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William Devereux

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Microsoft

Feb 02, 2021

Introducing the new downloads experience

The new Microsoft Edge recently turned one year old, over the last year we’ve heard your feedback about the downloads experience. While there’s a lot you liked, a common criticism was that it was oft...

MVP

Feb 10, 2021

there are options for that

Copper Contributor

Feb 10, 2021

HotCakeXThat option doesn't revert you back to the downloads bar, but instead means no download is shown at all. There needs to be an option to disable the new menu completely and revert back to the bar which provided a much more intuitive experience.

HotCakeX
MVP
Feb 11, 2021
arturs_dob
arturs_dob wrote:
HotCakeXThat option doesn't revert you back to the downloads bar, but instead means no download is shown at all. There needs to be an option to disable the new menu completely and revert back to the bar which provided a much more intuitive experience.
I never said it would revert back to the old download bar that appears at the bottom of the screen.

instead of talking broadly about things, why not just mention precise ways to improve the new downloads flyout experience.

I definitely don't want to go back to the old download bar at the bottom.
ttsoldier
Brass Contributor
Feb 10, 2021
arturs_dob It messed with my workflow too. I was able to disable and revert to the old bar by adding this at the end of Edge target

-disable-features=msDownloadsHub
- HotCakeX
  MVP
  Feb 11, 2021
  ttsoldier
  ttsoldier wrote:
  arturs_dob It messed with my workflow too. I was able to disable and revert to the old bar by adding this at the end of Edge target
  
  -disable-features=msDownloadsHub
  You want to see drag & drop on the new downloads flyout too? send this suggesting using the feedback button on Edge.
  the more people request it using that tool = the sooner it will be implemented.

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