How to Change Your Homepage in Microsoft Edge

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Last Updated: January 3, 2024

Edge, Microsoft's new web browser, has a streamlined interface with few user options. This wikiHow teaches you how to add a Home button to the browser to quickly load your favorite page. If you want your home page to open every time the Edge browser opens, you will also need to set the start page.

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Setting the Home Page

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This button with 3 dots is in the upper-right of the browser.
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This will display advanced browser settings.
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Click the "Show the home button" switch to 'ON'

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. A drop-down menu will appear below the switch and there will now be a home button to the left of your Edge browser's address bar.
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A text box labeled Enter a URL will appear below the drop-down menu.
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For example, if you want to make Google your homepage, enter https://www.google.com in the URL box.
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It's the icon that looks like a floppy disc just to the right of the URL you just entered. This will save your address as your new Home button page. Now whenever you click the Home button, this page will load automatically.

Part 2

Part 2 of 2:

Setting the Start Page

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This button with 3 dots is in the upper-right of the browser.
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This will show various options you have for what will open when the Edge browser first starts.
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A box labeled Enter a URL will appear below the drop-down menu.
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For example, if you want to make Google your start page, enter https://www.google.com in the URL box.
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It's the icon that looks like a floppy disc just to the right of the URL you just entered. This will save your address as your new start page. Now whenever you open the Edge browser, this page will load automatically.

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If you're using Windows 7, you're using Internet Explorer instead of Edge. See How to Change Your Home Page in Internet Explorer for details.

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