Microsoft Edge Browser Tips for Windows Users

Edge is the default browser in Windows 10 and 11. Learn how to use its best features — reading mode, collections, vertical tabs, and price comparison.

In this guide (5 steps):

1.Enable Reading Mode for a Cleaner Page
2.Listen to a Web Page Read Aloud
3.Use Collections to Save and Organize Websites
4.Check for Coupons When Shopping
5.Add Websites to Your Taskbar as Apps

Enable Reading Mode for a Cleaner Page

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When you are on a news article or blog post, look for the book icon in the address bar (it looks like an open book). Click it to enter Immersive Reader — the page reloads showing only the text and essential images, with a calm white background.

Quick Tip

In Immersive Reader, click "Text preferences" to increase the font size, change the font to a more readable style, or switch to a sepia or dark background.

Listen to a Web Page Read Aloud

~17s

In Immersive Reader, click "Read aloud" at the top of the screen. A natural-sounding voice reads the page to you. Use the playback controls to pause, skip forward, or adjust the reading speed. You can also highlight text on any page and right-click → "Read aloud selection."

Use Collections to Save and Organize Websites

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Click the grid icon (Collections) in the top-right toolbar — it looks like a box with dots. Click "New collection" and name it. As you browse, click the "+" button in the Collections panel to save any page to your collection. This is great for organizing research, recipes, or shopping ideas.

Check for Coupons When Shopping

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When you browse a shopping website, look for the small shopping bag icon in the address bar. Edge automatically alerts you to available coupon codes and shows whether the same item is cheaper at another retailer. Click the icon to see current deals.

Quick Tip

If you do not see the shopping bag icon, you can enable it in Edge SettingsPrivacy, search and services → Shopping in Microsoft Edge.

Add Websites to Your Taskbar as Apps

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If you use a website regularly — your email, your bank, a news site — Edge can install it as a simple app on your taskbar. Go to the website, click the three-dot menu (⋯) in the top right → AppsInstall this site as an app. Give it a name and click "Install." The site now opens in its own clean window from your taskbar.

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Microsoft Edge is the web browser that comes built into Windows 10 and Windows 11. It replaced Internet Explorer and has been rebuilt from the ground up using the same technology as Google Chrome — meaning most websites work perfectly in Edge. Many people switch to Chrome out of habit, but Edge has several features that Chrome does not offer, and it uses less battery life on laptops.

Edge has a reading mode that strips away ads and distracting elements from article pages, leaving just the text and images. This is one of the most useful features for people who find web pages cluttered or hard to read. Font size, font style, and background color can all be adjusted.

Collections is Edge's tool for saving and organizing web content — links, images, and text — into labeled folders. Think of it as a more organized version of bookmarks. It is particularly useful if you are researching something across multiple pages and want to keep notes together.

Edge's built-in Immersive Reader can also read web pages aloud to you in a natural voice. This is helpful if you want to listen to a news article while doing something else, or if reading long pages is tiring.

One practical feature: when you shop online, Edge automatically checks for coupon codes and lower prices at other retailers. A small shopping bag icon appears in the address bar when Edge finds a deal.

Edge is tightly integrated with Microsoft Copilot, which means you can ask questions about any web page directly from the browser's sidebar without switching to another tab.

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