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Brink · Aug 18, 2024

This tutorial will show you how to enable or disable showing Quick Links 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.

Quick Links are shortcuts of your most visited sites that show on the New Tab page by default.

Microsoft Edge will automatically add quick links of sites you visit most often to the New Tab page. You can always manually add, remove, or rename quick links as wanted.

You can turn off or disable Quick Links to no longer show them on the New Tab page in Microsoft Edge.

Contents

Option One: Turn On or Off Quick Links on New Tab Page in Microsoft Edge for Current User from New Tab Page
Option Two: Turn On or Off Quick Links on New Tab Page in Microsoft Edge for Current User from Settings
Option Three: Enable or Disable Quick Links on New Tab Page in Microsoft Edge for All Users using REG file

EXAMPLE: Quick Links on New Tab page in Microsoft Edge

Option One

Turn On or Off Quick Links 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 Select Off, 1 row (default), or 2 rows for what you want in the Quick links drop menu. (see screenshot below)

5 You can now close Page settings.

Option Two

Turn On or Off Quick Links 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 Select Off, 1 row (default), or 2 rows for what you want in the Quick links drop menu. (see screenshot below)

5 You can now close Page settings.

Option Three

Enable or Disable Quick Links 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 NewTabPageQuickLinksEnabled policy for Microsoft Edge.

1 Do step 2 (allow) or step 3 (disable) below for what you want.

2 Enable Allow Quick Links 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_Quick_Links_on_Edge_New_Tab_page_for_all_users.reg

Download

(Contents of REG file for reference)

Code:

Windows Registry Editor Version 5.00

[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Policies\Microsoft\Edge]
"NewTabPageQuickLinksEnabled"=-

3 Disable Quick Links 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_Quick_Links_on_Edge_New_Tab_page_for_all_users.reg

Download

(Contents of REG file for reference)

Code:

Windows Registry Editor Version 5.00

[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Policies\Microsoft\Edge]
"NewTabPageQuickLinksEnabled"=dword:00000000

4 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