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mrveles
Copper Contributor
Sep 25, 2022

How to disable annoying "web_select" in Edge browser?

Hi, I tried the Windows Registry settings in this page Microsoft Edge Browser Policy Documentation | Microsoft Learn to disable Web_Select feature in Edge browser but it didn't work. I created a new "Edge" folder under HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Policies\Microsoft\ since the folder was missing and created a REG_SZ type in the Edge folder with the name "ConfigureKeyboardShortcuts" and command value: "SOFTWARE\Policies\Microsoft\Edge\ConfigureKeyboardShortcuts = {"disabled": ["web_select"]}". I restarted the browser + the computer but the shortcut is still there and it's annoying me.

 

OS is Windows 11 Home.

 

  • Noel Burgess's avatar
    Noel Burgess
    Steel Contributor

    mrveles 

     

    I think you might have misunderstood the documentation. Double-click on the value ConfigureKeyboardShortcuts to open it. Clear whatever is in the Value data box and instead enter {"disabled": ["web_select"]}

     

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