r/MicrosoftEdge

Basically the title. For material context, I am currently using an ASUS TUF Gaming A16 FA608UM with an AMD Ryzen 7 260 processor with Radeon 780M Graphics at a nominal 3.8 GHz, 32 GB of system RAM (of which 31.3 GB is usable), an NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5060 Laptop GPU with 16 GB of VRAM, the 2560 × 1600 display, and an SSD advertised as 1 TB; currently running Windows 11 Home version 25H2, build 26200.8246 on its internal drive.

I restarted the computer around 18:00 United States Eastern Time at 2026-05-19 to clear the browser session from RAM (it was getting oddly slow for its tab load {performing how it would if it had, say... 700 more tabs}, so I figured that it would be more sprightly if I restarted the session) and to prepare the computer to perform an experiment regarding the nature of OneDrive syncs related to a previous technical question.†

Honestly, while I don't remember recently voluntarily restarting a computer with Microsoft Edge open before this incident, it recovers from forcible restarts (due to updates or system crashes), app crashes, and being killed with the Task Manager almost flawlessly. And on another Windows 10 computer where Mozilla Firefox was/is my primary browser, I did frequently voluntarily restart the computer with it open, and Firefox recovered almost flawlessly from that and all those other scenarios, too. As such, I thought it would be safe to restart my computer with Microsoft Edge open.

The browser was reopened right after 01:00 United States Eastern Time at 2026-05-20. The only thing I did after that on Edge was to open the history page proper to confirm the absence of a recovery option, which may have been a mistake. (The history list was all there, BTW, just not any of the windows in "Recently Closed".) I am currently using LibreWolf (version 144.0-1, which I recognize is an old version, but ehh) instead of Edge.

Immediately after this, I used a portable install of DMDE 4.0.6 to copy over everything remotely approaching a resemblance to an Edge session file over to an external drive. The program, a data recovery utility, can preserve metadata exactly, unlike conventional Windows Explorer copies and even going beyond robocopy's capabilities. In the session files, I was able to identify a "Session_[long number]" file of ~40 MB dated to right before the restart, and a "Tabs_[long number]" file of ~350 KB dated to about a day before.

And so, the question. I really would like to recover my session (or at least a good approximation of it), considering the fact that it had a totally reasonable... I dunno, 5,000 tabs or so? Thank you.

†I temporarily paused OneDrive syncing for 2 hours and within that time created a subfolder within a OneDrive-synced folder (loading it up with boilerplate contents) to verify someone's statement that the "Date modified" of OneDrive-synced subfolders created/modified within OneDrive sync pauses is changed to when they were synced afterwards, which (unfortunately for my goals) did verify.

Annonations in Edge are almost like a Whiteboard. Whereas Chrome one lacks this ability

I'm a software enngineer, and I frequently have to try UI designs on different screen sizes or use the DevTools just to debug the code, so changing the size of the browser's viewport is not unusual in my workflow. Microsoft Edge is my browser of choice both for work and personal usage, but I have noticed that debugging my layouts has become a tad triggering because Edge seems to use too many resources when resizing the screen, even when it comes to simple grid and flexbox layouts, which causes a noticeable delay in the display of the re-rendered UI and makes my PC's fans go bonkers instantly. I was able to reproduce this behaviour in two different machines with different setups. I don't remember this happening a few months ago, so it might have been caused by a recent update.

Do you have any idea what could be causing the stuttering?

I know it is an Edge issue because even Google Chrome renders the refreshed screen more smoothly, and they are both supposed to use the same layout engine (Blink); but I have to say Firefox is the winner in performance this time, as the Gecko-based rendering is almost immediate. Hardware acceleration is enabled on Edge; I thought it was supposed to make it run faster specifically for situations like this, but it turns out it's not helping much. Please try reproducing this issue in your machines.

I really like Edge and want to keep using it as my main broswer, but this issue is making me rethink my choices.

This is a video demonstating the aforementioned issue and comparing the performance of all three major browsers upon resizing the viewport.

P.S.: Stream SOS by SZA.

Microsoft Edge struggles on resizing where Google Chrome and Firefox re-render more smoothly

I woke up to this note in my Collections area "We're simplifying Microsoft Edge. Starting with Edge 149, the Collections will be removed in the update. You will no longer be able to add new items to Collections in Edge. You can still access your saved content at: Bing Saves"

I shared the post below in the link because this Reddit User was talking about the Downgrade to Collections 4 years ago and then said, ".....for now, signing out seems to let you use the old Collections, but how long before the old version is removed entirely?" This person called it!

I really like Collections and use it ALL the time. Why change or remove things/tools that nobody asked for. It must be some sort of shite tech company law "remove and change things literally no one asks for... make it worse...leave and dont change the things large amounts of people ask for.

https://www.reddit.com/r/MicrosoftEdge/comments/w7vwcz/collections_loses_all_useful_features/?utm_source=share&utm_medium=web3x&utm_name=web3xcss&utm_term=1&utm_content=share_button

No search, no ads, no pretty pictures. Just gray void as god intended.

It has been popping up nonstop and it's unbearable. Any way to fix it?

Hello - I have a Microsoft 365 family sharing account, where I have shared the 365 apps with a few family members - and one family member tells me that MY online account passwords are auto-filling on HIS laptop when he goes to login to websites. Is this a 365 family sharing issue? Or is it something else? I do not want my online passwords shared with anyone, even the family members who I have given 365 access to under the 365 family sharing plan. Any help or suggestions appreciated!! Thank you!!

Oh man, why is Microsoft ending collections in Edge? I really enjoyed this feature and have a good dozen collections set up that I use with some regularity. What are the options moving forward? How is everybody managing the transition? I appreciate any guidance and direction on how I can maintain some of this functionality in the future.

I'm really not sure why Microsoft is insistent on doing the opposite of what the users want. Nobody asked for these stupid borders. It's ugly, it detracts from watching videos, it detracts from a lot of things, it wastes screen space, it's just awful. Why do they want people to use other browsers? The only workaround now is using F11 fullscreen.

Try This Everyone Disable Start Up Boost And Also Disable It Running In The Background Try That And See If That Works

My old laptop barely survives college days anymore

Chrome was destroying:

RAM

battery

temperatures

Switched to Edge recently and honestly it feels a bit smoother for:

PDFs

Office web apps

assignments

microsoft office download searches

Still curious though...what browser setup works best for low-end laptops now?

I'm absolutely sure it was here at least 3 weeks ago. When you right clicked a tab and went to the last drop down menu: More tools, there would be an option to duplicate the current tab and split screen it. It would also be possible to just drag a tab down and hover over one side of the window for it to become a split screen within. Not talking about the normal Windows split screen function. When did this change occur? Is there some sort of version report I can find this information? Is there a way to add this function back? I would really like to know what happened. I do know there is another button you can toggle on and off in settings or in "...", but I'm really hoping that the duplicate and split screen button I've used for so long wasn't a figment of my imagination.

So, with the removal of the sidebar, I'm thinking of abandoning ship and switching to Vivaldi. I know Edge is one of the most efficient/performant browser for Windows (if not the most), but I'm curious... How much better is Edge compared to Vivaldi performance-wise?

I want to ABSOLUTELY delete my email syncing with microsoft edge. I removed my account, and signed out, but every time I open edge, it keeps my password saved. I want my data off of MICROSOFT.

What do I do?