…

Personalized advertising in Microsoft Edge is a built-in feature that tracks your browsing history and web searches to show you ads based on your personal interests. Microsoft shares this tracking…

Device-based authentication in Microsoft Edge is a security feature that links your saved browser passwords directly to your Windows login, such as a PIN, fingerprint, or facial recognition. This setup…

Sorting your Microsoft Edge Favorites alphabetically puts your saved websites in order from A to Z so you can find them fast. Edge is a web browser that lets you…

Energy Saver in Microsoft Edge keeps your laptop battery alive longer by putting idle tabs to sleep when your battery drops to 15 percent. This power-saving tool stops background tasks…

Energy Saver in Microsoft Edge helps your computer use less power while you browse. This feature works even when your laptop is plugged in, putting background tabs to sleep to…

Tab sleep timers in Microsoft Edge stop inactive web pages from draining your computer memory by putting them to sleep after a set period of time. By default, Microsoft Edge…

Fade inactive tabs in Microsoft Edge is a visual setting that dims resting pages to show which tabs are asleep. Sleeping tabs save computer memory by putting unused pages into…

The “Always keep these sites active” list in Microsoft Edge stops specific web pages from going to sleep when you use Sleeping Tabs. Sleeping Tabs is a built-in feature that…

Sleeping tabs in Microsoft Edge save computer memory and battery by pausing tabs you are not using after a set time, which is 30 minutes by default. This feature stops…