How To Change Quick Links in Microsoft Edge

Learn how to easily change Quick Links in Microsoft Edge’s homepage to remove all sponsored links and add new custom links/shortcuts.

If you are using the default homepage in Microsoft Edge, you will see quick links under the search bar. By default, most of the links under the search bar are sponsored links. That means, they generally are not relevant to the daily websites you visit. Thankfully, you can change the Quick Links to remove all the sponsored links and add the links to the websites you want to access quickly and easily. For example, in my work profile, I have customized my Quick Links to include my email, project management pages, and Jira. This allows me to access them instantly from any new tab without having to type the website address manually every time.

In this quick and easy guide, let me show you how to customize quick links in Microsoft Edge. Let’s get started.

Change Quick Links in Microsoft Edge

To customize quick links in the Microsoft Edge browser, you use the Homepage settings. Here’s how:

Remove Sponsored Links from Quick Links in Microsoft Edge.

1. Open the Start menu by pressing the “Windows” key.
2. Search for and open “Microsoft Edge“.
3. Open a new tab in the browser.
4. Click the “Settings” icon (looks like a gear) in the top-right corner.
5. Turn OFF the “Show sponsored links” toggle under “Quick links & search”.
6. This will remove all the sponsored links and clean up the Quick Links section.

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Add Custom Links to Quick Links in Microsoft Edge

To add new or custom shortcuts/links to the Quick Links section, follow the steps below.

1. Open the Start menu by pressing the “Windows” key.
2. Search for and open “Microsoft Edge“.
3. Open a new tab in the browser.
4. Click the “Add Shortcut” button under the search bar.
5. Type the shortcut name in the “Name” field.
6. Type the website URL in the “URL” field.
7. Click the “Add” button.
8. This will add the new shortcut/link to the quick links section under the search bar.

Once the shortcut/link has been added, clicking it instantly opens the web page.

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Remove Quick Links Entirely From the New Tab Page in Microsoft Edge

If you don’t use the Quick Links feature, you can remove it entirely. Follow the steps to do that.

1. Open the Start menu by pressing the “Windows” key.
2. Search for and open “Microsoft Edge“.
3. Open a new tab in the browser.
4. Click the “Settings” icon (looks like a gear) in the top-right corner.
5. Select “OFF” from the “Quick Links” dropdown menu.
6. With that, quick links are removed from the new tab page in Microsoft Edge.

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That is all. It is that simple to customize and change quick links in Microsoft Edge. If you have any questions or need help, comment below. I’ll be happy to assist.