Microsoft Edge is removing its Sidebar to cut clutter while leaving the ever-controversial Copilot untouched

Microsoft Edge Removes Sidebar Web App Pinning, Keeping Copilot Untouched

Microsoft is removing the ability to pin web apps and websites to the Sidebar in Microsoft Edge. A future update will remove any apps users have already added. The feature will still exist technically, but the core functionality that many relied on is being retired. Microsoft has not announced a specific date for this change.The company has described the removal as part of an effort to simplify Edge. Its support document confirms that Copilot wi…

Microsoft Edge Sidebar App List Removal Now Tied to Version 149

Microsoft has quietly updated the warning banner inside the Edge side pane to include a much more specific detail about the retirement of the Edge sidebar app list feature. The notification now explicitly references Edge version 149, giving users and testers a clearer timeline for when the feature will begin disappearing. This is the first […]

Microsoft Edge is removing its Sidebar to cut clutter while leaving the ever-controversial Copilot untouched

Microsoft Edge will soon remove the ability to pin apps and websites to the Sidebar. Microsoft says the change is part of simplifying Edge, but the move leaves Copilot in place and removes a feature many people rely on.