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HotCakeX
Sep 18, 2019MVP
[FIXED] Problem: Can't open unsafe ports on Edge insider
UPDATE: Fixed in Edge insider Version 79.0.280.0 (Official build) canary (64-bit) I need to open a custom port for WAC. I can do that with Google Chrome Canary 79 by adding this to the shortcu...
wasilis92
Aug 23, 2024Copper Contributor
Solution:
1) Disable all the features that exist within "Edge Settings > System and Performance" of Microsoft Edge (eg. Efficiency mode, Save resources with sleeping tabs, etc.) and then after closing the browser Microsoft Edge, no more edge instances will be running on the background.
That means that the described solution on this thread can work:
2) Microsoft edge app --> right click --> properties --> shortcut tab --> Target
And there add the desired port (you want to forward) like below:
"C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft\Edge\Application\msedge.exe" --explicitly-allowed-ports=10080
eric79xxl
Aug 23, 2024Copper Contributor
Thank you for this!
Separate from the ports, I have long wondered why there's always so many processes of msedge.exe.
I will try those settings today!
Separate from the ports, I have long wondered why there's always so many processes of msedge.exe.
I will try those settings today!