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thanks, its work, but I still need to open power shell every time, could this steps can be put into a bat file?
Web Select Option Gone After Recent Edge Update
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MS Edge Version: 114.0.1823.37
For some reason, I no longer have the Web Select option in the right-click context menu. I still have Web Capture, but Web Select is no longer there. Did MS remove this feature, or is it a bug?
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Anonymous
2023-11-16T15:40:29+00:00 -
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2023-11-16T14:07:13+00:00 Hmmm
I'm using the exact same version of Edge.Try this - open PowerShell ISE, click the New File button, paste this in:
Get-Process -ProcessName msedge | Stop-Process Get-Process -ProcessName msedgewebview2 | Stop-Process Start-Sleep -Seconds 2 Start-Process "C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft\Edge\Application\msedge.exe" -ArgumentList '--profile-directory=Default','--enable-features=msEdgeAreaSelect'Click the green Run button or press F5
Should kill all running Edge and start an instance with working Web Select, tested working on my PC anyway.
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Anonymous
2023-11-16T13:40:27+00:00 It is strange that I am running the same version (119.0.2151.58) as others who have this working. After adding the arguments to the end of the executable string in the Edge shortcut properties and enabling the flags, I've tried rebooting and task-killing Edge and, no matter what, Edge refuses to show me the Web Select button. I'm very curious as to what is different between my instance of Edge and yours. Oh, and I confirmed the same behavior on a second computer running the same version.
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Anonymous
2023-11-16T13:00:00+00:00 There is a missing step in these instructions - you must ensure all instances of MS edge are closed before you run the modified shortcut.
You can do this with Task Manager (don't actually need a reboot).
You can also check Startup Apps (search in your Start menu) and disable all Edge auto-start instances, then restart. Check Task Manager first to confirm no MS Edge instances are running, then run the modified shortcut.
As stated, though, this is a workaround to re-enable a deprecated feature. Long term expect this switch to be removed also, or just become very buggy. If you care about it, vote on the feedback portal link: