Edge Internal Pages
Extensions & Service Workers#
| URL | What it's for | What you'll find / can change |
|---|---|---|
edge://extensions |
Installed extensions | Every extension with enable/remove. Developer mode toggle reveals IDs, "Inspect views: service worker," Load unpacked, Pack, Update. Details page shows permissions, site access (on click / specific sites / all sites), allow in InPrivate, source. |
edge://serviceworker-internals |
Every registered service worker in the profile | Scope, script URL, version/running status, registration ID, per-worker Unregister / Start / Stop / Inspect buttons. Includes chrome-extension:// workers, which Clear Browsing Data does not touch. |
edge://inspect |
DevTools for background things | Tabs: Pages, Extensions, Shared workers, Service workers, Other. Inspect a worker's network traffic without the page it belongs to. |
Enterprise Policy & Management#
| URL | What you'll find |
|---|---|
edge://policy |
Every enterprise/GPO/registry policy in effect: name, level (mandatory/recommended), scope (machine/user), source (platform, cloud, command line), value, and status/errors. Reload policies button. Export to JSON. Anything under ExtensionInstallForcelist / ExtensionInstallSources / ProxySettings you didn't set is a red flag. |
edge://management |
Says whether the browser/profile is managed and by whom, and what the admin can see. If it says managed on a personal machine and you're not the admin, something pushed policy. |
edge://local-state |
The Local State JSON (browser-wide, not per-profile): variations, profiles list, install date, feature flags. Read-only. |
edge://prefs-internals |
The profile Preferences JSON, read-only. Search extensions.settings, content_settings.exceptions, session. |
edge://application-guard-internals |
Windows Defender Application Guard container status. |
edge://edge-dlp-internals |
Microsoft Purview / DLP policy evaluation logs. |
edge://data-viewer |
The diagnostic-data viewer (what Edge is sending to Microsoft). |
History, Browsing Data & Site Storage#
| URL | What you'll find |
|---|---|
edge://history |
Search, group by date, delete items; All / Recently closed / Tabs from other devices. The on-disk source is …\User Data\<profile>\History (SQLite). |
edge://settings/content/all |
All sites with stored data or permissions — per-origin list with storage size, cookies, permissions; clear or reset each. Sort by data usage / recent activity. (Old path edge://settings/siteData redirects here.) |
edge://settings/clearBrowserData |
Purge with time range; basic vs advanced (history, downloads, cookies+site data, cache, passwords, autofill, permissions, hosted app data). "Choose what to clear every time you close the browser" lives beside it. |
edge://site-engagement |
Engagement score per origin — a fast way to see what sites you actually use vs. what merely appeared. |
edge://media-engagement |
Same idea as site-engagement, but for autoplay decisions. |
Low-Level Storage#
| URL | What you'll find |
|---|---|
edge://indexeddb-internals |
Every IndexedDB origin with size, last modified, open connections; force close and folder path. |
edge://quota-internals |
Per-origin quota usage, global limits, eviction stats, dump to file. |
edge://blob-internals |
Live blob URLs and their sizes. |
edge://appcache-internals |
Dead (AppCache removed) — kept for completeness. |
edge://cache |
Removed; use DevTools → Application → Cache Storage. |
Security & Privacy Internals#
| URL | What you'll find |
|---|---|
edge://safe-browsing |
SmartScreen/Safe Browsing state, database status, real-time lookups, download protection verdict cache, referrer chains. |
edge://interstitials |
Every warning page Edge can show (SSL, malware, phishing, lookalike, HSTS, captive portal…) so you can preview them. |
edge://certificate-manager |
Chromium's new in-browser cert manager; Edge may still defer to the Windows store. |
edge://password-manager-internals |
Password autofill decision logs. |
edge://autofill-internals |
Autofill form-detection logs. |
edge://sandbox |
Sandbox status for the renderer/GPU/network processes, mitigations enabled. |
edge://process-internals |
Site isolation mode, per-process site lists, isolated origins. |
Identity & Sync#
| URL | What you'll find |
|---|---|
edge://signin-internals |
Signed-in account state, tokens' existence (not values), refresh-token status, cookie/jar accounts, last sign-in events. |
edge://sync-internals |
Sync engine: status, enabled types, last sync, Sync Node Browser (walk the actual synced data, including extensions and history entries), traffic log, "Disable sync (clear data)". |
Network & Connectivity#
| URL | What you'll find |
|---|---|
edge://net-export |
Record a NetLog (JSON) for a time window with selectable detail level (strip private / include cookies / everything). Load it in netlog-viewer.appspot.com. The right way to prove "extension X calls domain Y." |
edge://net-internals |
Reduced on modern builds: DNS (clear host cache), Sockets (flush pools), Proxy (re-apply settings, clear bad-proxy list), Domain Security Policy (query/add/delete HSTS). Chrome OS-only bits hidden. |
edge://dns |
DNS prefetch stats and predictor state (legacy; some builds redirect to net-internals). |
edge://network-errors |
Table of every net::ERR_* code. |
edge://predictors |
Omnibox autocomplete action predictor and resource prefetch predictor tables. |
edge://omnibox |
Debug omnibox suggestions for a typed string: which providers matched, relevance scores. |
edge://webrtc-internals |
Live and recent WebRTC peer connections, ICE candidates, stats; dump to file. |
edge://webrtc-logs |
Saved WebRTC text/event logs. |
edge://attribution-internals |
Attribution Reporting API sources/triggers (ad measurement). |
edge://interest-groups / edge://topics-internals |
Privacy Sandbox debug pages; may be absent in Edge. |
edge://edge-tracking-prevention-internals † |
Tracking-prevention engine decisions per site (present on some builds). |
Build & Version Info#
| URL | What you'll find |
|---|---|
edge://version |
Version, revision, OS, JavaScript engine, user agent, Command Line (injected flags show here), executable path, Profile path (tells you which Profile N you're in), variations seed. |
Settings (edge://settings/...)#
edge://settings is one app with routes. Direct links, grouped by area:
Profiles & Sync#
| URL | Contains |
|---|---|
edge://settings/profiles |
Add/remove/switch profile, profile picture, Microsoft account sign-in, import data, profile preferences (auto-switch for work links). |
edge://settings/profiles/sync |
Master toggle plus per-type: favorites, settings, passwords, history, open tabs, extensions, collections, addresses, payment info. What reinstalls a removed extension across devices. |
edge://wallet / edge://wallet/passwords |
Saved passwords (view/edit/delete, password monitor, strength), payment methods, addresses, memberships, e-tree/rewards. Replaced edge://settings/passwords. |
Privacy, Security & Content Permissions#
| URL | Contains |
|---|---|
edge://settings/privacy |
Tracking prevention (basic/balanced/strict, exceptions, blocked-trackers list), clear browsing data, Do Not Track, SmartScreen, typosquatting protection, Enhanced security mode, security-related toggles (secure DNS, certificate management link), diagnostic data, personalization, search suggestions, address bar search engine. |
edge://settings/privacy/security |
Manage certificates (opens OS store), Enhanced security mode, secure DNS, typosquatting checker. |
edge://settings/content |
Category list: cookies, location, camera, mic, notifications, JavaScript, images, pop-ups, ads, background sync, automatic downloads, protocol handlers, MIDI, USB, serial, file editing, PDF, clipboard, payment handlers, insecure content, fonts, VR, motion sensors, window management, etc. Each has global default + allow/block lists. |
edge://settings/content/cookies |
Allow/block third-party cookies, preload pages, see-all-cookies link, block/allow/clear-on-exit site lists. |
edge://settings/content/notifications |
Global ask/block, quiet requests, per-site allow/block. Sites here can wake a service worker via push. |
edge://settings/content/backgroundSync |
Lets closed sites finish sending/receiving data — another service-worker wake path. |
edge://settings/content/javascript, /popups, /ads, /location, /camera, /microphone, /automaticDownloads, /protocolHandlers, /insecureContent |
Per-permission pages, same shape: default + exceptions. |
edge://settings/familySafety |
Microsoft Family Safety links. |
Browser Behavior#
| URL | Contains |
|---|---|
edge://settings/onStartup |
Open with: NTP / previous tabs / specific pages. Where hijacked start pages live. |
edge://settings/searchEngines |
Default engine, manage engines (list includes auto-added engines from sites you've searched — hijackers hide here too), search on NTP. |
edge://settings/defaultBrowser |
Make default, IE-mode settings, allow sites to reload in IE mode, IE-mode pages list. |
edge://settings/downloads |
Location, ask where to save, open Office files in browser, show downloads menu. |
edge://settings/reset |
Restore defaults: search engine, homepage, NTP, pinned tabs; disables extensions; clears temporary data. Does not delete passwords/favorites/history. |
System & Performance#
| URL | Contains |
|---|---|
edge://settings/system |
Startup boost, Continue running background extensions and apps when Edge is closed, hardware acceleration, proxy settings (opens OS), efficiency mode, sleeping tabs (timeout, never-sleep list), performance detector. |
Appearance & Accessibility#
| URL | Contains |
|---|---|
edge://settings/appearance |
Theme, overall appearance, zoom, fonts, toolbar buttons, sidebar, context menus, page layout on NTP. |
edge://settings/sidebar |
Sidebar apps, Copilot toggles, shopping, tools, games, Outlook, Drop. |
edge://settings/languages |
Preferred languages, offer to translate, spell check (basic/enhanced), writing assistance, dictionary. |
edge://settings/accessibility |
Caret browsing, high contrast, focus indicators, Immersive Reader, page scaling. |
edge://settings/shortcuts |
Chrome-derived keyboard shortcuts page; may not be present. |
Misc#
| URL | Contains |
|---|---|
edge://settings/printers |
Print preview defaults, system printer link. |
edge://settings/help |
Version, update channel, check for updates, release notes; Edge Insider link. |