If you want to return to a web page you recently visited, all you need to do is hit your browser's back button. You'll be automatically redirected to the previous page. But the back arrow does not always work -- nothing happens when users click on it. Or the back button simply acts as a refresh button. And this problem is common to all the browsers out there. Of course, … [Read more...] about Troubleshooting Browser Back Button Not Working
Microsoft Edge
Fix Microsoft Edge Mouse Wheel Not Working
Using your mouse wheel to scroll through web pages on Microsoft Edge allows you to browse faster and quickly locate the information you're interested in. But there have been many instances where users could not use the mouse wheel on Edge. Everything worked just fine in all the other apps and programs. Let's see why that happens and how you can fix the issue. … [Read more...] about Fix Microsoft Edge Mouse Wheel Not Working
Edge for Windows: How to Clear Search History
In Windows 10, the search function in the start menu is tied into your Microsoft account if you’re signed into one. If you’re also signed into your Microsoft account in the new Microsoft Edge browser and use the default Bing search engine, then these search queries will be saved together in your Microsoft account. If you want to clear your search history, you have to go into … [Read more...] about Edge for Windows: How to Clear Search History
Edge for Windows: How to Clear Browsing History
All web browsers store data regarding your browsing activity. There are a variety of uses for this data, including automatically filling in forms, reducing data usage by caching content, and keeping you signed into websites with cookies. Browsers also store your internet browsing history. Your browsing history is a list of all webpages you’ve browsed to. Typically, your … [Read more...] about Edge for Windows: How to Clear Browsing History
How to Prevent Microsoft Edge From Opening Automatically
When you boot up your computer, you generally want it to launch as quickly as possible. If you always or almost always use a program, you may want it to launch automatically when you sign in. It can, however, be really annoying if a program does this when you don’t want to use it. Not only do you have to manually close the program every time, but launching it also slows down … [Read more...] about How to Prevent Microsoft Edge From Opening Automatically
Fix: My Browser’s Refresh Button is Not Working
The refresh button is a useful browser feature that allows users to update or reload the page they're on and get the latest version of the respective web page. To refresh a web page on Windows, you need to press the F5 key. If you're using a Mac computer, press ⌘+R. Or you can simply click on your browser's refresh icon. If you can't refresh the page you're visiting, use … [Read more...] about Fix: My Browser’s Refresh Button is Not Working
Edge for Android: How to Clear Browsing History and Data
All browsers store your browsing activity locally in the browser using a feature called the browsing history. Browsing history can be a useful feature, allowing you to get back to pages that you’d closed and couldn’t easily find again. You may not want your browsing data to be saved, however, perhaps because it’s taking up too much space on your phone, or maybe you just want a … [Read more...] about Edge for Android: How to Clear Browsing History and Data
Edge for Android: How to Configure Tracker Blocking
Tracking scripts are an almost universal part of the internet. Advertisers use them to monitor your internet activity across as many websites as possible in order to build up an "interest profile". This interest profile is used to target advertisements to you that the advertiser believes you will be more likely to be interested in. Most websites also run some form of … [Read more...] about Edge for Android: How to Configure Tracker Blocking
Prevent Edge for Android From Opening Other Apps
Many people will have noticed that when you try to open certain websites in your phone's browser, the app gets opened instead of the website. In some cases, you are asked if you want to open the app, in other cases you don’t get a choice. This can be annoying if you explicitly did not want to use the app either at all or at that time. Microsoft offers an option to prevent … [Read more...] about Prevent Edge for Android From Opening Other Apps
Edge for Android: How to Disable Search Suggestions
Search suggestions are intended to act as a quality of life improvement to browsers. By attempting to predict your search query, the browser tries to save you time. To do this though, the browser needs to monitor everything you type in the search bar. This data isn’t just held on your local browser, it’s sent to the browser provider and can be sent to your default search … [Read more...] about Edge for Android: How to Disable Search Suggestions