Edge unwantedly adding border around text

Anonymous
2025-02-07T15:21:20+00:00

When I add text to a pdf in edge, suddenly it it adding a box around the text. It doesn't show up until I hit enter. It's super annoying and I'm sure I did something to turn it on but I can't figure out how to turn it off.

Microsoft Edge | Read PDFs | Windows 11

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Anonymous
2025-02-11T09:28:47+00:00
  1. Open the Edge browser.
  2. Type "edge://flags" in the search bar at the top.
  3. When the page opens, type in and search for PDF.
  4. Set “New PDF Viewer” to “Enabled”.
  5. Check whether the problem still exists.

This worked for me.

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Anonymous
2025-02-08T15:32:27+00:00

I'm seeing the same issue on various computers. The version of Edge is the same (133.0.3065.51) on affected and unaffected systems.

Here is what it looks like: Broken

Here is what it should look like: Working

Resetting Edge does not resolve the issue.

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  1. Anonymous
    2025-02-11T16:29:56+00:00

    This is clearly not a case of accidentally changing a setting since so many are suddenly having the same issue in the last few days. One fix is listed in this thread, to enable the experimental new PDF viewer. But it says on this page, "By enabling these features, you could lose browser data or compromise your security or privacy." Not worried about the data but security and privacy are important. So is there a safer fix?

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  2. Anonymous
    2025-02-11T16:37:16+00:00

    Martin, can you confirm if an upcoming release of MS Edge will enable this feature by default OR fix the problem with the old PDF reader? I'm glad this Flag based fix works but as of now we cannot deploy Flag settings via Group Policy and for many organizations configuring the flags on a user by user basis isn't feasible.

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  3. Anonymous
    2025-02-11T14:06:02+00:00

    I tried this to no avail, do I need to restart the computer? It says enabled but the box is still appearing for me.

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