Wandering on the internet, I found out there’s no good explanation on how to change the homepage of Microsoft Edge. Also, many people are missing the home button in their menu.
Yes, there are a lot of examples of how to change the start page. But the start page will only come into the picture when you open Edge or when you add a new tab.
So, here’s finally a good step-by-step guide on how to add the home button and change the homepage 
:
- Open Microsoft Edge
- Click the three dots at the right top
- Click Settings
- Scroll down to “Advanced Settings” (almost at the very end of the menu list)
- At the top, make sure “Show the home button” is enabled. Then, click “Start Page“.
- A small dropdown menu will appear. Select “A specific page“
- In the blank field, type your new home button page (i.e. www.itexperience.net). Don’t forget to click the save button at the right
Here’s a step-by-step screenshot on how to add the home button and change the homepage of the home button:
Here’s a video on how to add the home button and change the homepage of the home button:
Thank you! Very informative and clear explanation. Is it also possible to change the default search provider to google? Thnx!
Click on the three-dotted icon on the Microsoft Edge and go to the Settings, Entering there select the Advanced setting and you will be shown an option like Change homePage. Click on it and you can browse the homepage from there.
Many thanks!
i am running windows 7 pro with edge beta version and none of what you stated apply on how to find it. There is no advance or anything else you stated.
Hi Gary, unfortunately this article was written in 2007. A lot has changed since then. Sorry my blog didn’t help you. Maybe I’ll write a followup in the future.
its actually under appearance