Efficiency mode What is efficiency mode in Microsoft Edge? Efficiency mode is designed to help extend battery life. It minimizes power usage by reducing resource usage through modifying background tab activity and some foreground activity, as well as putting inactive background tabs to sleep after 30 minutes or less of inactivity (if Save resources with sleeping tabs is on).

Windows 10 puts notifications and quick actions in Action Center—right on the taskbar—where you can get to them instantly. Select Action Center on the taskbar to open it. (You can also swipe in from the right edge of your screen, or press Windows logo key + A.). Notifications at a glance

Some extensions change browser settings like your default search engine, new tab page, and other types of site data. To prevent extensions from changing the preferences you set up when you installed Microsoft Edge , the browser automatically turns off extensions that might change your preferred settings.. You can change settings for your extensions at any time.

Preview the file upload question your responders will see. Select Preview to see how your question will appear to your form responders. The Upload file button will be active and ready for responders to interact with.. When responders successfully upload files, they'll see their files represented in their answer.

To help protect your privacy, the new Microsoft Edge sets tracking prevention to balanced by default. For increased protection, you can switch your tracking prevention to strict or block all third-party cookies.

Tip: If you encounter a problem on your Windows device, pressing the Windows logo key + F takes a screenshot, then opens the Feedback Hub app and automatically uploads the screenshot to the Feedback tab. Follow the on-screen instructions to detail the problem you've encountered.

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Select the level of tracking prevention that’s right for you: Basic: Blocks potentially harmful trackers but allows most other trackers and those that personalize content and ads. Balanced (Recommended): Blocks potentially harmful trackers and trackers from sites you haven’t visited.Content and ads will likely be less personalized. Strict: Blocks potentially harmful trackers and most ...

For the website(s) you would like to allow scripting, enter the address within the Add this website to the zone text box and click Add. Note: If the address does not begin with "https:", you many need to uncheck "Require server verification (https:) for all sites in this zone".

Upload files or folders to OneDrive. You can store over 300 types of files on OneDrive. With Microsoft Edge or Google Chrome: Select Add new > Files upload or Folder upload > Folder.