How can I change the new tab page in edge

Bobbie Seabolt 25

How can I change the new tab page in edge so I can use a page of my own choice?

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paulr0511 48,535 Reputation points Independent Advisor

2025-09-12T20:53:18.4933333+00:00

Hello, good day and thanks for your question. On Edge, go to edge://settings/startHomeNTP from the address bar and instead of doing this under the New tab page which has now a different option then you can do this under On startup and select Open custom sites and put in the website/s as per your preference.
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Marcelo Spitteler 30 Reputation points

2025-09-20T23:56:23.4966667+00:00

In Edge 140.0.3485.81 on linux, this only allows to set the Start up page, but NOT the New tab page. Only options are "Copilot New tab page" and "Preload your New tab page". New tab keeps opening Bing page unless you select even more anoyinng Copilot page. Microsoft keeps making life hard for Edge would-be users.

Kaz Ansari 10 Reputation points

2025-10-11T17:29:09.5133333+00:00

Indeed

Vladimir Z 0 Reputation points

2025-10-12T13:09:24.2+00:00

There are 2 ways to avoid annoying bad news popping up when opening a new tab in Microsoft edge :

Enable Copilot new tab page --> ON

Use alternative browser

Ian Kennedy 10 Reputation points

2026-01-27T00:08:15.7733333+00:00

That does not change that fact that the new tab always, at a minimum, shows a search box that uses, and only uses, Bing. You cannot have a new tab, AFAICT, open on the page of your choice.

Marcelo Spitteler 30 Reputation points

2026-01-27T11:51:54.1+00:00

You are 100% correct. Your only choices are Bing or Copilot, i.e. the rock or the hard place. On the other hand, Google is now ruining our brains with Gemini, so no future.
Lauren Shirley 0 Reputation points

2026-08-19T18:17:05.3033333+00:00

Looks like you're forced into using workarounds like an extension. I found one that redirects new tabs to the Duck Duck Go search page. https://microsoftedge.microsoft.com/addons/detail/new-tab-duckduckgo-redire/eimldjabijllelicbnieiomiaeekbodl
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