How to remove the sidebar in Microsoft Edge.

How to remove the sidebar in Microsoft Edge

Recent versions of the Microsoft Edge browser have automatically enabled a new sidebar for some users, with items from Search, Shopping, Tools, Games, Microsoft Office, and Outlook not useful for everyone.

These simple instructions detail how to remove the sidebar in Microsoft Edge if you don’t need it – easily done in settings or with a keyboard shortcut.

How to remove the sidebar in Microsoft Edge

Disable Microsoft Edge Sidebar

To remove the Sidebar from Edge (not to be confused with another feature that has almost the same name: Edge Panel), just follow these simple steps:

  • Go to the Microsoft Edge settings, you can do this through the menu that opens in the three dots at the top right of the browser window, or go to edge://settings in the browser.
  • Open the “Appearance” settings in the browser options.
  • Scroll down and find “Show Sidebar”, toggle it off.
  • To quickly turn the sidebar on or off, use the hotkey Ctrl+Shift+/

    • Instead of steps 1 and 2, you can simply click the settings icon at the bottom of the sidebar. This completes the process and the sidebar will no longer appear.

    How to remove the sidebar in Microsoft Edge

    By the way, if you have proceeded to remove the sidebar without testing the elements it contains, I recommend that you take a look at the Tools: there you will find things like a calculator, an Internet speed meter, a dictionary and a translator.

    If these things in the quick access you need: you can leave the sidebar activated and only delete unnecessary elements from it: click the “More” button and activate/deactivate the desired elements.

    How to remove the sidebar in Microsoft Edge

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