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How to Unhide (vs) disable/enable my Extensions in Edge?
I just installed Edge. I'm about to uninstall it. Before I do, I thought I would make a post here. With Chrome, I can HIDE or UNHIDE an extension with ease. When I hide an extension in Edge, it supposedly goes to the Menu. I don't see no Menu or Menu bar. I see a section called Extensions, but that's not a Menu nor does it have any option to unhide an extension. Once you hide an extension, I can't unhide it. I can toggle the extension (enable or disable) but that also won't bring back the extension OR it's functionality.
Hi,
Edge is different than Chrome,
Hide and Unhide buttons have different labels and behavior here.
you can move an extension's icon from Edge toolbar to the ellipsis menu (the 3-dots), and call it hiding.
so click on (...) menu button at top-right side of the browser
at the top, you will find the extensions that you moved to the menu
right-click on them and choose "Move to the toolbar"
You can also use drag & drop to move it to the toolbar
- Thanks, I tried doing that. There is no way I can move the extension icons anywhere except on the same "line" to reorder. As you seem to have this option, I believe the Windows7/ 8.1 versions behave differently than the Windows 10 version.
I also understand that Edge is now using Chrome's (Chromium)'s engine and most everything is identical with a few differences including cosmetic ones.- Can you please attach a screenshot of how your Edge looks like?
- Great help with these latest screenshots. Thanks
- You're welcome 🙂
The way you hide and unhide now is by left clicking the puzzle piece icon on the toolbar. There's an eye icon next to each for making visible/not visible.
In short, it's no longer in the three dots menu at all.
JustANoob
Hey, not sure if this is what anyone's looking for but I had the problem on hiding my extensions but I figured out how to.1. Press the 3 dots.
2. Go to Settings > Apperance
3. Scroll down until you see the menus for Select which buttons to show on the toolbar:
4. Make sure you turn on the Show extensions button
5. You will have the puzzle icon up on your toolbar
6. Now you can easily right-click on any extension that you want to hide
Hope this helps anyone out there!
- Right click go to menu -> hide
open the ... menu right click on the icon of the extension move to toolbar -> unhide- Sorry no. I don't have that option in Win 8.1 Edge version.
Whaaaaat????? Wittycat
