LEMON BLOG

Microsoft Edge has been improving a lot over the years. It is fast, clean enough, deeply integrated with Windows, and for many users, it has become a serious alternative to Google Chrome. But every now and then, Microsoft makes a design decision that reminds people why browser customisation still matters.

There was a time when Microsoft Edge felt like a serious attempt to build a better browser. It was clean, practical, and surprisingly thoughtful in places where Chrome had grown stagnant. Features like vertical tabs, Collections, and a more refined interface gave Edge a personality of its own. It was not the most popular browser, but it was easy to understand why many people stuck with it.

If you use Windows 11 regularly, you've probably interacted with WebView without ever realizing it. That login window that pops up when you sign into Microsoft Teams, Outlook, or other Microsoft apps isn't a full browser. It's a web control quietly embedded inside the app itself, designed to display web content without launching Edge or another browser.

Microsoft is making yet another change to the Edge browser, and this time it affects one of the most useful features many of us relied on: the Sidebar app list. The official explanation is that Edge is being "simplified," but once you take a closer look, it becomes pretty clear that this simplification strongly favours one thing—Copilot.

Upgrading to Windows 11 can be a bit of a shock for longtime Windows 10 users. One of the first things you'll probably notice? The Start menu has shifted to the center of the taskbar. If that feels unfamiliar or just plain awkward, don't worry—you can move it back to where it used to be.