Adblock for Microsoft Edge

[Glenboro]

I recently upgraded to windows 10 and realized there were lots of improvement on Microsoft edge. After using it for few minutes, there were annoying ads popping up all over my screen. I was wondering if Microsoft edge has similar utility that blocks ad on their brower? Does anyone know? 

[cyphon21]

http://www.techradar.com/us/news/software/when-will-microsoft-s-edge-browser-get-extensions--1293644

 

^^ google can help a lot on this one. They don't plan to allow any for a short while apparently. It's due to security flaws in current extensions, and by default Edge is apparently 64-bit? I'm sure someone can correct me there. 

[Valkyrie Lenneth]

microsoft would prefer to cooperate with advertisement groups than to adblock them... look at random installing bing bars / curtana and such

 

my recommendation, use chrome or firefox

[TheAmazingCookieFromSquare]

http://www.techradar.com/us/news/software/when-will-microsoft-s-edge-browser-get-extensions--1293644

 

Outdated question but still there's your answer

[xAcid9]

I recently upgraded to windows 10 and realized there were lots of improvement on Microsoft edge. After using it for few minutes, there were annoying ads popping up all over my screen. I was wondering if Microsoft edge has similar utility that blocks ad on their brower? Does anyone know? 

Your only choice at the moment is to use "Systemwide AdBlock" via HOSTS file.

 

http://winhelp2002.mvps.org/hosts.htm

https://github.com/StevenBlack/hosts

 

The downside is that you can't whitelist your favorite website.