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Add or Remove Background on New Tab Page in Microsoft Edge
This tutorial will show you how to turn on or off showing the background image 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. When you open the new tab page in Microsoft Edge, it shows the Bing daily image by default. While you can change the background image on the new tab page, you can also turn on or off showing a background image. Option One: Turn On or Off Background on New Tab Page in Microsoft...
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Add or Remove Microsoft 365 App Launcher on New Tab Page in Microsoft Edge
This tutorial will show you how to add or remove the Microsoft 365 App Launcher on the New Tab page in Microsoft Edge for 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 App Launcher is shown on the new tab page by default in Microsoft Edge. You can click/tap on the App Launcher icon to quickly open Microsoft 365 apps online from Microsoft Edge new tab page. If you do not want the App Launcher icon on the new tab page anymore, you can use the...
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Enable or Disable Show Sponsored Quick Links on New Tab Page in Microsoft Edge
This tutorial will show you how to turn on or off showing sponsored 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 also show sponsored quick links on the New Tab page by default. These sponsored quick links included advertising and suggested links. You can turn off showing...
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Enable or Disable Open New Tab Page Quick Links in New Tab in Microsoft Edge
This tutorial will show you how to turn on or off opening New Tab page Quick Links in a new tab by default 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. When you click/tap on quick links on the new tab page, they are opened in a new tab by default in Microsoft Edge. You can turn off "Open in a new tab" to have quick links open in...
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Enable or Disable Preload New Tab Page in Microsoft Edge
This tutorial will show you how to enable or disable preloading 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. Microsoft Edge preloads the New Tab page in the background by default so you can get to it faster. The content on the new tab page may include cookies, if you allow cookies. If you don't notice any performance difference and don't want yet another item loading in the background, you can turn off or...
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Enable or Disable Quick Links on New Tab Page in Microsoft Edge
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...
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Add or Remove Weather on New Tab Page in Microsoft Edge
This tutorial will show you how to turn on or off showing weather on the New Tab page in Microsoft Edge for your account 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. Weather will appear at the upper right corner on the New Tab page in Microsoft Edge. You can hover on the Weather icon to see basic weather information for your location, or click/tap on the Weather icon to see more information on the MSN Weather site. If you prefer not to see the Weather icon on your New...
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Enable or Disable News Feed on New Tab Page in Microsoft Edge
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...
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Enable or Disable Share Host Folders with Windows Sandbox in Windows 11
This tutorial will show you how to enable or disable the ability to share host folders in Windows Sandbox for all users in Windows 11. Windows Sandbox provides a lightweight desktop environment to safely run applications in isolation. Software installed inside the Windows Sandbox environment remains "sandboxed" and runs separately from the host machine. A sandbox is temporary. When it's closed, all the software and files and the state are deleted. You get a brand-new instance of the sandbox every time you open the app. You can use a Windows Sandbox configuration (.wsb) file to share folders from the host with read or write permissions. Starting with Windows 11 build 27686.1000 (Canary), this build includes the new Windows Sandbox...
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Share Host Folder with Windows Sandbox in Windows 11
This tutorial will show you how to share host folders with read or write permissions in Windows Sandbox for your account in Windows 11. Windows Sandbox provides a lightweight desktop environment to safely run applications in isolation. Software installed inside the Windows Sandbox environment remains "sandboxed" and runs separately from the host machine. A sandbox is temporary. When it's closed, all the software and files and the state are deleted. You get a brand-new instance of the sandbox every time you open the app. You can use a Windows Sandbox configuration (.wsb) file to share folders from the host with read or write permissions. Starting with Windows 11 build 27686.1000 (Canary), this build includes the new Windows Sandbox...
Virtualization
Disable Microsoft Edge asking to be Default Browser in Windows 11
This tutorial will show you how to disable the Microsoft Edge prompt asking to be the default browser 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. Occasionally, Microsoft Edge will automatically check if it's the default browser and will prompt you to make it the default browser if it's not. If you find this as a nag, you can disable the "Set Microsoft Edge as your default browser" prompt without having to set Microsoft Edge as your default...
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Change LibreOffice to Save as Microsoft Office File Types by Default
This tutorial will show you how to change LibreOffice document types to always save as Microsoft Office or Microsoft 365 file extension formats by default for your account in Windows 10 and Windows 11. LibreOffice is a powerful, free, and open-source office productivity suite developed by The Document Foundation. It was forked from OpenOffice.org in 2010 and has since become one of the most popular alternatives to proprietary office suites like Microsoft Office. LibreOffice includes several applications that make it the most versatile free office suite on the market: Writer: A word processor with extensive formatting and layout capabilities, similar to Microsoft Word (.docx). Calc: A spreadsheet program that offers advanced data...
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