11 top productivity tips for Microsoft Edge

1 month ago AndyC

To minimize distractions, set up work and personal profiles in Edge.

The Collections feature is Edge’s best productivity booster.

Pinning a site keeps it handy on the new tab page.

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To minimize distractions, set up work and personal profiles in Edge.

The Collections feature is Edge’s best productivity booster.

Pinning a site keeps it handy on the new tab page.

The Edge sidebar offers quick access to a variety of useful tools, including a calculator, unit converter and translator, shown here.

Microsoft 365 apps are easily accessible from inside Edge.

Use Copilot to get info about a website.

Putting tabs to sleep can significantly reduce CPU and memory use.

You can get an extra 25 minutes of battery life with efficiency mode, Microsoft claims.

Edge has a surprisingly useful PDF viewer with markup tools.

Microsoft Wallet saves information that can be used to fill out forms online.

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