How to turn off caret browsing permanently when pop up is no longer showing? F7 does not work at all.

Question

I am trying to turn off caret browsing (Which i must have ACCIDENTALLY enabled) and I am following the instrcutions to press F7 but to no avail. I really need the keyboard for brightness adjustment, volume adjustment, and print screening - definitely NOT for navigation, so I would appreciate some clear instructions on removing this. Thank you

Answer 1

Hi M Lasor,

Thanks for your post. From your description, I understand the inconvenience of getting pop-ups while browsing Microsoft Edge, we will help you solve this problem. Please try the following methods to disable the I suggest that you disable the caret browsing option from the Microsoft Edge browser and MMC consoles.

Method 1:

1. Open Microsoft Edge, click More Action in the upper right corner.
2. Click Settings, click View an ADVANCED setting under Advanced Settings.
3. Enable / disable Always use collation navigation.
4. Close the browser, try opening it again and see if the problem persists.

Method 2:

1. Press windows key + r
2. Type inetcpl.cpl
3. Go to advanced tab
4. Clear the check box for Enable caret browsing for new windows and tabs.

Method 3:

1. Open group policy on your Windows by pressing windows key and type: group policy.
2. Click edit group policy.
3. Look to User Configuration > Admin Templates > Windows Components > Internet Explorer > Internet Control Panel > Advanced Page.
4. Turn on Caret Browsing - Disabled.

Best Regards,

Ian Xue

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