Don’t like tab previews? Follow the steps in this how-to guide article to disable the tab preview feature in the Microsoft Edge browser.
With the recent update, Microsoft added a new feature called Tab Previews. When enabled, it will show a small preview of the tab’s content when you mouse over (hover) a tab. If you are wondering, this is similar to previews that appear when you mouse over an icon on the taskbar.
If you like to quickly preview what’s in a tab before opening it, tab previews are pretty helpful. However, they can also be a distraction and take up too much space, and cover over a part of the current web page and Edge’s user interface.
Thankfully, you can turn off the tab previews feature in Edge if you want. This article shows you the exact steps in detail if you want to disable tab previews.
Related guide: Turn off tab previews in Chrome
Disable tab preview in the Edge browser
You can turn off or disable tab preview in the Edge browser by following the below steps:
- Open the Edge browser.
- Click the three-dotted menu icon.
- Select the “Settings” option.
- Navigate to the “Appearance” tab.
- Turn off the “Show tab preview on hover” option.
Let us see these steps in more detail:
Firstly, open the Edge browser. You can either click on the taskbar icon or search for “Microsoft Edge” in the Start menu and click on the appropriate result.
Once the browser has been opened, click on the three-dotted menu icon on the top right corner of the Edge window. Then, click on the “Settings” option. This will open the Edge settings page. An alternative method to open the Edge settings panel is typing “edge://settings” in the address bar.
In the Edge settings page, navigate to the “Appearance” tab on the sidebar. This is where you can customize how Edge appears on your screen. Here, turn off the “Show tab preview on hover” option under the “Customize toolbar” section.
Settings are automatically saved. You can close the Settings tab. From now on, Edge will not show the tab preview when you hover over a tab. Instead, it will show the tab title which is the old and minimal behavior.
Enable tab preview in Edge
If you want to see a tab preview when you hover over a tab in the Edge browser, follow these steps:
- Open the Edge browser.
- Click the three-dotted menu icon.
- Select the “Settings” option.
- Navigate to the “Appearance” tab.
- Turn on the “Show tab preview on hover” option.
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I hope this simple and easy Edge how-to guide helped you.
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