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MissyQ
Apr 13, 2021Former Employee
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Hey there, Insiders! We have a couple new items we’re adding th...
ajasnz
Apr 17, 2021Brass Contributor
You can change what is opened on startup: edge://settings/startHomeNTP
dftf-wip
Apr 17, 2021Iron Contributor
ajasnz Thanks, but I am already aware that you can make Edge startup to a certain page, and also define your homepage, along with showing the Home icon on the toolbar. My comment was that Edge should allow users to choose what page is loaded when they click the "New Tab" icon, which is not currently offered, so your comment does not address that
- HotCakeXApr 17, 2021MVPNewTabPageLocation
https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/deployedge/microsoft-edge-policies#newtabpagelocation- dftf-wipApr 17, 2021Iron Contributor"This policy is available only on Windows instances that are joined to a Microsoft Active Directory domain, Windows 10 Pro or Enterprise instances that enrolled for device management, or macOS instances that are that are managed via MDM or joined to a domain via MCX."
I want this option to just be there as-standard, within the normal Settings menu. So when I go to <edge://settings/newTabPage>, I want options there to let me choose whether a new tab opens to either a custom URL, a blank page, or Microsoft's built-in offering.
Internet Explorer 11 and Firefox both offer the ability to choose where a new tab goes to, I don't see why Edge also can't...- HotCakeXApr 18, 2021MVPSpoiler
dftf-wip wrote:
"This policy is available only on Windows instances that are joined to a Microsoft Active Directory domain, Windows 10 Pro or Enterprise instances that enrolled for device management, or macOS instances that are that are managed via MDM or joined to a domain via MCX."
I want this option to just be there as-standard, within the normal Settings menu. So when I go to <edge://settings/newTabPage>, I want options there to let me choose whether a new tab opens to either a custom URL, a blank page, or Microsoft's built-in offering.
Internet Explorer 11 and Firefox both offer the ability to choose where a new tab goes to, I don't see why Edge also can't...Well, at least they provided the option, just for different type of userbase, maybe the users they received feedback from were mostly organizations.
but if that's still what you want, make sure to send feedback using the feedback button on Edge.