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HotCakeX
MVP
Sep 14, 2020

[Done] Add a "Search by voice" option in the new tab page

There needs to be an option in the new tab page in Edge to initiate a web search using voice and picture (reverse image search), instead of having to go to the Bing and then click on the microphone i...
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mlmason75
Copper Contributor
Sep 01, 2023

Well now the voice search on New Tabs was just removed from Edge on Windows 11 too!!! 😞

What is going on?

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fatso
Copper Contributor
Sep 02, 2023

mlmason75 

Simply add a shortcut to Microsoft Start and the microphone and camera search work.

 

https://www.msn.com/en-us/feed

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    mlmason75
    Copper Contributor
    Sep 04, 2023

    You can use something like "Custom New Tab" Extension and then you can make any web page your new tab.

    https://microsoftedge.microsoft.com/addons/detail/custom-new-tab/onagfgjlokaciajhjmajljcfanonbmia

     

    That's what I am going to do since the "Search by Voice" was removed from the default new tab page.

     

    So you can use any page that has a search by voice like google.com for example.

     

    Also am I the only one here who thinks it's ridiculous that you have to install an extension just so you are able to change the new tab page? I mean really Microsoft????????? 😞 lol

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    4_sugars
    Copper Contributor
    Sep 02, 2023
    Hi fatso,

    Thanks very much indeed, just wondering if you can clarify, so when I click on new tab, how do I get it to then go to the MSN page you refer to? Please excuse my techno-ignorance 😀