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I keep getting infinite support tabs opening in my browsers

Upon launching discord and clicking on the window, the Discord Help Center page pops out of nowhere on my browser. It keeps going until the browser either crashes, or discord is closes out, and if the browser crashes as soon as it is closed it just…

Microsoft Edge | Tabs, address bar, and search | Windows 11
asked 2026-06-07T21:22:45.6466667+00:00
Gabriel Chester 0 Reputation points
commented 2026-06-13T01:56:24.6533333+00:00
Errant Bunny 0 Reputation points
2 answers One of the answers was accepted by the question author.

Why are they removing the sidebar from Edge? Do have any ways to make sidebar coming back?

In my opinion, the sidebar is a good feature, but I don’t know why it has been removed from the new update. So please bring it back.

Microsoft Edge | Tabs, address bar, and search | Windows 11
asked 2026-06-07T04:35:31.77+00:00
Bill Nguyen 20 Reputation points
commented 2026-06-13T00:21:24.9333333+00:00
Atif Alam 0 Reputation points
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About:blank

Every time i load into Microsoft edge or open a new tab the browser says "about:Blank" and nothing i do fixes this issue

Microsoft Edge | Tabs, address bar, and search | Windows 11
asked 2026-03-20T03:34:59.8166667+00:00
AJ NZ 0 Reputation points
commented 2026-06-12T11:19:04.98+00:00
FALAHI OTMANE 0 Reputation points
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i need help

the tabs on my computer are inverted, but when i make a new tab, its not inverted. i tried checking the settings, but it doesn't say its inverted.

Microsoft Edge | Tabs, address bar, and search | Windows 11
asked 2026-06-09T15:17:23.83+00:00
Esme Arroyo 0 Reputation points
commented 2026-06-12T08:35:29.8366667+00:00
Clary-N 11,855 Reputation points Microsoft External Staff Moderator
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Microsft Edge fails to restore tab groups

Microsoft Edge(149.0.4022.62) fails to restore tab groups containing local file paths (C:\… or also "Networkdrive"). After restart, affected tabs are replaced by edge://newtab/, (ERR_INVALID_URL) indicating a loss of session data. Issue started…

Microsoft Edge | Tabs, address bar, and search | Windows 11
asked 2026-06-12T04:58:58.3733333+00:00
David Isler 0 Reputation points
answered 2026-06-12T04:59:08.88+00:00

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Request to Restore Collections and Right sidebar in Microsoft Edge

Dear Microsoft Edge Team, I am writing to express my deep disappointment regarding the recent removal of the Collections feature and the right sidebar in Edge. These options were among the most useful and practical tools that kept me loyal to Edge over…

Microsoft Edge | Tabs, address bar, and search | Windows 11
asked 2026-06-11T09:09:26.8033333+00:00
Nawod Madhuvantha 0 Reputation points
answered 2026-06-11T09:47:11.62+00:00
DaveM121 889.2K Reputation points Independent Advisor
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how to access collections in microsoft edge

i'm using Edge Version 149.0.4022.62 (Version officielle) (64 bits) on Windows 11 Version 24H2 i'm unable to find the + icon of Collection in Address bar how to retrieve my collection if these feature is being sunset, how to backup the information from…

Microsoft Edge | Tabs, address bar, and search | Windows 11
asked 2026-06-11T08:54:15.26+00:00
BOULICAUT Philippe 0 Reputation points
answered 2026-06-11T09:31:20.84+00:00
DaveM121 889.2K Reputation points Independent Advisor
3 answers

how to restore sidebar search on Microsoft edge

I tried to restore on command prompt but unsuccessfully

Microsoft Edge | Tabs, address bar, and search | Windows 11
asked 2025-07-27T13:06:18.04+00:00
WASEEM AHSANN BSOUL 5 Reputation points
commented 2026-06-10T10:31:44.5133333+00:00
Paul Michalik 1 Reputation point
2 answers

Edge Update

This morning's Edge update indicated that websites can be pinned to the Taskbar. I've been waiting for this feature to mirror the functionality in Internet Explorer. However, this continues to miss the mark. In Explorer, you could pin a website, and…

Microsoft Edge | Tabs, address bar, and search | Windows 11
asked 2026-06-08T12:48:21.1+00:00
BEVERLY M 0 Reputation points
answered 2026-06-09T09:26:58.7466667+00:00
Vikki-T 5,905 Reputation points Microsoft External Staff Moderator
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Remove edge boarder

The latest patch to edge has brought back the 5 wasted pixels on each side of the screen and the bottom. You used to be able disable them in edge://flags/ however that has been removed. How do I get it back to a page fills the page. If this is some thing…

Microsoft Edge | Tabs, address bar, and search | Windows 11
asked 2026-06-07T11:22:16.8366667+00:00
Peter Durnall 10 Reputation points
edited an answer 2026-06-09T01:39:00.8766667+00:00
_AW_ 67,926 Reputation points Volunteer Moderator
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Edge keeps switching back to Bing even after I set Google as default

Hey everyone, need some help. I set Google as my default search engine in Edge, but the address bar still uses Bing most of the time. Saved the setting, restarted the browser, no change. It came up again today when I was searching for a dumpster rental…

Microsoft Edge | Tabs, address bar, and search | Windows 11
asked 2026-06-03T11:12:03.1+00:00
Calvin Brook 0 Reputation points
edited the question 2026-06-08T05:40:58.6633333+00:00
Calvin Brook 0 Reputation points
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Bring back sidebar app in microsoft edge

Microsoft Edge | Tabs, address bar, and search | Windows 11
asked 2026-04-28T04:07:20.4066667+00:00
Md. Masum Kazi 20 Reputation points
commented 2026-06-05T00:58:49.36+00:00
ByeAbhay65 15 Reputation points
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403 Forbidden Microsoft-Azure-Application-Gateway/v2

please tell me how to fix this, bearing in mind that I know pretty-much sod all about IT. Why is Microsoft allowed to forbid me to view my pension information?

Microsoft Edge | Tabs, address bar, and search | Windows 11
asked 2026-05-29T09:32:53.4533333+00:00
Malcolm Dent 0 Reputation points
answered 2026-05-29T09:33:05.3133333+00:00

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Why did the Edge product team decide to remove the color wheel for theme color selection?

I noticed that in the newest build the color wheel for the theme selection has turned into a linear color selector without the ability to adjust the variation of dark/white adjustments - or make the 'dark' theme a bit darker. Is this a permanent change -…

Microsoft Edge | Tabs, address bar, and search | Windows 11
asked 2026-05-19T11:52:07.7533333+00:00
Vasily Souzdenkov 45 Reputation points
accepted 2026-05-20T11:26:40.9566667+00:00
Vasily Souzdenkov 45 Reputation points
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Turn the Sidebar App List into a feature instead of retiring it

Edge should offer the sidebar app list as a feature that can be toggled on or off, giving users the choice between the new or old sidebar instead of removing it. The ability to keep a website pinned to the sidebar is a major reason many users prefer Edge…

Microsoft Edge | Tabs, address bar, and search | Windows 11
asked 2026-04-28T22:20:53.1533333+00:00
Origin 10 Reputation points
commented 2026-05-11T10:06:43.3366667+00:00
Allan Lwanga 5 Reputation points
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All other search enigines gone - Only Bing remains

So for about month or so my ONLY search enigine to choose is Bing, all others are gone and you have to tinker with it to add it manually (i mean you cant add www.google.com, you need to add it as "https://www.google.com/search?q=%s" to even let…

Microsoft Edge | Tabs, address bar, and search | Windows 11
asked 2026-05-10T10:35:41.0433333+00:00
Maciej 0 Reputation points
answered 2026-05-10T13:44:07.3733333+00:00
_AW_ 67,926 Reputation points Volunteer Moderator
2 answers

windows taskbar search

So when i try to search for example cars into the windows search task bar it takes me to my search then bing quickly refreshes the page and i have to start the search all over again.

Microsoft Edge | Tabs, address bar, and search | Windows 11
asked 2026-05-08T17:46:08.9933333+00:00
Victo Shark 0 Reputation points
edited a comment 2026-05-08T18:26:53.9266667+00:00
John Jefferson Doyon 72,945 Reputation points Independent Advisor
1 answer One of the answers was accepted by the question author.

Our phone number is listed as a contact number for 17 places that are not us. How do we change this? Do we have to contact each business and ask them to update the information?

Our phone number is listed as a contact number for 17 places that are not us. How do we change this? Do we have to contact each business and ask them to update the information?

Microsoft Edge | Tabs, address bar, and search | Windows 11
asked 2025-10-24T15:42:39.7766667+00:00
Elizabeth C 25 Reputation points
commented 2026-05-06T17:36:44.2166667+00:00
Millsaps, Tandra (Bus/Svc) 0 Reputation points
2 answers One of the answers was accepted by the question author.

How to change the tab?

Hi, I'm Layla. I want to know how to set my new tab to look like this, because I can only open it when I go to bing.com I hope someone can guide me.

Microsoft Edge | Tabs, address bar, and search | Windows 11
asked 2026-05-03T08:16:13.9266667+00:00
Layla san 20 Reputation points
commented 2026-05-04T13:29:03.09+00:00
Layla san 20 Reputation points
2 answers

Extra Page Opens

frequently when i click a link on a webpage, edge opens a different webpage. If I go back to the tab I was on, the link has been loaded.

Microsoft Edge | Tabs, address bar, and search | Windows 11
asked 2026-05-01T00:39:34.13+00:00
J Harvey Allen 0 Reputation points
commented 2026-05-04T06:47:21.1633333+00:00
Ian-T 7,755 Reputation points Microsoft External Staff Moderator