How to Use the Edge Bar in Microsoft Edge on Windows 11

Pay Microsoft Edge New features and improvements come with each update for desktop and mobile platforms. One recent addition is the Edge Bar, which aims to enhance your multitasking capabilities. The Edge Bar is a customizable widget you can use to perform a quick Bing search, fetch news, and get weather updates. and access your favorite websites , and more. We'll show you how to enable, use, and customize the Edge bar in Microsoft Edge On Windows 11. So, let's get started.

How to enable the EDGE bar in Microsoft Edge

First, let's see how to enable the Edge bar in Microsoft Edge.

Step 1: Qom By running Microsoft Edge On your computer. Use Three-dot menu icon In the upper right corner to open Settings.

Step 2: Use the right side to navigate to Edge bar On your right, toggle the switch next to “Open the Edge bar automatically when you start your computer”.

That's all. The Edge bar will launch automatically every time you start your computer.

If you don't intend to open the Edge bar at startup, you'll have to open the Edge bar manually. To do this, open Microsoft Edge. tap on Three-dot menu icon At the top right, go to More tools , and select Launch Edge bar.

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In the Edge bar, use the search box at the top to quickly perform a Bing search or visit a website.

Visiting a website in the Edge bar gives you the feel of a mini browser. Buttons at the bottom help you move back or forward, visit the home page, or refresh the webpage. You can also open the webpage in a browser window from here.

By default, it shows you Edge bar Four different tabs: MSN (Microsoft Network), Bing, Outlook app, and LinkedIn. But you can add more tabs as you see fit. To add a new tab, click Plus icon On the right of the Edge bar.

Similarly, to delete a tab, right-click on it and select Remove.

Finally, to close Edge bar , Click The Lord In the bottom-right corner. Alternatively, you can also minimize the Edge bar from here.

How to Customize the Edge Bar in Windows 11

The Edge bar also offers some customization options you can use to achieve the best possible experience. Keep reading to learn more about them.

Hide or show the Edge bar

By default, Windows automatically pins the Edge bar to the right side of the screen. However, you can use the Autohide option to minimize the Edge bar when not in use.

However, it will not hide the Edge bar completely as you will see a thin vertical Edge bar on your right.

Install or uninstall Edge Bar

If you don't like the idea of the Edge bar taking up part of your screen all the time, you can also unpin the Edge bar and turn it into a floating widget.

Furthermore, you can turn the Edge bar widget into a floating button when not in use. To do this, click the icon gear and select Enable floating button.

You can place the floating button anywhere along the edge of the screen.

Change the Edge bar layout

The Edge bar offers you a variety of different layout options. You can either use Vertical planning (default option) or use “Research planning only” which is similar Spotlight Search for Mac.

To change Edge bar layout , click the icon gear and select Your preferred layout.

Personalize your Edge bar feed

Don't like what you see in your Edge bar feed? Don't worry. You can customize your Edge bar feed to select which news, updates, and sources you want to see in your feed. Here's how.

Step 1: Open Edge bar Click on the icon gear To open Settings.

Step 2: In the browser window that opens, click the button. "Customize" next to Customize the Edge bar summary.

Step 3: within Tolerance Explore different topics and identify Themes that you would like to follow.

Similarly, you can also indicate your interests by liking or disliking a story from your news feed. Tap the three-dot menu icon on a story card to select More stories like this Or “Fewer stories like this”You can also hide stories from a specific website from here.

If you want to view the Edge bar feed in a different language, click the icon. Translation Then use the drop-down menu to select a language for it.

Let's live on the Edge

The Edge Bar is another attempt by Microsoft to promote Microsoft Edge over its competitors (primarily Chrome). But if you find yourself liking Tools on Windows 11 You'll love the Edge bar, too.