How to Enable/Disable Tab Preview in Microsoft Edge Browser.

After shutting down internet explorer, Microsoft added Edge as the new lightweight and fast web browser. Based on Windows 10’s other features and applications, Edge is also designed as a smart and easy to use browser. The Tab Preview is one of the cool features of Microsoft Edge and it can be enabled or disabled according to the user’s needs. Enabling the Tab Preview, you can see a small preview of other opened tabs without cling or navigating to that tab.

There are two types of Tab Preview you can use.

• One of them is by clicking on the ^ icon on the top of the Edge browser. It will allow you to see the other opened tabs and stay pinned on the top of the browser. For some user, this method might be annoying, especially who uses monitors with fewer resolution.

• Another method is by hovering the mouse on the desired tab. When you hover your mouse icon to the expected tab, Edge will show you a small preview of that tab. This method can be useful as well as pretty cool.

Enabling the Tab Preview on Edge:

To enable the first type of Tab Preview mentioned above, you can simply click on that icon. However, the second method can be a little tricky, but following the steps below will assist you in successfully enable the Tab Preview on Microsoft Edge.

• Step 1: Click on Search/Cortana icon and type regedit.

• Step 2: Open the registry editor / regedit as Administrator by right-clicking on the searched result.

• Step 3: A new Registry Editor window will appear. Find the HKEY_CURRENT_USER and click to expand its subfolders.

• Step 4: Click the Software folder under the HKEY_CURRENT_USER and expand it.

• Step 5: Find the TabbedBrowsing folder all the way navigating this sequence: HKEY_CURRENT_USER\SOFTWARE\Classes\Local Settings\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\AppContainer\Storage\microsoft.microsoftedge_8wekyb3d8bbwe\MicrosoftEdge\TabbedBrowsing

• Step 6: double click on the ShowTabPreviewBarOnStartup and edit the DWORD value. Enter 1 and click OK to enable the Tab Preview and close the Registry Editor. Restart Edge browser and visit any website. By hovering the cursor, you will be able to see the Tab Preview afterward.

Disabling the Tab Preview on Edge:

• Open Registry Editor, follow the above steps and navigate all the way to:

HKEY_CURRENT_USER\SOFTWARE\Classes\Local Settings\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\AppContainer\Storage\microsoft.microsoftedge_8wekyb3d8bbwe\MicrosoftEdge\TabbedBrowsing

• Edit the DWORD and enter 0 and press OK to disable Tab Preview on Edge.
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Warnings:

Registry files are the sensitive part of an Operating System. So, editing values from the registry can damage your system, so be cautious while changing the values. Don’t input anything anywhere randomly and follow the above steps carefully to successfully enable or disable Tab Preview on the Edge browser.

How to use the Night light feature of Windows 10 to reduce the blue light?

After the Creator update, Night light became a ranted feature of Windows 10. Creator update showed up with lots of improvement, but Night light was totally a different and unexpected feature. Very few people who use their computer a lot only knew about some third party applications such as f.lux to synchronize brightness and color temperature with the clock to get rid of eye problems.

Researchers stated that the blue light from most of the computer display can interfere with sleeping and cause eye strain. In order to save eyes and reduce the effect on slapping, Windows 10 added this Night light feature to reduce brightness and shifting color temperature towards the warmer, redder end of the spectrum.

Theoretically, this should minimize the negative effect of sitting in front of the computer too long can have on your sleep or eyesight. So, this article explains how to use the Night light feature of Windows 10 to reduce the blue light and save your eyes.

Enabling Night light:

As the Creators update comes with Night light feature, you need to have the Windows 10 version upgraded to Creators Update or later. You can access the feature from Settings and enable or disable as you required. To enable Night light feature, follow the steps below:

• Step 1: Click Windows Key and select Settings. A new Settings window will appear.

• Step 2: Click System from the Settings window.

• Step 3: From the Display setting, you will see Night light on the right tab. You can turn it ON to enable when required or navigate the Night light settings to manually configure Night light startup.

• Step 4: Click Night light setting to select active hours. Your computer will automatically enable Night light every day. You can even turn on the location service to start Night light based on your location’s day and night.

Key benefits of using Night light:

• The night light can help reducing blue light of your display, thus reducing eye strain.
• It can also improve the effect of sleeping based on your active hours and uses of the computer at night.
• As it’s a built-in feature, you don’t need to install any third-party application and there’s no risk of downloading software from the internet.

When you shouldn’t use Night light?

If you are working on some media files, such as graphic works, video editing, or enjoying Netflix, enabling the Night light feature can really mess with the original viewing experience. As Night light reduces blue light and works with adjusting color temperature, graphic sensitive media can look different than it should be. So, to get the accurate experience in such work, you should disable Night light. However, if you are working with MS Word, Spreadsheet or checking a long email list, the Night light can give you more comfort than usual.