10 Hacks Every Microsoft Edge User Should Know

10 Hacks Every Microsoft Edge User Should Know

By Pranay Parab
Publication Date: 2026-04-28 13:00:00


Microsoft Edge is one of the most popular browsers on the planet. The spiritual successor to Internet Explorer, Edge is a modern browser based on Google’s Chromium platform. That means you can use it with all modern Chrome extensions, along with a bunch of exclusive features that other browsers may not have. I’ve used Edge on Windows for quite a while, and these are my favorite hacks that I’ve found so far:

Edge’s “Drop” feature is an easy way to send stuff from your desktop to mobile devices, and vice versa. Drop works by storing files on OneDrive, so you’ll need to sign in to the same Microsoft account on all devices to use this feature effectively. It’s not as fast as Apple’s AirDrop since it uses cloud storage, but Drop is much better for asynchronous sharing. This means your devices don’t have to be unlocked and on the same wifi network when you want to share things.

You can access Drop by opening…