
Daniel Martin/Screenshot How to use a keyboard shortcut to open Microsoft Edge (old version only)īefore the F11 shortcut came to light, Edge users found another way to optimize full-screen views by holding the Shift + Windows + Enter keys. Translate Report Guest NONE of your suggestions work for me i cannot even display the menu bar. But in case it gets unchecked, Control-L or Command-L can still be used.

The F11 key can work with other sites as well if you’re watching a YouTube video or streaming a movie, you can use that shortcut to expand the screen size. Theres a preference (under the Full Screen category) that allows ESC key to exit full-screen. Using the F11 key allows you to toggle full-screen on and off with ease, or you can swipe the mouse to the top of the browser and click the minimize button. Once Edge has been opened, you can press the F11 key to engage full-screen mode regardless of the browser window’s size. Open Microsoft Edge by clicking on the icon or typing Edge in the Windows search bar.

How to use F11 to make Microsoft Edge/Edge Chromium full-screen Check out our helpful guide to learn more about full-screen options in Microsoft Edge and its latest iteration built using Google’s open-source Project Chromium, Edge Chromium. In fact, there are three options for using full-screen and each can be used interchangeably. However, updates to Edge have remedied this, and users can now enter and exit full-screen by pressing F11. One of his complaints was the lack of a full-screen view, and that unlike Chrome, hitting the F11 key did nothing in Edge. How to use Microsoft Edge/Edge Chromium’s Zoom menu to enable or disable full-screen.

