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How to set a specific URL as my start page in Edge

wcndave 5 Reputation points
2025-09-24T13:12:02.5233333+00:00

Under settings -> start, home and new tab page

I have set to open a custom site on start up.

That never opens, it opens a bing search page

I also set new tabs to not use copilot, however they do.

I also set google to default search engine, however everything uses bing.

Why won't MS let me control my browser... I have no extensions installed, I have reset to default setting and tried again. It's just not working.

Microsoft Edge | Tabs, address bar, and search | Windows 10
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  1. Paulo GM 54,345 Reputation points Independent Advisor
    2025-09-24T14:06:24.5533333+00:00

    Hi,

    By any chance, did you accept this prompt by mistake when you set a custom startup page (see the image below)? If so, that might be the reason you're having this problem. Try restarting your computer first, then set a custom page again to see if it works. If it still doesn’t apply, you may need to create a new Edge profile and set a custom startup page there before signing in to your Microsoft account. Do you want your new tab page changed as well?

  2. Paulo GM 54,345 Reputation points Independent Advisor
    2025-09-24T15:26:32.25+00:00

    Sorry, I forgot to attach. If you're not using an MS account, then creating a new Edge profile and transferring everything to the new one would be tricky. Maybe changing the new tab page completely could help. Is that something you’d like to try?

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  3. Lucus-V 1,725 Reputation points Microsoft External Staff Moderator
    2025-09-25T09:25:36.2066667+00:00

    Hi wcndave,

    Thank you for posting to Microsoft Q&A forum. I'm happy to help. I have some suggestions that you can try to see if they can solve your issue. Please take a look.

    • First, reset your browser to default settings.
    • Custom site on startup
      • Under Settings > Start, home, and new tab page, choose Open custom site then Add site that you want to open on startup
      • Please notice that this site is only open on New Window, not New Tab
    • Google as default search engine
      • Under Settings > Privacy, search, and services > Search and connected experiences > Address bar and search
      • Set Search engine used in the address bar to Google
      • Set Search on new tabs uses search box or address bar to Address bar
    • All new tabs to be blank
      • This cannot be done by Edge settings itself. To set blank as new tab page, you need 3rd party extension

    Hope that information is helpful with you.

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