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DanielRyan
Mar 14, 2021Brass Contributor
Missing history button in Edge Stable?
I've waited a while to ask this because I thought maybe it's a feature that's being rolled out in stages but it seems to have been around for a long time now and rolled out simultaneously on all of m...
- Mar 14, 2021
Hi,
This is probably still a controlled feature rollout, like I mentioned in my other comment, the release note says nothing about it.
you're talking about history flyout, well, favorites flyout came even before that but one of my Edge stable installations doesn't even have that.
DanielRyan
Jul 04, 2021Brass Contributor
Actually that gives me some hope! Obviously Microsoft haven't rolled it out to everyone and maybe I'm just part of the group they are testing by making us wait longer. I do find the whole thing super confusing and unsatisfactory though because I'm often getting features (in my release install) that supposedly are still in beta but then I'm missing on the History button and the Downloads button both of which appear on all the other computers I support and work with.
It's so inconsistant, you never know what features will be available on a computer and they also don't consistantly follow the version numbering. It's almost like a psychological experiment Microsoft is carrying out on users to confuse them. It also makes supporting and helping people more difficult because you can't have any real idea what features Microsoft have randomly blessed them with. I understand release waves and test phases and how useful they are but they should match version numbers and users should be able to understand what features they have available. This is just frankly offputting.
It's so inconsistant, you never know what features will be available on a computer and they also don't consistantly follow the version numbering. It's almost like a psychological experiment Microsoft is carrying out on users to confuse them. It also makes supporting and helping people more difficult because you can't have any real idea what features Microsoft have randomly blessed them with. I understand release waves and test phases and how useful they are but they should match version numbers and users should be able to understand what features they have available. This is just frankly offputting.
jaybcd
Jul 09, 2021Copper Contributor
DanielRyan
So I got tired of waiting. I uninstalled Edge using the instructions here:
How to Permanently Remove Microsoft Edge From Windows 11 Using Powershell (nerdschalk.com)
I restarted the computer. Then I reinstalled it from a file (v. 91.0.864.53)
And it worked!! I got them!!!
I used it for a while perfectly happy. But then I went to [Options, Help, About Edge] and it began to update (v. 91.0.864.67). After that, it restarted and the buttons were gone again....
- DanielRyanJul 12, 2021Brass ContributorAll part of their master plan to drive us mad and move to Mac OS!
- jaybcdJul 12, 2021Copper Contributor
DanielRyan indeed. I installed the beta version and moved on. The buttons are there now