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Q&A: How can I stop Bing from opening search links in a new tab?

Posted on March 26, 2022

Question from Lorna:  Hi, Rick. I’m hoping you can help me solve a really odd mystery.

When I search for something on Bing and click on one of the search results, Bing always opens that link in a new tab.

That always leaves me with an extra tab to close when I’m done.

I’ve looked through the browser settings a dozen times but I can’t find a setting that would cause this.

Can you help me find whatever it is I need to change to make search results open in the same tab?  [Read more…]

How can I make Edge copy just the URL instead of the page title?

Posted on February 16, 2022

Question from Dale:  I’ve noticed that when I copy a URL from Edge’s address bar and then paste it into a document, it actually pastes the title of the page into the document and then links the title to the URL.

There are times when this is fine, but there are also times when I want to paste just the bare URL without the title.

How can I make Edge copy just the URL from the address bar without copying the title too?  [Read more…]

How to change the default search engine in Microsoft Edge

Posted on January 9, 2022

When it was first released, Microsoft’s Edge web browser used Bing as its default search engine, and there was no way to change it.

Well, Edge still comes with Bing set as the default search engine, but you can now switch it to Google or one of several other popular search engines.

If you like using Edge but would prefer to search with something other than Bing, you can follow the steps below to change the default search engine to the one you like best:  [Read more…]

Q&A: Why does my Edge browser recommend a porn site when I type in a bad URL?

Posted on May 26, 2020

Question from Paula:  I’ve been using the Edge browser ever since I got my new computer.

I like using Edge because it’s really fast, but it’s started giving me a huge problem.

I typed in a URL I saw in a magazine the other night and I got a character wrong. It gave me an error saying it couldn’t reach that page.

Right under the error message it said “Did you mean …?” and gave me a suggested URL to click on to go to that site.

I clicked on it and up popped a porn site! I was totally shocked and embarrassed because my mom was sitting there beside me and she saw it.

She also uses this computer at times so I DON’T want this happening again because I don’t want her to accidentally end up on one of those nasty sites!

I’ve seen it do this on a couple of other occasions too.

Why is Edge recommending porn sites all of a sudden? I ran the scans you recommended in your malware removal post and everything came up clean.

I hope you can help me figure this out because I really like this browser and I don’t want to have to stop using it unless I have no choice.

Thanks in advance for your help.

Rick’s answer:  [Read more…]

Q&A: How can I make Windows 10 stop bugging me about trying the Edge browser?

Posted on December 29, 2018

Question from Heather:  I recently bought a new laptop that has Windows 10 on it. One of the first things I did was download Chrome because that’s my favorite browser.

Now every time I load Chrome a message pops up suggesting that I give Edge a try.

I don’t want to use Edge because I like Chrome! How can I stop Windows from bugging me about switching to Edge?

Rick’s answer:   [Read more…]

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