{"id":273521,"date":"2024-02-21T02:54:47","date_gmt":"2024-02-21T07:54:47","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sftarticles.wpenginepowered.com\/es\/?p=326604"},"modified":"2025-07-01T17:02:39","modified_gmt":"2025-07-02T00:02:39","slug":"the-new-sidebar-of-microsoft-edge-is-not-pleasing-users","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/cms-articles.softonic.io\/en\/the-new-sidebar-of-microsoft-edge-is-not-pleasing-users\/","title":{"rendered":"The new sidebar of Microsoft Edge is not pleasing users"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p><strong>Microsoft Edge continues to seek improvements<\/strong> in every possible aspect in order to convince users that their browser is worth using more, but they haven&#8217;t quite hit the mark. In fact, not even with the toolbar, which is being heavily criticized by users who <strong>have no interest in the sidebar<\/strong> that the company has wanted to place. For that reason, in the latest update, <strong>Microsoft has added a button to disable it<\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The sidebar plays a key role in the current design of Microsoft Edge because <strong>it is part of the space occupied by Copilot<\/strong>, the Artificial Intelligence currently integrated into Windows, to be used simultaneously with browsing. But it was not receiving <strong>favor from the community<\/strong>, and Microsoft has decided to listen to it.<\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"sc-card-program\">\r\n  <div class=\"sc-card-program__body\">\r\n    <div class=\"sc-card-program__row clearfix\">\r\n      <div class=\"sc-card-program__col-logo\">\r\n        <img decoding=\"async\" class=\"sc-card-program__img\" src=\"https:\/\/images.sftcdn.net\/images\/t_app-icon-s\/p\/51241e6e-d5ad-11e7-9cec-9df4b09c9dfd\/2526453399\/microsoft-edge-logo\" alt=\"Microsoft Edge\" width=\"100px\" height=\"100px\">\r\n      <\/div>\r\n      <div class=\"sc-card-program__col-title\">\r\n        <span class=\"sc-card-program__title\">Microsoft Edge<\/span>\r\n        <a class=\"sc-card-program__button sc-card-program-internal\" href=\"https:\/\/microsoft-edge.en.softonic.com\/android\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer nofollow\">Download<\/a>\r\n      <\/div>\r\n      <div class=\"sc-card-program__col-rating\">\r\n        <svg class=\"rating-score__content\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" version=\"1.1\" x=\"0\" y=\"0\" viewbox=\"0 0 50 50\" enable-background=\"new 0 0 50 50\" xml:space=\"preserve\"><path class=\"rating-score__background rating-score--good\" fill=\"none\" stroke-width=\"6\" stroke-miterlimit=\"10\" d=\"M40 40c8.3-8.3 8.3-21.7 0-30s-21.7-8.3-30 0 -8.3 21.7 0 30\"><\/path><path class=\"rating-score__value rating-score__value--0\" fill=\"none\" stroke-width=\"6\" stroke-dashoffset=\"0\" stroke-miterlimit=\"10\" d=\"M40 40c8.3-8.3 8.3-21.7 0-30s-21.7-8.3-30 0 -8.3 21.7 0 30\"><\/path><text class=\"rating-score__number\" content=\"\" text-anchor=\"middle\" transform=\"matrix(1 0 0 1 25 31.0837)\" data-auto=\"app-user-score\"><\/text><\/svg>\r\n      <\/div>\r\n    <\/div>\r\n    <div class=\"sc-card-program__row\">\r\n      <span class=\"sc-card-program__description\"><\/span>\r\n    <\/div>\r\n    <div class=\"sc-card-program__row\">\r\n      <img decoding=\"async\" class=\"sc-card-program__bigpic\" src=\"\" onerror=\"this.style.display='none'\">\r\n    <\/div>\r\n    <a class=\"sc-card-program__link track-link sc-card-program-sponsored\" href=\"https:\/\/microsoft-edge.en.softonic.com\/android\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer nofollow\"><\/a>\r\n  <\/div>\r\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">An uncomfortable and invasive sidebar<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>The sidebar that <strong>has been implemented in Microsoft Edge for some time now<\/strong> was not liked by all users. That is why Microsoft, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.neowin.net\/news\/edge-got-a-new-sidebar-button-and-users-are-not-happy-here-is-how-to-turn-it-off\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\" title=\"\">as shown by Neowin<\/a>, has chosen to enable <strong>a button that allows activating and deactivating said sidebar<\/strong>, so that the user can have more screen space whenever they want.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>It is important for Microsoft to <strong>listen to user<\/strong> <strong><em>feedback<\/em><\/strong>, and it also matters that they make these kinds of decisions with their community&#8217;s desires in mind. <a href=\"https:\/\/en.softonic.com\/articles\/microsoft-doesnt-understand-why-you-still-using-google-chrome\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">The company&#8217;s frustration<\/a> with their <strong>inability to attract users to Edge<\/strong> is well known, but if they start taking their wishes and interests into account, it is easier for the community to <strong>embrace their services<\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"185\" src=\"https:\/\/articles-img.sftcdn.net\/sft\/articles\/auto-mapping-folder\/sites\/3\/2024\/02\/1708363728_sidebar_button-1024x185.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-273524\" srcset=\"https:\/\/articles-img.sftcdn.net\/auto-mapping-folder\/sites\/3\/2024\/02\/1708363728_sidebar_button-1024x185.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/articles-img.sftcdn.net\/auto-mapping-folder\/sites\/3\/2024\/02\/1708363728_sidebar_button-300x54.jpg 300w, https:\/\/articles-img.sftcdn.net\/auto-mapping-folder\/sites\/3\/2024\/02\/1708363728_sidebar_button-768x139.jpg 768w, https:\/\/articles-img.sftcdn.net\/auto-mapping-folder\/sites\/3\/2024\/02\/1708363728_sidebar_button-150x27.jpg 150w, https:\/\/articles-img.sftcdn.net\/auto-mapping-folder\/sites\/3\/2024\/02\/1708363728_sidebar_button.jpg 1163w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Not everyone wants Copilot<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>The basis of this change lies in the Copilot service as one of the <strong>star features of Microsoft Edge<\/strong>. In a segment where more and more users were being seduced by what generative Artificial Intelligence offers, the company founded by Bill Gates decided to <strong>bet on Copilot<\/strong> as one of its main assets. In this way, this system <strong>began to be gradually integrated<\/strong> into Microsoft&#8217;s portfolio of services and applications.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Its presence in Microsoft Edge is one of the most used, but the reason is because in most services, Copilot is only <strong>available with a Microsoft 365 subscription<\/strong>, something that drastically reduces the target audience. Similarly, many users have chosen to respond to the imposition of Artificial Intelligence with programs specifically designed to disable these services, showing that, in reality, it is <strong>not a service that is overwhelmingly popular<\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"sc-card-program\">\r\n  <div class=\"sc-card-program__body\">\r\n    <div class=\"sc-card-program__row clearfix\">\r\n      <div class=\"sc-card-program__col-logo\">\r\n        <img decoding=\"async\" class=\"sc-card-program__img\" src=\"https:\/\/images.sftcdn.net\/images\/t_app-icon-s\/p\/51241e6e-d5ad-11e7-9cec-9df4b09c9dfd\/2526453399\/microsoft-edge-logo\" alt=\"Microsoft Edge\" width=\"100px\" height=\"100px\">\r\n      <\/div>\r\n      <div class=\"sc-card-program__col-title\">\r\n        <span class=\"sc-card-program__title\">Microsoft Edge<\/span>\r\n        <a class=\"sc-card-program__button sc-card-program-internal\" href=\"https:\/\/microsoft-edge.en.softonic.com\/android\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer nofollow\">Download<\/a>\r\n      <\/div>\r\n      <div class=\"sc-card-program__col-rating\">\r\n        <svg class=\"rating-score__content\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" version=\"1.1\" x=\"0\" y=\"0\" viewbox=\"0 0 50 50\" enable-background=\"new 0 0 50 50\" xml:space=\"preserve\"><path class=\"rating-score__background rating-score--good\" fill=\"none\" stroke-width=\"6\" stroke-miterlimit=\"10\" d=\"M40 40c8.3-8.3 8.3-21.7 0-30s-21.7-8.3-30 0 -8.3 21.7 0 30\"><\/path><path class=\"rating-score__value rating-score__value--0\" fill=\"none\" stroke-width=\"6\" stroke-dashoffset=\"0\" stroke-miterlimit=\"10\" d=\"M40 40c8.3-8.3 8.3-21.7 0-30s-21.7-8.3-30 0 -8.3 21.7 0 30\"><\/path><text class=\"rating-score__number\" content=\"\" text-anchor=\"middle\" transform=\"matrix(1 0 0 1 25 31.0837)\" data-auto=\"app-user-score\"><\/text><\/svg>\r\n      <\/div>\r\n    <\/div>\r\n    <div class=\"sc-card-program__row\">\r\n      <span class=\"sc-card-program__description\"><\/span>\r\n    <\/div>\r\n    <div class=\"sc-card-program__row\">\r\n      <img decoding=\"async\" class=\"sc-card-program__bigpic\" src=\"\" onerror=\"this.style.display='none'\">\r\n    <\/div>\r\n    <a class=\"sc-card-program__link track-link sc-card-program-sponsored\" href=\"https:\/\/microsoft-edge.en.softonic.com\/android\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer nofollow\"><\/a>\r\n  <\/div>\r\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Microsoft Edge continues to seek improvements in every possible aspect in order to convince users that their browser is worth using more, but they haven&#8217;t quite hit the mark. In fact, not even with the toolbar, which is being heavily criticized by users who have no interest in the sidebar that the company has wanted &hellip; <a href=\"https:\/\/cms-articles.softonic.io\/en\/the-new-sidebar-of-microsoft-edge-is-not-pleasing-users\/\" class=\"more-link\">Continue reading<span class=\"screen-reader-text\"> &#8220;The new sidebar of Microsoft Edge is not pleasing users&#8221;<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":9285,"featured_media":273522,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":"","wpcf-pageviews":1},"categories":[1015],"tags":[1631],"usertag":[],"vertical":[],"content-category":[],"class_list":["post-273521","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-news","tag-microsoft-edge"],"aioseo_notices":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/cms-articles.softonic.io\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/273521","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/cms-articles.softonic.io\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/cms-articles.softonic.io\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/cms-articles.softonic.io\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/9285"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/cms-articles.softonic.io\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=273521"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/cms-articles.softonic.io\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/273521\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":314732,"href":"https:\/\/cms-articles.softonic.io\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/273521\/revisions\/314732"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/cms-articles.softonic.io\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/273522"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/cms-articles.softonic.io\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=273521"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/cms-articles.softonic.io\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=273521"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/cms-articles.softonic.io\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=273521"},{"taxonomy":"usertag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/cms-articles.softonic.io\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/usertag?post=273521"},{"taxonomy":"vertical","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/cms-articles.softonic.io\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/vertical?post=273521"},{"taxonomy":"content-category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/cms-articles.softonic.io\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/content-category?post=273521"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}