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When I click on a link it doesn't open the page and I have to navigate to the menu bar and click on the tab to find the page from the link.

Anonymous
2023-04-11T20:52:35+00:00

I used to be able to click on a link and Edge would open that page automatically and it would pop up on my screen. Now when I click on a link it doesn't open the page and I have to navigate to the menu bar and click on the tab to find the page from the link. Can I set it up so that when I click on a link Edge opens up the page on my screen automatically?

Microsoft Edge | Tabs, address bar, and search | Windows 11

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  1. Anonymous
    2023-04-11T21:36:19+00:00

    Hello Jonathan

    Im Juliet and Im happy to help you :)

    I would suggest we check the settings wherein you can change your browser settings to make Edge open links automatically when you click on them. Here's how you can do it:

    1. Open Microsoft Edge browser on your computer.
    2. Click on the three dots (...) at the top right corner of the browser window to open the Edge menu.
    3. Click on Settings.
    4. Scroll down and click on Site permissions.
    5. Click on Pop-ups and redirects.
    6. Toggle the switch to turn on "Block (default)" to "Off".
    7. Close the Settings tab.

    I hope this helps :) Let me know what happens.

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  2. Anonymous
    2023-04-12T06:37:23+00:00

    If this doesn't work, you may want to check your computer's default browser settings to ensure that Edge is set as your default browser. To do this, follow these steps:

    1. Open the Settings app on your computer.
    2. Click on Apps.
    3. Click on Default apps.
    4. Scroll down to the "Web browser" section and click on the current default browser.
    5. Select Microsoft Edge from the list of available browsers.
    6. Once you've made these changes, clicking on a link should automatically open the page in Edge.

    I hope this helps :)

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  3. Anonymous
    2023-07-28T15:58:09+00:00

    This has just started happening to me, emails with links that worked recently, within the last week now not working. Don't really want to delete/re-install Edge as I don't want to lose my saved websites

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  4. Anonymous
    2023-04-11T21:46:17+00:00

    Hi Juliet. Thanks for the quick response. Unfortunately that did not work. I still have to click on the menu bar to get the page that opens when I click on a link. Hope I'm explaining the situation clearly.

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  5. Anonymous
    2023-04-12T16:49:26+00:00

    Edge was the default. I ended up deleting Edge and then downloaded it again and it is working now.

    Thanks, Juliet!

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