Create Shortcut of Microsoft Edge in Windows 10  

Is there an Edge shortcut that can be used in SendTo?

I use IE but might, once in a blue moon, want to open a URL in Edge instead. I generally do this if there is a problem with the website & I want to eliminate the possibility that is simply dislikes IE.

I have tried variants of the shortcuts given in the tutorial & in its subsequent posts by adding %1 to their Target entries but none of them open the url of the .URL file being used for the test.

Denis

Hello Denis,

I'm not aware of a way yet either for "Send to".

I tested the tutorial below to add "Open with" to the context menu of .url files, but Microsoft Edge can't be selected there either.

You are able to select Internet Explorer, Chrome, and Firefox from "Open with" though, so you could set Microsoft Edge as your default browser and use Open with when you want to use a different browser.

It's not much of a workaround though since you only wanted to rarely open them in Microsoft Edge.

Add or Remove Open with Context Menu to URL files in Windows 10 | Windows 10 Tutorials

Thanks for letting me know.

[I had tried that other tutorial while I was fishing around. On the first occasion it worked but has not done so since - I'll add a note to that post rather than here.]

Denis

Brink,

This solution applies to legacy Edge only
For modern Edge, see post #27 below.

I have now managed to set up an Edge item in SendTo.
- If I drop a .url file on it, the link opens in Edge.
- If the passed file is not a url then no action is taken.
- I've tested it with a few dozen web addresses so far and I haven't managed to break it yet.

The file is OpenUrlInEdge.vbs containing

Code:

Set wshShell = CreateObject("WScript.Shell")
PassedURL = WScript.Arguments.Item(0)
Set oShellLink = wshShell.CreateShortcut(PassedURL)
URLTarget = oShellLink.TargetPath
If Right(PassedURL, 3)="url" Then WshShell.Run chr(34) & "C:\Windows\System32\cmd.exe" & Chr(34) & " /c start microsoft-edge:" & URLTarget, 0

and I put a shortcut to it in SendTo in the normal manner.

So, I can now do what I wanted which is to use IE for routine work with the ability to conveniently open a url shortcut in Edge if I chose to do so.

Denis

Great job Denis.

Thanks Shawn because I used the Edge listing originally and didn't know how to put that listing back.

I found Option 3 the easiest method except I went - Start > Microsoft Edge > right click > more > pin to taskbar.

I find this way faster and so easiest way of reversing the process


John

Brink,

Edge Chromium versions - the solution for Legacy Edge in post #23 does not work for Edge Chromium

I have posted replacement methods in
SendTo shortcut to open URLs in Edge Chromium - TenForums
SendTo shortcut to open URLs in Edge Chromium InPrivate - TenForums
SendTo shortcut to open URLs in Edge Chromium GuestMode - TenForums




Denis

For Microsoft Edge Chromium:

How to Create a Shortcut to Open Microsoft Edge Chromium

How to Create InPrivate Browsing Shortcut for Microsoft Edge Chromium

How to Create Guest Mode Shortcut for Microsoft Edge Chromium

OK, done.

Post #27 changed to a list of cross-references.

Denis