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The video provides a comprehensive guide on customizing the home page, startup page, and new tab page settings in the Microsoft Edge browser. The speaker details the steps for adjusting these settings through the browser's menu, including setting a specific startup page, enabling and configuring the home button, and installing an extension from the Chrome store to change the new tab page. Important points include accessing settings under "Start, home, and new tabs," enabling the home button, and allowing Chrome extensions within Edge. The speaker emphasizes the importance of granting necessary permissions and ensuring settings are properly saved to maintain the desired configurations.
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In this part of the video, the speaker explains how to adjust the home page, startup page, and new tab page settings in the Microsoft Edge browser. The startup page is the first page seen upon opening the browser, the home page appears when clicking the home button, and the new tab page is shown when opening a new tab. The speaker walks through the current default settings and demonstrates how to change each page. For the startup page, they show how to add specific pages such as Google by accessing the settings through the ellipsis menu, then going to “Start, home, and new tabs.” For the home button, they clarify how to ensure it is enabled and set to a preferred page. Changing the new tab page requires installing an extension from the Chrome store, which can be used in Edge after allowing Chrome extensions.
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In this part of the video, the speaker demonstrates how to enable and configure a browser extension that redirects new tabs. Key steps include allowing extensions from other stores, installing the extension, and turning it on within the browser’s extensions settings. The speaker then explains how to grant management permissions, configure the new tab settings to a preferred page, save the settings, and ensure that the browser consistently opens to the chosen page. The process involves multiple permissions and settings adjustments, which are carefully outlined. Lastly, the speaker reminds viewers to make sure the option to allow extensions from other stores is enabled for the changes to work effectively.