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How to Add or Remove Extensions Button on Toolbar in Microsoft Edge

You can boost your productivity, have more fun, and customize your browsing experience with add-ons (extensions) for Microsoft Edge. Extensions, or add-ons, are simple tools that customize your browser experience and offer you more control.

Extensions are small applications that enhance the browser’s functionality. Once you install an extension, you can notice the extension icon appearing on the toolbar. If you have several extensions installed on your browser, these extension icons take up considerable space on your toolbar. Microsoft has received significant feedback from the users asking for the ability to manage these extensions and reclaim space on the toolbar.

To address this feedback, Microsoft is rolling out a new Extensions menu on the toolbar. This extension menu allows you to hide one or more of your extensions from the toolbar. Furthermore, you can directly visit the Edge add-ons site to install more extensions or the extensions management page using the two links provided in the menu.

The extensions button will be shown to you on the toolbar by default if you have one or more extensions installed on the browser.

This tutorial will show you how to add or remove the Extensions button on the toolbar in the Chromium based Microsoft Edge.

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How to Allow Extensions in InPrivate Browsing in Microsoft Edge Chromium

You can boost your productivity, have more fun, and customize your browsing experience with add-ons (extensions) for Microsoft Edge. Extensions, or add-ons, are simple tools that customize your browser experience and offer you more control.

InPrivate browsing is a private browsing mode in which no browsing history, download history, cookies and site data, and form fill data are remembered. Microsoft Edge saves downloaded files as well as any new favorites created while browsing InPrivate. By default, while browsing InPrivate, Microsoft does not collect any info about websites you visit for product improvement purposes. Your school, workplace, or internet service provider may still be able to see your browsing activity. Browsing data for the specific InPrivate session is cleared after all InPrivate windows are closed.

Installed extensions are not turned on while in InPrivate browsing mode by default.

This tutorial will show you how to enable or disable allowing an extension in InPrivate browsing in the Chromium based Microsoft Edge.

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How to Turn On or Off Extensions in Microsoft Edge Chromium

You can boost your productivity, have more fun, and customize your browsing experience with add-ons (extensions) for Microsoft Edge. Extensions, or add-ons, are simple tools that customize your browser experience and offer you more control.

If needed, you can turn on or off added extensions as needed in Microsoft Edge without needing to remove the extension. For example, when an extension is causing an issue for a site, and needs to be temporarily turned off until finished with the site.

When you turn on an installed extension, the extension’s icon will be added to the toolbar next to the address bar.

When you turn off an installed extension, the extension’s icon will be removed from the toolbar next to the address bar.

This tutorial will show you how to turn on or off installed extensions in the Chromium based Microsoft Edge.

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How to Add and Remove Extensions in Microsoft Edge Chromium

You can boost your productivity, have more fun, and customize your browsing experience with add-ons (extensions) for Microsoft Edge. Extensions, or add-ons, are simple tools that customize your browser experience and offer you more control.

You can add extensions to Microsoft Edge from the Microsoft Edge Add-ons Store by default whenever you want.

If you like, you can also allow to add extensions to Microsoft Edge from other sources like the Chrome Web Store.

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You can boost your productivity, have more fun, and customize your browsing experience with add-ons (extensions) for Microsoft Edge.

You can add extensions to Microsoft Edge from the Microsoft Edge add-ons website by default whenever you want.

If you like, you can also allow to add extensions to Microsoft Edge from other stores like the Chrome Web Store.

This tutorial will show you how to enable or disable allowing extensions and themes to be added from other stores like the Chrome Web Store to the Chromium based Microsoft Edge.

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How to Enable or Disable Extensions Toolbar Menu in Google Chrome

You can customize Google Chrome and add features and functionality by adding extensions from the Chrome Web Store.

The Extensions Toolbar Menu experimental feature in Google Chrome allows you to enable a separate toolbar button and menu for extensions.

The Extensions toolbar menu shows a list of all installed extensions, and allows you to quickly manage them from one central location. You can pin and unpin extensions on the toolbar, remove (uninstall) extensions, change options for extensions, and more.

This tutorial will show you how to enable or disable the Extensions Toolbar Menu in Google Chrome for your account in Windows 7, Windows 8, and Windows 10.

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How to Enable or Disable Recommended Extensions in Firefox

Extensions are a type of add-on for Firefox that allows you to add new features to Firefox or modify existing ones.

Starting with Firefox 68, recommended extensions will now show on the Add-ons Manager (about:addons) page.

This tutorial will show you how to enable or disable recommended extensions on the Add-ons Manager in Mozilla Firefox for your account in Windows 7, Windows 8, and Windows 10.

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How to Enable or Disable Extensions in Mozilla Firefox

Extensions are a type of add-on for Firefox that allows you to add new features to Firefox or modify existing ones.

Sometimes you may need or want to temporarily completely disable (turn off) an added extension in Firefox without removing it until you enable it again.

This tutorial will show you how to enable and disable extensions in Firefox for your account in Windows 7, Windows 8, and Windows 10.

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How to Enable or Disable Extensions in Incognito Mode in Google Chrome

You can customize Google Chrome and add features and functionality by adding extensions from the Chrome Web Store.

If you don’t want Google Chrome to remember your activity, you can browse the web privately in Incognito mode.

Allow in incognito is turned off (disabled) by default for extensions.

This tutorial will show you how to enable and disable allow in incognito mode for extensions in Google Chrome for your account in Windows 7, Windows 8, and Windows 10.

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How to Add File Name Extensions Context Menu in Windows 10

A file name extension is a set of characters added to the end of a file name that determine which app should open it. By default, File Explorer hides file name extensions in Windows 10. However, you can make file name extensions visible.

This tutorial will show you how to add File name extensions to the context menu for all users to quickly toggle to hide or show file name extensions for their account in Windows 10.

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