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Edge webrtc H265 support

In 2025, Edge announced support of webrtc H265 (HEVC) in release 136. However, 7 months later it was removed from the release notes. Why was it removed? And is support planned for this? Both Chrome and Safari started officially supporting webrtc H265…

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asked 2026-04-29T16:52:59.6066667+00:00
K Anderson 15 Reputation points
commented 2026-05-14T08:11:25.51+00:00
Lizzy Dinh (WICLOUD CORPORATION) 445 Reputation points Microsoft External Staff Moderator
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UI overflow in extension permission dialog on linux gnome (48+)

https://techcommunity.microsoft.com/discussions/edgeinsiderdiscussions/ui-overflow-in-extension-permission-dialog-on-linux-gnome/4515870

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asked 2026-04-29T17:27:30.61+00:00
Joseph Wathika 0 Reputation points
commented 2026-05-06T06:12:21.08+00:00
Michael Le (WICLOUD CORPORATION) 11,325 Reputation points Microsoft External Staff Moderator
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H.265 (HEVC) not published/sent via WebRTC — Chrome supports it, Edge does not

Microsoft Edge does not publish (send) H.265/HEVC video codec in WebRTC streams, even on hardware that supports HEVC encoding. Google Chrome supports H.265 publishing in WebRTC. This creates an interoperability gap for video streaming…

Microsoft Edge | Microsoft Edge development
asked 2026-05-04T18:52:41.1133333+00:00
Yashraj Singh 20 Reputation points
edited a comment 2026-05-05T16:49:08.47+00:00
K Anderson 15 Reputation points
4 answers

how to remove safe search

remove strict safe search remove strict safe search

Microsoft Edge | Microsoft Edge development
asked 2025-07-25T13:43:58.31+00:00
ian poulton 5 Reputation points
commented 2026-05-05T15:42:25.2133333+00:00
Frank Cooper 0 Reputation points
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error on line 1 at column 1: Start tag expected, '<' not found

My Edge will not open it gives me this error code error on line 1 at column 1: Start tag expected, '<' not found It just came on with no warning and i have tried everything I can to solve the problem. I did a clean install of window 11 home x64, i…

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asked 2025-12-09T17:15:43.15+00:00
Charles Upton 40 Reputation points
answered 2026-04-29T17:25:25.42+00:00
iceiskhpri 0 Reputation points
1 answer

Same website, accessible in chrome but not in Edge

Hi, I am having a problem with Edge. When I access to a website(this website was accessible before) it shows that the page is not accessible. At first I thought it was a problem with my network, but other devices under the same network can access it…

Microsoft Edge | Microsoft Edge development
asked 2023-08-13T17:13:00.4633333+00:00
LEON 5 Reputation points
commented 2026-04-25T20:08:58.9766667+00:00
nah sah 0 Reputation points
2 answers One of the answers was accepted by the question author.

Edge is forcing me to save GIF/JPG/PNG as WEBP and AVIF (continued)

Regarding the closed topic: “Edge is forcing me to save GIF/JPG/PNG as WEBP and AVIF, I would like to disable that and just save the images in their PROPER format.” by Anonymous, Apr 27, 2024, 9:18…

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asked 2025-09-03T14:56:39.2966667+00:00
HRL 25 Reputation points
edited a comment 2026-04-20T18:35:29.1133333+00:00
matt nonyabiz 0 Reputation points
3 answers One of the answers was accepted by the question author.

Connecting/disconnecting devices sounds on edge

Hello, when i open the microsoft edge, i hear repeated connecting/disconnecting device sounds. that happens only when i open edge and only in the last version. when i open device manager everything seems to work perfectly. Is this a bug? Thank you

Microsoft Edge | Microsoft Edge development
asked 2023-04-12T15:13:05.8266667+00:00
J J 85 Reputation points
answered 2026-04-20T18:29:43.19+00:00
Russ 0 Reputation points
2 answers

Ensure critical alarm sounds bypass Edge autoplay restrictions (health/safety use case)

We are developing a web-based monitoring platform that generates real-time health alarms (audio alerts are safety-critical). In Microsoft Edge, autoplay/media policies frequently block or mute these sounds unless the user has manually enabled media…

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asked 2026-04-10T06:42:12.1466667+00:00
Constantijn 0 Reputation points
commented 2026-04-20T11:18:52.9366667+00:00
Damien Pham (WICLOUD CORPORATION) 1,755 Reputation points Microsoft External Staff Moderator
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How to prevent unwanted redirects in Microsoft Edge

How can I stop Microsoft Edge from automatically opening new tabs with unwanted websites when I click on a link? It's frustrating to have to close the unwanted tab and navigate back to the original one. Is there a setting or extension that can stop this…

Microsoft Edge | Microsoft Edge development
asked 2023-11-19T01:37:32.2133333+00:00
Peter Dobson 25 Reputation points
edited an answer 2026-04-19T00:50:08.3866667+00:00
Dannissa 0 Reputation points
1 answer One of the answers was accepted by the question author.

How to remove a persistent shortcut ''Learn about this picture'' from Microsoft Edge in the desktop ?

I found a shortcut useless to me that I didn't expect to see on my desktop operating a Windows 10 version of the system. I realized this shortcut called ''Learn about this picture'' was from Microsoft Edge and its intention was to show images on the web…

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asked 2025-02-13T22:05:25.43+00:00
Valmichel Jonas 20 Reputation points
commented 2026-04-18T03:24:56.48+00:00
Dave Camp 0 Reputation points
7 answers

Need to remove a Microsoft Account from "Choose an account" options in Edge

Greetings, I need some assistance. I have an issue where I'm given multiple choices to log into a site that only has one option to login with. My setup. I'm using the new Edge. I have a personal profile, a work profile, and a profile…

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asked 2020-09-22T15:37:29.967+00:00
ACSwit 26 Reputation points
edited a comment 2026-04-16T15:10:09.3166667+00:00
NJ7171 6 Reputation points
2 answers

How do I stop MS Edge from running a bunch of subframes?

Every time I launch Edge it pegs my CPU for a long period of time and runs about 50 Subframes. Hos do I get this to stop?

Microsoft Edge | Microsoft Edge development
asked 2025-06-30T16:56:43.91+00:00
Ken Kuffell 0 Reputation points
edited a comment 2026-04-16T05:20:48.14+00:00
Hoang Lam 20 Reputation points
2 answers

Website loading slow on Microsoft Edge – any simple fix?

Hi everyone, I have a small business website and recently I noticed that it’s loading slower on Microsoft Edge compared to other browsers. Sometimes images take time to load and overall performance feels a bit laggy. I’m not very technical, so I’m…

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asked 2026-04-07T09:39:51.0233333+00:00
Mark Phillips 0 Reputation points
commented 2026-04-13T08:22:31.91+00:00
Jack Dang (WICLOUD CORPORATION) 17,905 Reputation points Microsoft External Staff Moderator
4 answers

New Windows 2019 server, how to install Microsoft Edge browser ? IE does not work anymore

I have installed a new Windows2019 server, comes with IE11 and cannot download Edge or Google chrome browser

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asked 2022-07-22T03:54:14.847+00:00
Issac G 6 Reputation points
answered 2026-04-08T13:18:35.1366667+00:00
Brian 0 Reputation points
1 answer

how to get back my tabs and all of my browsing history on edge???

I had 4 windows open on edge with multiple tabs when my laptop crashed(?) and all of my tabs were closed. it then asked me to restore my tabs and i clicked yes, but it did not restore them. i went to my browsing history and there was nothing there.

Microsoft Edge | Microsoft Edge development
asked 2025-01-30T15:43:30.52+00:00
Mariam Hamid 10 Reputation points
commented 2026-04-04T12:06:30.16+00:00
angela cole 0 Reputation points
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This XML file does not appear to have any style information associated with it. The document tree is shown below.

This window appears every time I turn on the computer. This XML file does not appear to have any style information associated with it. The document tree is shown below. <root> <floatings/> </root>

Microsoft Edge | Microsoft Edge development
asked 2025-05-07T05:04:57.4966667+00:00
hyo jin jeong 25 Reputation points
answered 2026-04-01T01:29:17.6733333+00:00
Firomsaa Abdii 0 Reputation points
2 answers One of the answers was accepted by the question author.

I can't check boxes on websites

I was trying to check a box to accept terms and I could not. on another site I was trying to check filter boxes and couldn't

Microsoft Edge | Microsoft Edge development
asked 2023-01-20T14:35:09.73+00:00
Cynthia Kennedy 40 Reputation points
commented 2026-03-31T20:41:47.29+00:00
Joyce Foltz 0 Reputation points
2 answers One of the answers was accepted by the question author.

Why Marquee tag in the HTML file is not functioning when loading in the Webview2 url?

Hi I have the HTML file with the marquee tag in it. Previously , it used to load in the webview2 and the html renders correctly with the marquee . But now the marquee is not working . Text is stationary not moving. Mine Webview2 runtime version:…

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asked 2026-03-23T10:39:07.05+00:00
Vishal2 Bansal 350 Reputation points
accepted 2026-03-27T10:21:05.6566667+00:00
Vishal2 Bansal 350 Reputation points
2 answers

Upload SharePoint document to a web page

Hello, I am looking for solution on how to upload SharePoint document to a web page ie. to DYN365BC version 14 or to facebook. Document explorer in Edge doesnt allow to choose url of SharePoint library or link to a document. Maybe it is in roadmap,…

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asked 2022-04-25T08:44:15.863+00:00
Orlík Tomáš 6 Reputation points
answered 2026-03-24T17:11:00.87+00:00
Riski Permana 0 Reputation points