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fmv2611

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I have both Edge and Chrome pinned to my taskbar in Windows 11.

When I open Chrome, it opens a nice new window to the side in the taskbar:

CHROME.webp

However, when I open Edge, it does this:

edge.webp

The icon disappears since it turns into and Edge window.

Is there a way to get Microsoft Edge to mimic Google Chrome and just open a new window on the right hand side every time I click it (leaving the Edge icon to the side)? Obviously in previous version of Windows, Quick Launch would resolve this but Microsoft removed Quick Launch for Windows 11..
 
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My Computer

System One

  • OS
    Windows 11
    Computer type
    Laptop
    Manufacturer/Model
    HP Elitebook
fmv2611 said:
I have both Edge and Chrome pinned to my taskbar in Windows 11.

When I open Chrome, it opens a nice new window to the side in the taskbar:

View attachment 126191

However, when I open Edge, it does this:

View attachment 126192

The icon disappears since it turns into and Edge window.

Is there a way to get Microsoft Edge to mimic Google Chrome and just open a new window on the right hand side every time I click it (leaving the Edge icon to the side)? Obviously in previous version of Windows, Quick Launch would resolve this but Microsoft removed Quick Launch for Windows 11..
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what is this set to on your pc?
Settings > Personalization > Taskbar
1740264141904.webp
 

My Computer

System One

  • OS
    Windows 11 Pro
fmv2611 said:
I have both Edge and Chrome pinned to my taskbar in Windows 11.

When I open Chrome, it opens a nice new window to the side in the taskbar:

View attachment 126191

However, when I open Edge, it does this:

View attachment 126192

The icon disappears since it turns into and Edge window.

Is there a way to get Microsoft Edge to mimic Google Chrome and just open a new window on the right hand side every time I click it (leaving the Edge icon to the side)? Obviously in previous version of Windows, Quick Launch would resolve this but Microsoft removed Quick Launch for Windows 11..
Click to expand...
Weird, for me, only Firefox Portable opens on the side but the full version opens in the icon itself.

I just opened Chrome and Edge side by side and this is how they look:

2025-02-23_031610.webp
 

My Computers

System One System Two

  • OS
    Windows 11 Education
    Computer type
    Laptop
    Manufacturer/Model
    Alienware m16 R1
    CPU
    AMD Ryzen 9 7945HX
    Motherboard
    Alienware
    Memory
    G.SKILL Ripjaws F5-5600S4040A32GX2-RS 5200 MHz DDR5 64GB RAM
    Graphics Card(s)
    GeForce RTX 4090 16 GB GDDR6
    Sound Card
    Realtek Audio
    Monitor(s) Displays
    AUO B160QAN02.Z 16" QHD+ 240Hz Screen + ASUS ROG Swift OLED PG32UCDM UHD 240hz Monitor
    Screen Resolution
    UHD (3840 x 2160)
    Hard Drives
    2x Samsung 990 PRO 4TB SSDs (RAID 0) + WD_BLACK SN770M 2TB SSD
    PSU
    330W AC Power Adapter
    Cooling
    Noctua NT-H2 + Fujipoly Extreme Thermal Pads + IETS GT300 Cooling Pad
    Keyboard
    Alienware CherryMX mechanical keyboard (Laptop) + SteelSeries Apex 7 TKL - Mechanical Gaming Keyboard (external)
    Mouse
    SteelSeries Rival 5
    Internet Speed
    1 GBPS Down / 350 MBPS Up
    Browser
    Google Chrome
    Antivirus
    McAfee AntiVirus
  • Operating System
    Windows 11 Pro
    Computer type
    Laptop
    Manufacturer/Model
    Dell XPS 15 9500
    CPU
    Intel i7-10875H
    Memory
    Kingston FURY Impact 64 GB 3200 MHz DDR4 RAM
    Graphics card(s)
    nVIDIA GeForce GTX 1650 Ti Max-Q w/ 4 GB GDDR6
    Sound Card
    Realtek
    Monitor(s) Displays
    15.6 UHD+ Touch, InfinityEdge, 500-nits, Anti-Reflecitve
    Screen Resolution
    3840 x 2400
    Hard Drives
    Samsung 990 PRO 2TB + 4TB SSDs
    PSU
    Dell 130W Laptop Charger USB C Type C AC Adapter
    Cooling
    Noctua NT-H2 Thermal Paste on CPU + GPU
    Mouse
    Logitech MX Anywhere 3
    Internet Speed
    1 GBPS Down / 350 MBPS Up
    Browser
    Google Chrome
    Antivirus
    Avast Free Antivirus
pretty sure its tied to the profile being different than the one pinned to the taskbar. after looking at OPs pic again, it says -Profile 1, which is not the Default profile
 

My Computer

System One

  • OS
    Windows 11 Pro
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