want to have empty New Page in Edge

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want to have empty New Page in Edge

Lyudmila Skachkova 0

want to have empty New Page in Edge want to have empty New Page in Edge

Anonymous

2025-12-19T02:35:39.32+00:00

First you need to open settings

Click the three dots in the top-right corner.

Select Settings.

Then Go to "Start, home, and new tabs"

In the left sidebar, click Start, home, and new tabs.

Finally Set New Tab Page

Under When a new tab is opened, choose Open a blank page.

If you don’t see “blank page” directly, select Custom and enter: about:blank

This will give you a truly empty page.

If you also want Edge to start with a blank page when you first open it, go to On startup in Settings.

Choose Open a specific page or pages, then Add a new page, and type about:blank

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Anonymous

2025-12-19T02:35:39.32+00:00

First you need to open settings

Click the three dots in the top-right corner.

Select Settings.

Then Go to "Start, home, and new tabs"

In the left sidebar, click Start, home, and new tabs.

Finally Set New Tab Page

Under When a new tab is opened, choose Open a blank page.

If you don’t see “blank page” directly, select Custom and enter: about:blank

This will give you a truly empty page.

If you also want Edge to start with a blank page when you first open it, go to On startup in Settings.

Choose Open a specific page or pages, then Add a new page, and type about:blank

Answer 1

Hello, thank you for reaching out to Microsoft Q&A.

Could you please clarify what you mean by an “empty new page” in Edge?

Do you mean a new tab without news, shortcuts, or search content? (OR) Does Edge reopen your previously opened tabs when it starts?

First, go to Page settings (Gear-shaped icon on the Home page) and turn off all toggles for Quick links, Show Widgets, Show Feed, Show Weather, etc.

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Then, paste the link below in the Edge address bar and click Enter.

edge://settings/startHomeNTP

On Startup, ensure you've selected the "Open the New tab page" radio button**.**

Let me know if you still need more help.

Answer 2

To have an empty new tab page in Microsoft Edge, you can configure the browser settings to open a blank page instead of the default new tab page. Here’s how you can do it:

Open Microsoft Edge.
Go to Settings by clicking on the three dots in the upper right corner.
Navigate to Privacy, search, and services.
Look for the New Tab page settings.
You can set the policy to load a blank page instead of the default New Tab page. If you disable the setting for allowing web content on the New Tab page, it will open a blank page.

This setting will prevent users from changing it if configured accordingly.

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