Extensions

You can use Extensions or Add-ons on you Microsoft Edge browser to improve your browsing experience. To use it follow the below steps:

  1. Click on the above shown icon.
  2. Select Open Microsoft Edge Add-ons.
  3. Find the extension you’d like to add and select Get.
  4. Examine the permissions required by the extension at the popup, and then select Add extension if you want to continue.

A final prompt will appear verifying that the extension has been added.

How to Browse in Microsoft Edge Browser

Microsoft Edge (or simply known as Edge) is a cross-platform internet browser developed by Microsoft. It was first released in 2015 alongside Windows 10. Edge was developed as a successor to Internet Explorer. Edge contains many user-friendly features such as Favorites, a reading list, browsing history and downloads, a sidebar providing functionality similar to Internet Explorer’s Downloads manager, a Favorites Center, a customizable homepage, a built-in search bar and support for extensions. In this article, we are going to see how to install Microsoft Edge and how to browse it. So, let’s start.

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