Disable news for ms edge


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    Ghost Spectre Win 10 64 Bit Pro V 20H2 Build 19042.985
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    Disable news for ms edge


    How to disable news as the default start up and home page of ms edge ?
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    Windows 11 Pro (latest update ... forever anal)
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    teots said:
    How to disable news as the default start up and home page of ms edge ?
    Settings (elipses top rh corner) > On Startup > Open specific page or pages > set your own home page
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    idgat said:
    Settings (elipses top rh corner) > On Startup > Open specific page or pages > set your own home page
    I want ms edge to load a blank page on start up and home page.
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    teots said:
    I want ms edge to load a blank page on start up and home page.
    Use about:blank as the start/home page URL.

    However, that won't work for a new tab in the same browser session (How dare a user want to change what Microsoft wants to impose!!!). Best way is to create a shortcut icon in the Favourites bar, and right-click > Open in a new tab

    Even better still, teach Microsoft a lesson and use another browser (Firefox, Brave, Vivaldi, et al)
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    3 Dots > Settings > On start-up > Open specific page or pages > click on Add a new page, and edit to make that about:blank

    This has been the same principle for decades with various Web Browsers.

    New tab page > customise > .... not a lot of choice, but you can reduce it to Bing search.
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    Windows 11 Home
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    And make sure, everything is off, it took me several days to find out as well, MS wants us to be informed.
    Attached Thumbnails Attached Thumbnails Disable news for ms edge-capture_05122021_084403.jpg  
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    idgat said:
    Use about:blank as the start/home page URL.

    However, that won't work for a new tab in the same browser session (How dare a user want to change what Microsoft wants to impose!!!). Best way is to create a shortcut icon in the Favourites bar, and right-click > Open in a new tab

    Even better still, teach Microsoft a lesson and use another browser (Firefox, Brave, Vivaldi, et al)
    You are right, but it work on the ms edge for 20H2 until i was force to update. I don't want too many browsers.

    Helmut said:
    3 Dots > Settings > On start-up > Open specific page or pages > click on Add a new page, and edit to make that about:blank

    This has been the same principle for decades with various Web Browsers.

    New tab page > customise > .... not a lot of choice, but you can reduce it to Bing search.
    I tried it, i got the result as you mention. I think nothing i can do about it.

    TairikuOkami said:
    And make sure, everything is off, it took me several days to find out as well, MS wants us to be informed.
    Can you explain what i need to turn off ?
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    teots said:
    You are right, but it work on the ms edge for 20H2 until i was force to update. I don't want too many browsers.
    This will always happen if you persist with Microsoft Edge. Updates will "grab back" any settings you've changed so Microsoft can force the user into their standards of use for their product.

    Another example is defaulting Edge back to being the pdf reader, even if you've got, and set, other dedicated pdf programs to be the default reader.
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    idgat said:
    This will always happen if you persist with Microsoft Edge. Updates will "grab back" any settings you've changed so Microsoft can force the user into their standards of use for their product.

    Another example is defaulting Edge back to being the pdf reader, even if you've got, and set, other dedicated pdf programs to be the default reader.
    You might want to take a look at this https://www.sordum.org/9312/edge-blocker-v1-7/
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