How to Add or Remove History Button on Toolbar in Microsoft Edge Chromium


Microsoft has adopted the Chromium open source project in the development of Microsoft Edge on the desktop to create better web compatibility. This new Microsoft Edge runs on the same Chromium web engine as the Google Chrome browser, offering you best in class web compatibility and performance.

The new Chromium based Microsoft Edge is supported on all versions of Windows 7, Windows 8.1, Windows 10, Windows Server (2016 and above), Windows Server (2008 R2 to 2012 R2), and macOS.

There is a History button option for the toolbar in Microsoft Edge.

Clicking on the History button will open a History panel allowing you to view and open all, recently closed, and tabs from other devices from your browsing history. You can also manage your browsing history and clear browsing data from this History panel. The History panel can also be pinned to the right side of Microsoft Edge.

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This tutorial will show you how to add or remove the history button on the toolbar in the Chromium based Microsoft Edge.

The history button is currently only available as part of controlled feature roll-outs in the Dev and Canary channels of Microsoft Edge, so not everyone will have this feature yet.

The history button will always show on the toolbar while the History panel is pinned to the right side of Microsoft Edge even if you turned off showing the history button.



Contents

  • Option One: Remove History Button on Toolbar from History Button
  • Option Two: Add or Remove History Button on Toolbar from History Panel
  • Option Three: Add or Remove History Button on Toolbar in Microsoft Edge Settings



EXAMPLE: History button on toolbar in Microsoft Edge
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OPTION ONE

Remove History Button on Toolbar from History Button


1 Open Microsoft Edge.

2 Right click or press and hold on the History button (Ctrl+H) on the toolbar to the right of the address bar, and click/tap on Hide from toolbar. (see screenshot below)

Add or Remove History Button on Toolbar in Microsoft Edge Chromium-microsoft_edge_history_button_hide_from_toolbar.png






OPTION TWO

Add or Remove History Button on Toolbar from History Panel


1 Open Microsoft Edge.

2 Click/tap on the History button (Ctrl+H) on the toolbar to the right of the address bar. (see screenshot below)

3 Click/tap on the More options (3 dots) button in the History panel, and click/tap on Show history button from toolbar or Hide history button from toolbar for what is available. (see screenshot below)

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OPTION THREE

Add or Remove History Button on Toolbar in Microsoft Edge Settings


1 Open Microsoft Edge.

2 Click/tap on the Settings and more (Alt+F) button (3 dots), and click/tap on Settings. (see screenshot below)

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3 Click/tap on Appearance on the left side, and turn On or Off (default) Show history button for what you want under Customize toolbar on the right side. (see screenshot below)

If you do not see a left pane, then either click/tap on the 3 bars menu button towards the top left OR widen the horizontal borders of the Microsoft Edge window until you do.

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4 You can now close the Settings tab if you like.


That's it,
Shawn


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