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Option to remove search bar in new tab
Having an option to hide the search bar from the new tab would make the new tab page much cleaner and simpler
And sometimes I want to catch a glimpse of the landscapes that are shown and the search bar is right in the middle of the image
I believe it must be so
- Ye but I want to use my picture so this doesn't work
- Thanks HEAPS for link to tab.pics. I love seeing other people's/sites pics as I use my own exclusively for my screensaver (Check out Display Fusion from Binary Fortress btw) pnmq103 What I love most about this is showing just a pic an NO news feeds, as much as I do like them 😉. They become such a distraction though which I can't afford and now I'll use Edge more thanks to this as do like Edge.
There can be an option added in Custom area in the NTP settings for the users who don't need the search bar on the NTP. I don't use the search bar on the NTP because of the always highlighted address bar when you go to the New Tab Page so it would be good for me and any other user who only uses the address bar and wants to see more area of the New Tab Page background image.
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Hello TheShaunSaw
The option to activate and deactivate would serve both worlds
For those who want the search bar and for those who want no bars
I believe it would be an excellent addition to the browser
I also requested this a few months ago so I would get closer to an Enterprise rollout. For my needs I discovered two workarounds, however it should be a simple option to Enable/Disable as requested.
1. There is a setting that makes it so any typing in the search box automatically puts the cursor up in the address bar. This is in Settings > Privacy and Services > Address Bar > Search on new tabs uses search box or address bar
This makes it so the search box is useless, however it's still there.
2. You can set the new tab page to be blank by setting a GPO called Configure the new tab page URL to about:blank.
This gets rid of everything however, including the wallpaper. Sorry, I can't find if it can be set in the GUI.
- I was not able to find the tab.pics extension, but I found one called "Blank tab" that just creates a totally blank new tab page.
Edge tries really hard to not enable this, disabling it by default, and even when you enable it it double checks when you open a new tab the first time if you really want the extension to create a new page... Edge is more and more evil.Hello! I tried Blank Tab and it really just creates a blank new tab and it sucks for me because i wanted to add my own image, gif or video... So, I searched for something else and found "Clear New Tab" which suits to what I have been looking for.
https://microsoftedge.microsoft.com/addons/detail/clear-new-tab/ifphophaconbhfmkpdlfldelkjpjmlbj
and it does this:Thank you, works for me in Edge, which I use differently to Chrome, my main browser.
In Chrome I use Infinity New Tab (Pro), which is also in Edge but will stick to your suggestion in Edge 😊
- was there ever a fix for this?
