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Sean Endicott

Microsoft Edge is removing its Sidebar to cut clutter while leaving the ever-controversial Copilot untouched

New Copilot features for the Microsoft Edge browser announced on October 23, 2025.

My favorite Microsoft Edge feature is being retired, and it appears that even a petition and a slew of complaints in Microsoft's feedback portal can do nothing to keep Edge's Sidebar as part of the browser.

Technically, the Sidebar will still exist, but in a different form. Microsoft is removing the ability to add apps to the Sidebar, and a future update to Edge will remove any apps users have already added.

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