This guide will be handy if you want to enable the Download User Interface in Microsoft Edge on a Windows 11/10 PC. Using these steps, you can customize or enable the download option of Edge.
How to enable the new Download User Interface in Microsoft Edge on Windows 11/10
To enable the new Download User Interface in Microsoft Edge on Windows 11/10, follow these steps:
- Open the Edge browser.
- Click on the three-dotted icon and select Settings.
- Go to the Downloads tab.
- Toggle the Ask me what to do with each download button to turn it ON.
To learn more about these steps, continue reading.
To get started, you need to open the Microsoft Edge browser, click on the three-dotted icon visible on the top-right corner, and select Settings.
Then, switch to the Downloads tab on the left side. Alternatively, you can enter edge://settings/downloads in the address bar.
Here you can find an option called Ask me what to do with each download. You need to toggle the respective button to turn it ON.
Once done, Edge shows the new UI when you try to download any file from the internet.
In addition to the above, Edge also lets its users delete downloads directly from the browser downloads page to keep the downloads folder clean. Simply head over to edge://downloads/all and select ‘Delete file’.
There is another option called the Show downloads menu when a download starts. If you do not want to know which file has started downloading in Edge, you can toggle the corresponding button to turn it OFF.
When the Downloads window opens, enable Ask where to save each file before downloading option by moving the slider to ‘On’ position.
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How to enable Microsoft Edge new UI?
There is nothing tricky you need to do to enable Microsoft Edge’s new UI. No matter which builds (Stable, Canary, Beta, Dev) you use, you need to update the browser to receive any new updates. However, if you want to enable the new Download User Interface in Edge, enable the Ask me what to do with each download option.
How to enable Download option in Edge?
To enable the download option in Edge, open the Settings panel and go to the Downloads section. Or enter edge://settings/downloads in the address bar. Then, toggle the Ask me what to do with each download button.
