How to Access the Microsoft Edge about:flags Page (edge://flags)

To access the Microsoft Edge flags page, open Edge, type edge://flags in the address bar, and press Enter. The page opens as Experiments, where Edge exposes experimental browser features that can be enabled, disabled, or returned to their default state. Older instructions may call this the about:flags page, but edge://flags is the address to use in current Chromium-based Microsoft Edge.

How to open Microsoft Edge about:flags

1. Open Microsoft Edge.
2. Click the address bar, or press Ctrl+L.
3. Type edge://flags and press Enter.

You do not need to install an extension or open Edge Settings first. Microsoft also references edge://flags in its Edge developer documentation for experimental features.

What the Edge flags page is for

Flags are switches for features that are still being tested, are being rolled out gradually, or need a temporary developer option. The exact list is not fixed. A flag can be renamed, changed, moved to a normal setting, or removed in a later Edge release.

That changing list is why instructions that name a specific flag can become outdated quickly. If a guide tells you to enable a flag that no longer appears, check the current Edge version and the Microsoft Edge web platform release notes rather than assuming the feature is broken.

Important: flags are experimental. They can affect stability, performance, privacy, compatibility, or browser behavior. Change a flag only when you understand what it does, and avoid changing several unrelated flags at once.

How to change a flag in Microsoft Edge

1. Open edge://flags.
2. Use the Search flags box to find the feature you want.
3. Read the flag description and note which platforms it applies to.
4. Open the dropdown beside the flag and choose the required option. Common choices are Default, Enabled, and Disabled, although some flags offer additional modes.
5. Relaunch Edge when prompted so the change can take effect.

Default does not always mean Disabled. It means Edge will use the browser's current default behavior for that feature. That default can change after an update or as Microsoft changes an experiment.

How to reset Edge flags

If Edge starts behaving unexpectedly after you changed a flag, return to edge://flags. For a single flag, change its dropdown back to Default and relaunch the browser. To undo multiple flag changes at once, use Reset all on the Experiments page, then relaunch Edge.

Resetting flags is different from resetting all Edge settings. It is the better first step when the problem began immediately after you changed something on the Experiments page.

What if edge://flags is blocked or cannot be changed?

On a work or school computer, an administrator can restrict whether users are allowed to override feature flags. Microsoft documents this through the FeatureFlagOverridesControl policy. Depending on the policy, the edge://flags page may not allow overrides even though Edge itself works normally.

If the browser says it is managed by your organization, do not try to bypass that policy. Contact the administrator responsible for the device or browser configuration.

Is edge://flags the same as DevTools Experiments?

No. The browser flags page controls experimental Edge features, while Microsoft Edge DevTools has a separate Settings > Experiments page for developer-tool features. Microsoft documents those separately in its DevTools experimental features guide.

Why did a flag disappear?

A missing flag usually means the experiment changed in your Edge version. The feature may have graduated into the browser, moved to a normal setting, been renamed, become controlled by a rollout or policy, or been removed. Avoid copying an old flag name into command-line switches unless current Microsoft documentation specifically tells you to do so.