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zghadyali
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Jan 05, 2021

Turn off F12 opening DevTools with new Edge setting

  Hello Insiders! We've heard a lot of feedback in the Microsoft Edge DevTools from customers who accidentally press F12  and didn't intend to launch or use the DevTools. To help solve this proble...
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charlotteg71
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Nov 05, 2021

Hi zghadyali ,

I have the opposite issue : I am trying to open the DevTools using either F12 or Crtl  + Shift + I, but nothing happens on Edge. It works fine on Firefox, and weither I turn on or off the "Open DevTools" settings, nothing happens... How to solve this on Edge to be able to get the DevTools (I precise I'm on a professional laptop) ?
Thanks

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    zghadyali
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    Nov 05, 2021

    Hi charlotteg71! Thanks for reaching out! I'm so sorry to hear about the issues you're encountering opening DevTools. To unblock yourself immediately, can you try right-clicking the web content you want to debug in Edge and selecting the Inspect entry in the menu? This should open DevTools for you. Here's a screenshot of this menu:

    Once you are able to open DevTools, please send us feedback via the Feedback icon in the top-right corner of the tools and include diagnostic data so the DevTools team can take a look at what's happening. Here's a screenshot of the Feedback icon:

    We definitely want you to be able to access our tools. Thanks!

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