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Iron Contributor

Oct 26, 2019

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Favourites button does not yet provide access to History and so on as in Classic Edge

Today I was using Edge Beta [Version 78.0.276.20 (Official build) beta (64-bit)] and I wanted to check my browsing history. In Classic Edge I simply click the Favourites button then click History, b...

Elliot Kirk
Oct 28, 2019
Hi Graham-STMC, browsing history is available using the Ctrl+H hotkey as well as through the settings application. In the currently available version of Microsoft Edge, we have received enough feedback that we made a change to surface browsing history as its own icon on the address bar. So we are trying to understand the need to get to history often enough to add the history button to the main user interface. For some people, it might be, and we would look into addressing that feedback. Thanks - Elliot

Elliot Kirk

Former Employee

Oct 28, 2019

Hi Graham-STMC, browsing history is available using the Ctrl+H hotkey as well as through the settings application. In the currently available version of Microsoft Edge, we have received enough feedback that we made a change to surface browsing history as its own icon on the address bar. So we are trying to understand the need to get to history often enough to add the history button to the main user interface. For some people, it might be, and we would look into addressing that feedback. Thanks - Elliot

Graham-STMC

Iron Contributor

Oct 29, 2019

Eliott Kirk Thank you. From my own experience it is particularly useful and quick to click the Favourites List button, then the History button if I have previously used the Continue on PC feature from Android, but then wanted to return to that page again on another device after the initial connection has closed. Of course CTRL+H is also a quick option. I wonder how the various keyboard shortcuts could be promoted more easily? My older clients seem only to remember CTRL+C, X, V and P despite my often providing them with a list. For them a visual button on screen is extremely useful, even if it has several features.