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Copper Contributor

Jul 30, 2023

Should Microsoft Edge consider having an ad & content blocker? Or should Edge at least support them?

If users have consented to give diagnostic and other types of data to Microsoft, why should users be vulnerable to getting their data stolen by Google and random advertising companies and shown annoy...

dftf-wip

Iron Contributor

Aug 22, 2023

Hi ShriviShine

You can somewhat block ads by using the Secure DNS feature in Edge.

In the Edge menu (click the ... in the top-right, below the X), then click Settings

Then click "Privacy, search, and services" on the left-hand list

Then scroll-down on the right until you see "Use secure DNS to specify how to lookup the network address for websites"

If you turn that option on, and then click the "Choose a service provider" option, you can then enter the URL of an ad-blocking service in there. (If you search the web, you should easily be able to find various public ones).

You need to look for ones that say they are "DNS over HTTPS" format, not "DNS over TLS". Any service you find should offer a URL that begins with https, for example:

https://thisisjust.anexample.com/dns-query