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How to start Microsoft Edge with blank page

By Ravi Shankar 10 Comments

Microsoft Edge is the new Internet browser that has replaced Internet Explorer in Windows 10. When you start Microsoft Edge, by default it starts with Top sites.

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Listed below are the steps to start Microsoft Edge with Blank Web page.

Step 1: Start Microsoft Edge and click More actions option available at the Top left hand corner.

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Step 2: Select Settings from the drop down list.

Step 3: In the Open with radio option, select New tab page option.

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Step 4: Navigate to Open new tabs with section and click the drop down.

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Step 5: Select A blank page from the list of available option.

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Now when you restart Microsoft Edge, it should start with a blank page.

Auto launch Outlook at Windows Startup

By Ravi Shankar 3 Comments

Lot of office users would like to start their day by reading their emails. Configuring Outlook 2013 and Outlook 2010 to automatically launch at Windows startup would definitely benefit these users. This can be done by adding Outlook to the Startup option available as part of the Start Menu.

This requires the following two steps

  • Creating a Outlook application shortcut. For creating Outlook 2013 and Outlook 2010 shortcut check out the article on Windows Desktop shortcut for Office 2010 application.
  • Copying Outlook shortcut to Windows startup folder.
  • Right click on the Start button and select Explore from the menu list.

    Windows Explore

    Expand the Start Menu folder in the explorer window then navigate to the Startup folder and copy Outlook 2010 shortcut file to Startup folder.

    Windows StartupWindows Startup Outlook Shortcut

    Now this would start Outlook 2010 during Windows Startup.Demo Video – Auto launch Outlook 2010 on Windows Shortcut

    How to launch Word 2013 with blank document

    By Ravi Shankar Leave a Comment

    Word 2013 by default displays the start screen during the launch. But if you find this feature not useful and want to always open blank document when launching the application then you can use the settings available part Word 2013 options.

    Word 2013 template

    Step 1: Launch Word 2013 and click the File menu.

    Step 2: From the left hand sidebar, select Options from the list.

    Word 2013 options

    Step 3: In the Word Options window, navigate to Startup Options under the General tab.

    Word 2013 startup options

    Step 4: Unmark the check box with label as Show the Start screen when this application starts. Then click OK button to confirm and save the changes.

    Now when ever you launch Word 2013 it will open a blank document.

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