The Microsoft Edge home page falls short. You cannot customize it or get rid of the news section. Replacing it is also not easy. Here are the steps to replace the Microsoft Edge home page with something better.
If you’re switching from Google Chrome to Microsoft Edge, you might be used to the wonderful world of home page extensions. The home page extensions range from simple and beautiful (like Momentum) to ultra customizable and feature-rich (like ProductivityTab).
While you can use Chrome extensions natively on Microsoft Edge (after all, it’s built on Chromium), the process of installing and configuring a Chrome extension as your homepage is unnecessarily complicated.
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But don’t get discouraged. There is an easier way to replace the Microsoft Edge home page.
First, open the list of Chrome extensions for the home page you want to install. For this example, we go with the simple and beautiful Momentum extension.
Here, click on the “Add to Chrome” button.
In the pop-up message, choose the option “Add extension”.
Once the extension is installed, you will see a pop-up informing you that Edge has disabled the extension because it tried to change the home page. You will now have to activate it manually.
To do this, click on the three-point menu button on the toolbar and choose the “Extensions” option.
Here, click on the toggle button next to the “Momentum” extension.
The extension will be enabled and your homepage will be changed. You will see it open in a new tab. Microsoft Edge will still ask you if you are sure you want to keep this home page. Click the “Keep changes” button or ignore the pop-up.
And that’s it. You have now changed the home page to something different and better.
You can now customize the home page. The next time you open Edge or go to a new tab, you will be greeted by the new extension home page.
If you want to change the home pages, you can install another extension to the home page to make it the new default. If you want to go back to the default home page, all you have to do is disable or remove the extension.
On the Microsoft Edge main screen, click the three-point menu button in the upper right corner and choose the “Extension” option. Here, find the extension of the home page that you installed and enabled. Select the toggle button if you want to disable it. To delete the extension, click on the “Remove” button.
Want to keep the Microsoft Edge home page for now? You can customize the home page to remove most distractions and hide the news section so that it is not visible without scrolling.
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