Microsoft is working on a new feature for Microsoft Edge Web Browser called Edge Bar. The Edge Bar displays a standalone window with news, weather, etc. that is independent of the Edge browser window.
Edge Bar is an experimental feature that is gradually being made available to browser users. If it has already reached you you can find it from Menu> More Tools> Edge Bar. If you do not see it you will have to wait a few more days.
The window displays information that is very similar to the Windows 11 Widgets or Windows 10 News and Interests feed, and all three are powered by the same source: MSN.
It has a Bing search option at the top, and below it displays weather information and local titles. Content is powered by MSN and Microsoft and users can change what is displayed by clicking the "pen icon" in the footer. This opens the editing area of the MSN website.
There you can change the language, enable or disable newsgroups such as Sports, Traffic or Weather and tell Microsoft about your interests to personalize your news feed.
The default interface displays many elements in a small one line στην αριστερή πλευρά. Από πάνω προς τα κάτω, αυτά είναι τα Home, Bing Search, Outlook, LinkedIn, Προσθήκη στοιχείου, Προφίλ χρήστη, Ανταμοιβές, Ρυθμίσεις και Pin.
Most of the options are self-explanatory. The plus icon opens a basic form that accepts a address web and one name. You can use it to permanently add any website to the Edge Bar. A click on the icon displays the website in the interface. Note that it depends on the site if it displays correctly in the small window that the Edge Bar provides.
If you display a website then you will see the basic navigation options at the bottom. You can go back and forth, reload a page, return to the Home page, or open the current page in the Edge browser. An option to upload another URL directly is also provided.
Selecting the Pin attaches the entire window to the left side of the screen. The window is always set to the top by default, but you can turn on the auto-hide button to see only a small vertical bar on the right side whenever the window is not in active use.
The Edge Bar works independently of the browser. You can pin it and then close the Edge browser. The window will remain there, regardless of the browser. As you will see below we have closed the Edge but the window still exists.
It exists as a standalone program and when you minimize it from the minus symbol, then it disappears and in its place there is only the Edge logo, which of course if you click it the window will appear again.
The Edge Bar can be configured in the edge: // settings / edgeBar, while all personalization options are configured on the MSN website and not on the Edge.
Microsoft continues to promote MSN News Feed and Bing Search to users. Graphics and News and Interests are already available in Windows 10 and 11, and the Edge browser default tab displays the same information.
The main advantage of the Edge Bar is the ability to display custom URLs so you can miss some updates on one site while watching another. However, many users already do this by displaying two browser windows side by side.
The interface lacks customization options. You cannot change it machine αναζήτησης ή να την κατslowσετε και δεν μπορείτε να αφαιρέσετε τα προεπιλεγμένα εικονίδια ούτε στη διεπαφή.
