Category: Microsoft edge

The similarities continue in performance. These are both very fast browsers. Granted, Chrome narrowly beats Edge in the Kraken and Jetstream benchmarks, but it’s not enough to recognize in day-to-day use. Microsoft Edge does have one significant performance advantage over Chrome: Memory usage. In essence, Edge uses fewer resources. To further the browser’s gaming features […]

To access Read aloud, open any PDF file in Microsoft Edge from your computer or from the web. In the toolbar along the top, you will see “Read aloud” as an option. Click/tap on this button to start. Microsoft Edge will start at the beginning and highlight each word as it goes along. Another frequent […]

Ensure your headset is connected. Launch Microsoft Edge, either on the desktop or within Mixed Reality. Navigate to a Web. VR enabled page. Select the Enter VR button within the page (the location and visual representation of this button may vary per website). It may look similar to: The first time you try to enter […]

Apart from using the browser, you can also block websites on Microsoft Edge by accessing the Host file. If you’re currently using Windows 8 or 10, then you can gain access to the host file through the following steps:. Why is microsoft edge blocking pages? For starters, close all tabs and restart the browser. An […]

Microsoft Edge comes with a built-in PDF reader that lets you open your local pdf files, online pdf files, or pdf files embedded in web pages. You can annotate these files with ink and highlighting. By default, Microsoft Edge uses its internal PDF viewer to open all PDF files. This may be a good feature […]

Let’s start with the basic troubleshooting step to fix the Edge issue. A corrupted cache can ruin your day. It’s almost always safe to clear the cache, so there’s no reason not to try it. Sometimes Edge stops responding because the tabs you have closed over time never actually shut the process. As you already […]

An element on one of the pages may be consuming excessive amounts of system memory, slowing down your browsing experience. We’ve seen Microsoft Edge shoot well beyond the 3GB point, which can be taxing on systems with only 8GB of system memory installed. Try cleaning all the ‘old’ data Edge stores which you no longer […]

“Microsoft Edge will be the best performing browser on Windows 10 when Microsoft Edge version 91 releases later this week,” says the Microsoft Edge team in a blog post. “So, why can we say this ? It’s simple: startup boost and sleeping tabs.”. Is Microsoft Edge better than chrome or Firefox? It even supports all […]

It’s safe to say that you’ve done everything that you can to play HDR videos in Microsoft Edge at your end. However, this doesn’t mean HDR will be available wherever you go since it heavily depends on the streaming provider you use as well. For instance, Amazon Prime doesn’t support 4K and HDR on PCs […]

Microsoft Edge stores passwords encrypted on disk. They’re encrypted using AES256 and the encryption key is saved in an operating system (OS) storage area. This technique is called local data encryption. Should you use Microsoft Edge’s in-built password manager? Users who can rely on the Microsoft Edge’s in-built password manager can (and do) use stronger […]