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Customize the Current Microsoft Edge Interface in Windows 11
Source-checked About 10 minutes
Answer
The old experimental Edge UI flag is obsolete. Update stable Edge, then use Settings > Appearance to choose a theme, toolbar buttons, fonts, zoom, and other supported controls.
Use the supported controls instead
The preserved video shows an older Edge Canary experiment, not a current stable-Edge setting. Do not install Canary or change experimental flags solely to reproduce that recording; Microsoft directs current customization through Appearance.
Update stable Microsoft Edge
Select Settings and more > Help and feedback > About Microsoft Edge and wait for the status. If Edge offers Download and install or Restart, complete that action and return to the About page until it says Microsoft Edge is up to date.
Open supported Appearance settings
Select Settings and more > Settings > Appearance. Choose the supported theme, toolbar layout or buttons, font size, and page zoom that match your goal, then confirm the browser changes immediately.
Customize the new tab separately
If you meant the new-tab page rather than the browser frame, open a new tab, select Page settings using the cogwheel, then choose its layout, background, and content preferences. These controls do not change Edge's toolbar or menus.
Verify the saved result
Close and reopen Edge, return to the same profile, and confirm the selected theme, toolbar, font, zoom, or new-tab setting remains active. Microsoft rolls visual changes out gradually, so compare only the controls your current stable version actually displays.
Video walkthrough
If it does not work
- If an Appearance option is absent, confirm the About page says Microsoft Edge is up to date; Microsoft notes that options can differ or be unavailable by version and gradual rollout.
- If an appearance choice does not persist, confirm you reopened the same Edge profile and change one setting at a time. On a managed work or school device, contact the administrator instead of bypassing policy or changing experimental flags.
- If page text changed but the toolbar did not, reset page zoom to the intended value and use the separate toolbar controls in Appearance. Page zoom affects website content, not the whole Edge interface.
Sources and verification
Checked against official documentation on . Scope: Windows.
The current written procedure supersedes obsolete behavior or terminology shown in the preserved legacy video.