This tutorial will show you how to enable or disable showing the news feed on the New Tab page in Microsoft Edge for your account or all users in Windows 10 and Windows 11.
The Microsoft Edge web browser is based on Chromium and was released on January 15, 2020. It is compatible with all supported versions of Windows, and macOS. With speed, performance, best in class compatibility for websites and extensions, and built-in privacy and security features.
The news feed in Microsoft Edge can be a handy feature, especially for people who like to stay up to date on what’s going on in the world today. Taking a quick glance at the news feed as you browse the internet is an easy way to keep up with current events.
If you turn on the news feed, you can select to show the news feed content on the Full page, Partial view, or only Headings on the New Tab page in Microsoft Edge.
However, the news feed feature isn’t for everybody, and you may prefer to disable this feature altogether.
Reference:
Hide Your Microsoft Edge News Feed | Microsoft Edge
Learn how to hide your news feed in Microsoft Edge. Disabling the news feature will keep your browser tabs simple and minimize distractions when you search.
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Contents
- Option One: Enable or Disable News Feed on New Tab Page in Microsoft Edge for Current User from New Tab Page
- Option Two: Enable or Disable News Feed on New Tab Page in Microsoft Edge for Current User from Settings
- Option Three: Enable or Disable News Feed on New Tab Page in Microsoft Edge for All Users using REG file
Enable or Disable News Feed on New Tab Page in Microsoft Edge for Current User from New Tab Page
1 Open Microsoft Edge.
2 Perform either action below to open a new tab: (see screenshot below)
- Press the Ctrl + T keys.
- Click/tap on the New tab button (+).
- Right click on a tab, and click/tap on New tab to the right.
3 Click/tap on the Page settings (gear) button. (see screenshot below)
4 Do step 5 (on) or step 6 (off) below for what you want.
5 Turn On News Feed on New Tab Page in Microsoft Edge
This is the default setting.
A) Turn on Show feed. (see screenshots below)
B) Select Full page, Partial view (default), or Headings for how much of the news feed content you want to show on the New Tab page.
C) Go to step 7 below.
6 Turn Off News Feed on New Tab Page in Microsoft Edge
A) Turn off Show feed. (see screenshot below)
B) Go to step 7 below.
7 You can now close Page settings.
Enable or Disable News Feed on New Tab Page in Microsoft Edge for Current User from Settings
1 Open Microsoft Edge.
2 Click/tap on the Setting and more (Alt+F) 3 dots button, and click/tap on Settings. (see screenshot below)
3 Click/tap on Start, home, and new tabs in the left pane, and click/tap on the "Customize your new tab page layout and content" Customize button under New tab page. (see screenshot below)
4 Do step 5 (on) or step 6 (off) below for what you want.
5. Turn On News Feed on New Tab Page in Microsoft Edge
This is the default setting.
A) Turn on Show feed. (see screenshots below)
B) Select Full page, Partial view (default), or Headings for how much of the news feed content you want to show on the New Tab page.
C) Go to step 7 below.
6. Turn Off News Feed on New Tab Page in Microsoft Edge
A) Turn off Show feed. (see screenshot below)
B) Go to step 7 below.
7 You can now close Page settings.
Enable or Disable News Feed on New Tab Page in Microsoft Edge for All Users using REG file
You must be signed in as an administrator to use this option.
This option uses the NewTabPageContentEnabled policy for Microsoft Edge.
1 Do step 2 (allow) or step 3 (disable) below for what you want.
2 Enable Allow News Feed on New Tab Page in Microsoft Edge for All Users
This is the default setting to allow using Option One and Option Two.
A) Click/tap on the Download button below to download the REG file below, and go to step 4 below.
Enable_allow_news_feed_on_Edge_New_Tab_page_for_all_users.reg
(Contents of REG file for reference)
Code:
Windows Registry Editor Version 5.00
[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Policies\Microsoft\Edge]
"NewTabPageContentEnabled"=-3 Disable News Feed on New Tab Page in Microsoft Edge for All Users
This will disable and prevent and using Option One and Option Two.
A) Click/tap on the Download button below to download the REG file below, and go to step 4 below.
Disable_news_feed_on_Edge_New_Tab_page_for_all_users.reg
(Contents of REG file for reference)
Code:
Windows Registry Editor Version 5.00
[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Policies\Microsoft\Edge]
"NewTabPageContentEnabled"=dword:000000004 Save the .reg file to your desktop.
5 Double click/tap on the downloaded .reg file to merge it.
6 When prompted, click/tap on Run, Yes (UAC), Yes, and OK to approve the merge.
7 If Microsoft Edge is currently open, then close and reopen Microsoft Edge to apply.
8 You can now delete the downloaded .reg file if you like.
That's it,
Shawn Brink
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