New gaming-oriented capabilities have been added to Windows 11 and the Edge browser as part of Microsoft’s dedication to the gaming industry. The new gaming homepage is one of these, and it’s meant to keep you abreast of all the latest news and events in the gaming industry. Though turning it on is a breeze, you can further tailor the experience to your preferences by adjusting a few settings. Here, we’ll walk you through the steps of activating and customizing Microsoft Edge’s gaming homepage. No need to flounder around in confusion if you need direction; we’re here to provide it.
Activating Microsoft Edge’s Gaming Start Page
Making sure you haven’t altered your homepage or new tab page from the default is the first step in using Microsoft Edge’s gaming homepage. Try opening Edge, clicking the menu button (three dots) in the upper right corner, then selecting Settings if you’re still unsure. Start, home, and new tabs can be accessed through this menu. Ensure the New Tab page is set for both the When Edge and Home button settings.
Launch a new tab or use the “home” button to the right of the address bar if you’ve enabled it. The New Tab page will load, showing a search bar, your most visited sites, and your news feed in reverse chronological order. Just keep scrolling down if there is no news to display. You may also prioritize information by clicking the settings cog in the upper right corner and selecting either the motivational or informative view.
Simply selecting the Gaming tab to navigate to the Gaming homepage is all you require at this point. You will see a few sections at the very top of your news feed, the first of which is My Feed, which is the view that is used by default. You will find here information regarding ongoing competitions, competitions for which you may sign up, highlights from popular streams, and news. Additionally, you get access to a schedule that details previously published and forthcoming video games.
Feed Customization
After you have navigated to your gaming homepage, there are a few settings that you can, of course, modify to your liking. To begin, you most likely saw the card near the top of the screen that reads, “Personalize your game feed.” You will be led to a page where you can choose your gaming-related hobbies, most related to esports titles such as Fornite, Valorant, League of Legends, etc. If you click it, you will be taken to that page. You may also use the search bar at the top to look for specific interests that aren’t on the list. For example, if there is a particular series or game that you want to keep track of, you can use the search bar to do so.
You may either click the plus sign to add a topic to your interests or use the “forbidden” button for the issues offered by default to prevent any news associated with that topic from appearing.
This will alter the main themes displayed, but other personalization options are available to you. While you are on this page, you will notice several different areas at the top for various configuration options. After selecting Experience Settings from the drop-down menu, navigate to the Gaming section of the sidebar. You may need to scroll down to locate this option. In this section, you will find the opportunity to link and unlink your Xbox account from Edge. Doing so will affect the Xbox card we discussed in the previous quarter.
You also can disable individual cards; for example, if you have no interest in esports events or matches, the game calendar, or anything else, you can delete those cards from your feed to make more places for news.
After you have adjusted your preferences, you can either hit the “Home” button on your keyboard or open a new browser tab to view the revised version of your gaming homepage. You can also go to the Gaming category again by clicking My Feed at the top of the page and then switching back to it. It is expected that the page will update to reflect your new settings, but based on our observations, it does not appear that the page truly refreshes to remember your updated preferences. This may be a bug.
The end, as they say. Now, every time you run Microsoft Edge and click the home button or open a new tab in the browser, the gaming-oriented homepage will open automatically. This should make it simpler for you to remain current with the information that piques your ynterest.
If you enjoy playing video games, you might be interested in learning more about the new features in Windows 11 version 22H2, which has just recently begun to be made available to the general public. DirectStorage, windowed games improvements and HDR support are some new features that come packaged with this update. And if playing games in the cloud isn’t cutting it for you, you might want to look into some of the finest gaming laptops for purchase to take advantage of all those capabilities.
