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josh_bodner
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Oct 20, 2020

Dev channel update to 88.0.673.0 is live

Hello Insiders!  Today we’re releasing build 88.0.673.0 to the Dev channel.  As you can see, this is the first build from major version 88, and it’s a very special build, because it marks our first r...
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dieselcreek2222 Edge appears to be giving you a hyperlink when you paste a URL in anything other than a text editor. Perhaps convenient in some scenarios but not always. Looks like one of many "features" that have been added because doing so is easier than fixing bugs/issues.

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Oct 21, 2020

PiecesOf8 

PiecesOf8 wrote:

dieselcreek2222 Edge appears to be giving you a hyperlink when you paste a URL in anything other than a text editor. Perhaps convenient in some scenarios but not always. Looks like one of many "features" that have been added because doing so is easier than fixing bugs/issues.

 

it's totally user-configurable.

 

when you have a link in the clipboard and you want to paste it, you can right-click and choose to either paste it as a link (if the destination supports it) or paste it as plain text

 

 

if you want to change the default behavior, when you just paste something or when you press CTRL + V

 

you need to go to here and change it to plain text:

edge://settings/shareCopyPaste

 

 

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    dieselcreek2222
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    Oct 21, 2020

    HotCakeX Thank you to all 3 of you who replied. That has been bugging me (and others I know) for weeks! Back to be being a happy Edge Dev user!

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