Microsoft Edge is a web browser that comes pre-installed on Windows 10. It’s a great browser, but it has one major flaw: the vertical tabs button. If you’re like most people, you use the vertical tabs button to switch between your open web pages. But Microsoft Edge doesn’t always show the tab bar when you first open a page. Instead, it shows the vertical tabs button. To hide the vertical tabs button from Microsoft Edge, follow these steps:

  1. Open Microsoft Edge and click on the three lines in the top left corner of the window (see image below).
  2. Under “View,” click on “Advanced Settings.”
  3. Under “Web Content,” click on “Vertical Tabs.”
  4. In the “Vertical Tabs” section, uncheck the box next to “Show Vertical Tabs Button.” (See image below.) ..

How Vertical Tabs Work in Microsoft Edge

If you’re running Microsoft Edge version 89 or higher, you will see a new Vertical Tabs button in the top-left corner of the tabs section.

When you click this button, the tab bar will change into a sidebar on the left of the browser window. Here, you’ll see a list of all open tabs.

By default, the sidebar shows the title of the web page as well. It’s possible to collapse the sidebar (only showing the website icon known as a favicon). by selecting the arrow icon that points right.

If you do turn on the Vertical Tabs feature, click the Vertical Tabs button again to go back to the default (horizontal) tab layout.

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How to Hide or Disable the Vertical Tabs Button in Microsoft Edge

If you’re never going to use the Vertical Tabs feature, seeing the button in the tab bar can be annoying. Thankfully, Microsoft Edge lets you hide the Vertical Tabs button.

To get started, click the three-dot button from the top-right corner of Microsoft Edge.

Then, select to the “Settings” option.

Choose the “Appearance” option from the sidebar and then, from the “Customize Toolbar” section, toggle off the “Show Vertical Tabs Button” option.

The Vertical Tabs button will now disappear and you’ll have the old Microsoft Edge tab layout back.

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