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Do you happen to know how to disable the page of clickbait I get every time I open a new tab in Edge? I tried setting my "Home" to Google, but that doesn't see

by flir 4y ago

Do you happen to know how to disable the page of clickbait I get every time I open a new tab in Edge? I tried setting my "Home" to Google, but that doesn't seem to do it.

sphars 4y ago
This worked for me when I used edge > 1 year ago, it may still work: https://chrome.google.com/webstore/detail/new-tab-redirect/icpgjfneehieebagbmdbhnlpiopdcmna https://chrome.google.com/webstore/detail/new-tab-redirect/i... and set my new tabs to https://aboutblank.page https://aboutblank.page Also it's open source: https://github.com/jimschubert/newtab-redirect https://github.com/jimschubert/newtab-redirect The only way AFAIK to change the new tab is an extension
- pseudalopex 4y ago
  You can't set it to about:blank?
  - sphars 4y ago
    It's been a while since I've used the extension (I use FF now) and I can't recall if you can set it to about:blank. Disclaimer, I created https://aboutblank.page https://aboutblank.page because in some browsers, about:blank was a default white page, and ignored the OS dark mode setting. My site respects the prefers-color-scheme setting, or you can set it to whatever color you want via a query string (see https://github.com/sphars/about-blank/#usage https://github.com/sphars/about-blank/#usage)
  - flir 4y ago
    You can set "Home" to anything you want, but apparently Home isn't what happens when you open a new tab any more, it's what happens when you click the Home button. It's pretty icky, and being stuck on this Windows work laptop is shortening the time I'll spend in this gig.
rr808 4y ago
Agree this is a bigger problem for me. Its usually temping clickbait and I end up clicking some of the links and getting distracted.
- schemescape 4y ago
  This seems like a good time to trot out Microsoft’s mission statement: > Our mission is to empower every person and every organization on the planet to achieve more. It’s disappointing to see them working against their own mission like this…
nguyenkien 4y ago
Click gear icon at top right of new tab page.
schemescape 4y ago
Sadly, Edge updates sometimes re-enable all the clickbait “news” stories. The last time it happened I finally gave up and switched to Firefox. It’s a shame because I actually liked Edge, and it was the fastest browser in my experience.
- CSMastermind 4y ago
  Yep can confirm, after every update I have to go re-disable this, it's beyond annoying.
password4321 4y ago
Is there a way to block all the Microsoft news/spam and telemetry at the router and still get just Windows Update? I am willing to sacrifice Bing.

by flir 4y ago

Do you happen to know how to disable the page of clickbait I get every time I open a new tab in Edge? I tried setting my "Home" to Google, but that doesn't seem to do it.

sphars 4y ago

This worked for me when I used edge > 1 year ago, it may still work: https://chrome.google.com/webstore/detail/new-tab-redirect/icpgjfneehieebagbmdbhnlpiopdcmna https://chrome.google.com/webstore/detail/new-tab-redirect/i... and set my new tabs to https://aboutblank.page https://aboutblank.page Also it's open source: https://github.com/jimschubert/newtab-redirect https://github.com/jimschubert/newtab-redirect The only way AFAIK to change the new tab is an extension

pseudalopex 4y ago
You can't set it to about:blank?
- sphars 4y ago
  It's been a while since I've used the extension (I use FF now) and I can't recall if you can set it to about:blank. Disclaimer, I created https://aboutblank.page https://aboutblank.page because in some browsers, about:blank was a default white page, and ignored the OS dark mode setting. My site respects the prefers-color-scheme setting, or you can set it to whatever color you want via a query string (see https://github.com/sphars/about-blank/#usage https://github.com/sphars/about-blank/#usage)
- flir 4y ago
  You can set "Home" to anything you want, but apparently Home isn't what happens when you open a new tab any more, it's what happens when you click the Home button. It's pretty icky, and being stuck on this Windows work laptop is shortening the time I'll spend in this gig.

rr808 4y ago

Agree this is a bigger problem for me. Its usually temping clickbait and I end up clicking some of the links and getting distracted.

schemescape 4y ago
This seems like a good time to trot out Microsoft’s mission statement: > Our mission is to empower every person and every organization on the planet to achieve more. It’s disappointing to see them working against their own mission like this…

nguyenkien 4y ago

Click gear icon at top right of new tab page.

schemescape 4y ago

Sadly, Edge updates sometimes re-enable all the clickbait “news” stories. The last time it happened I finally gave up and switched to Firefox. It’s a shame because I actually liked Edge, and it was the fastest browser in my experience.

CSMastermind 4y ago
Yep can confirm, after every update I have to go re-disable this, it's beyond annoying.

password4321 4y ago

Is there a way to block all the Microsoft news/spam and telemetry at the router and still get just Windows Update? I am willing to sacrifice Bing.