Website notifications appear in the lower right corner of your screen and are also displayed in the Notification Center. When notifications are turned on for a website, they will still appear even if Microsoft Edge is closed.

Note: If you are receiving unwanted pop-ups, which are not the same as website notifications, please see Block pop-ups in Microsoft Edge. Pop-ups are advertisements, notices, offers, and alerts that open in your current browser window, in a new window, or in another tab,

How to stop website notifications in Microsoft Edge

You can remove or block notifications for individual websites in the following ways:

Remove or block notifications in Edge settings

1. In Edge, go to Settings and more in the upper right corner of your browser window.
2. Select Settings > Cookies and site permissions and select Notifications. Under Allow, you will find a list of websites that are currently sending you notifications.
3. Select the three dots next to the website from which you want to stop receiving notifications and select either Remove or Block.
   • Selecting Block stops the website from sending you notifications.
   • Selecting Remove stops notifications also, but if you visit this website in the future the site will ask if you want to allow notifications again.

Manage notifications from your browser address bar

To check or manage notifications while visiting a website you’ve already subscribed to, follow the steps below:

1. Select View site information to the left of your address bar.
2. Under Permissions for this site > Notifications, choose Block from the drop-down menu.
   Note: You can resubscribe to a website's notifications in the future by returning to this menu and choosing Allow.

To learn how to access your Notification Center, see How to open Notification Center and Quick Settings.

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Local time 10:43 AM Posts 431 OS Windows 11

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From what I can find, there appears no longer to be a way to disable the news feed in Edge. There used to be a Content Off selection with the Content pull-down but at least on my system, that option is no longer there.

So, have they locked Edge into their news feed now?

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How do I Turn Off content in edge?

1. With your Edge open, click on the three dots ➜ Settings. 2. On Start, home, and new tabs, scroll until you find Customize your new tab page layout and content. Click Customize . 3. On the Content dropdown, click Content off. 4. Additionally, you can also turn off other options with these toggles to simplify your Homepage even further.

How do I disable the news feed on edge?

Here’s a workaround for how you can disable the news feed on Edge. 1. With your Edge open, click on the three dots ➜ Settings. 2. On Start, home, and new tabs, scroll until you find Customize your new tab page layout and content. Click Customize . 3. On the Content dropdown, click Content off.

How to hide news feed in Microsoft Edge?

On the Customize screen, check the box next to Hide My News Feed, and then click Save. If you miss your Top Sites and suggested news feed, turning them on is way easier than disabling them. Just click the Show Top Sites or Shows News Feed options to the bottom of any startup on new tab page and Microsoft Edge is more than willing to oblige.

How do I Turn Off Top Sites in Microsoft Edge?

In the Settings menu, look for the “On startup” section on the left-hand side and click on it. The “On startup” section lets you control what you see every time you open Microsoft Edge. Under the “On startup” settings, you’ll see an option to “Show top sites.” Turn off the toggle switch next to this option to disable it.

How do I disable top sites in edge?

From the edge browser, a Setting button is available; click on that button and scroll down to find one option named Quick links. Below the Quick links, click the drop-down menu and select the Off option to remove the top sites from the browser.

How do I get rid of the Microsoft Edge popup?

In Microsoft Edge Settings, click Cookies and site permissions in the left panel. Under Site permissions in the right window, scroll down to find and click Pop-ups and redirects option under All permissions. Toggle off the switch next to Block (recommended) to turn off pop-up blocker of Microsoft Edge browser.