Regardless of whether you use Google Chrome or the Edge Chromium browser , both offer the same short URLs for certain functions. With these simple URL calls you can quickly switch to the most important browser settings.
The most well-known setting is the URL short form
edge: // settings
This will immediately bring up the Edge Chromium settings. On the Google Chrome browser you have to replace the word ” Edge ” with ” Chrome “, so the correct shortcut is then
chrome: // settings
The following setting options are then visible in the Edge Chromium.
Here you will find all the necessary settings in the Edge Chromium for the following general terms:
- Profiles
- Privacy and services
- presentation
- At the start
- New Day Page
- Website permissions
- Downloads
- Languages
- printer
- system
- Reset settings
- About Microsoft Edge
Edge Chromium version information
With the command
edge: // version
you can see the Microsoft Edge version information, as can be seen in the figure below.
The following version information about the Edge Chromium is then visible.
- Microsoft Edge version number
- Revision
- Operating system version
- JavaScript version
- Flash version (if installed)
- User agent
- Command line
- Path to the executable from the Edge
- Deviations
GPU information from the Edge
Via the URL shortcut
edge: // gpu
you can call up a lot of information about the GPU (Graphics Processor Unit) for the graphics processor used.
Edge Chromium experiments (flags)
And with the URL line
edge: // flags
you can call up all experimental settings from the Edge Chromium that are currently available. These settings are not yet firmly integrated into the Edge Chromium and are currently only being tested.
It is best to take a look at the setting options, there are interesting and useful settings included. We have already reported on one or the other attitude.
Other URL commands from the Edge Chromium
You have other options using the URL shortcuts
edge: // policy
and
edge: // credits
which we will discuss in more detail later.
If you are interested in further information about the Edge Chromium , we recommend these other articles here on Windows-FAQ.de.
– Download final Edge Chromium (Stable) Official Version
– Transfer favorites, bookmarks, passwords from other browsers to the Edge Chromium
– Prevent Microsoft Edge update to Edge Chromium