When you purchase through links in our articles, we may earn a small commission. Firefox says it will keep supporting uBlock Origin even as Microsoft Edge and other Chromium browsers phase it out under Manifest V3. Firefox recently announced via Bluesky post: "Our support for uBlock Origin isn't going anywhere." The moment comes in response to news that Microsoft Edge is soon going to lock out uBlock Origin and other ad-blocking extensions that run on Manifest V2 architecture. Once Microsoft Edge moves to Manifest V3, ad-blocking extensions won't have access to the functions needed to properly identify and block ads that occur while browsing websites and watching videos.

When you purchase through links in our articles, we may earn a small commission. Microsoft's Edge team has posted a timeline for migrating away from Manifest Version 2, the extensions foundation upon which uBlock's superb uBlock Origin adblocker lives. Remember how one of the best adblockers, uBlock Origin, was effectively killed by Google Chrome? Throughout 2024 and 2025, Google said that it was migrating its extension support from what is called Manifest, from version 2 to version 3. Now Microsoft says that it is following Google's lead, and beginning that transition as well. Ads stink, and anyone who says that they don't affect productivity has never turned off an adblocker and tried to surf a major media site, including our own.

When you purchase through links in our articles, we may earn a small commission. Tired of the'Try the new Outlook' button? Here's how to permanently remove the Try the new Outlook toggle from classic Outlook using a simple registry edit. For several months now, the'Try the new Outlook' button has been appearing in the classic Outlook, allowing you to switch to the new version of the email program. Microsoft hopes that as many users as possible will make the switch as soon as possible.

When you purchase through links in our articles, we may earn a small commission. Don't want AI in your browser? Firefox offers a kill switch to disable translations, chatbots and other AI features with a single click. Mozilla has added a new kill switch for AI features to its Firefox browser. This allows you to disable everything related to artificial intelligence with a single click.

When you purchase through links in our articles, we may earn a small commission. There's a one-click way to email an open Office file. Imagine you're working on an Excel workbook and you want to quickly email it over to a colleague or friend. There's actually a handy little trick you can use to get it done fast--and it also works in Word and PowerPoint. All you have to do is look at the Quick Access Toolbar and find the drop-down menu, represented by an icon with a small horizontal line and a downward-pointing arrow.

When you purchase through links in our articles, we may earn a small commission. How to change up Windows 11's Widgets panel--or disable it altogether Windows 11's default widgets display the weather, stock market prices, and more. You can customize them, or you can turn them off entirely. By default, Windows displays so-called widgets at the far left of the taskbar. These include, for example, current weather information or stock market prices.

Microsoft Edge is receiving a visual overhaul inspired by the Copilot app, featuring updated settings, quick menus, and new tab pages that affect all users. PCWorld reports these design changes are independent of AI features, meaning users will see the Copilot-style interface even without using AI functionality. The redesign is currently being tested in Canary and Dev versions with no confirmed release date for the general public yet. Microsoft is testing a comprehensive visual update to its Edge browser, making it more similar to the Copilot app, reports Windows Central . The new visual design includes new settings pages, updated quick menus, and a new tab page with shapes, colors, and fonts taken directly from the Copilot app. The changes are not tied to AI mode and are applied even if Copilot features are not enabled. Mustafa Suleyman, Microsoft's CEO of AI, has previously said that the company wants to develop Edge and integrate it with AI features, rather than creating a completely new AI browser. The new design is currently visible in the Canary and Dev versions of Edge. It's unclear when it will appear in the full release.

If you're concerned that your favorite may be subsumed by the growing wave of AI, Vivaldi would like you to know they plan to resist. Vivaldi, the small Norwegian-made browser which I use as an alternative to more mainstream browsers like Microsoft Edge and Google Chrome, said it plans to "choose humans over hype," in the words of Jon von Tetzchner, the company's chief executive. "We're taking a stand, choosing humans over hype, and we will not turn the joy of exploring into inactive spectatorship," von Tetzchner said in a statement, shared by the company. "Without exploration, the web becomes far less interesting. Our curiosity loses oxygen and the diversity of the web dies."

Microsoft is currently testing a new AI feature in Edge called "Journeys," reports Windows Latest. The aim is to create AI-generated summaries and interactive cards of your browsing history and open pages, making it easier to resume projects or continue ongoing tasks. But there's a catch with this feature: it's only available if you have a Copilot Pro subscription, which costs 20 per month. The subscription also provides AI capabilities in other Microsoft apps such as Word, PowerPoint, Paint, and Notepad. When Journeys is activated, an AI model analyzes your browsing activity.

It can be difficult to keep up with all the new artificial intelligence tools. You may even have access to numerous AI features and resources that you haven't had the time to notice. For example, Copilot Vision is now free for everyone to use in Microsoft Edge. That's perhaps not something you've realized if you don't use Edge as your regular browser, or if you've never heard of Copilot Vision. It's an extension of Microsoft's Copilot AI that can essentially'see' what you're looking at on the web.