Hi

Welcome to the Microsoft community.

In Microsoft Edge, you can use the following shortcuts to accomplish your needs:

Close all tabs: You can use Ctrl + Shift + W to close the current window, which will close all tabs. Additionally, you can turn off the option in the settings that requires confirmation to close all tabs.

edge://settings/accessibility

Open a new tab: You can use Ctrl + T to open a new tab and switch to it.

Resize Microsoft Edge to a fixed window size: For resizing Microsoft Edge to a fixed window size, there is currently no direct shortcut available. You need to manually adjust the window size.

Best regards

Tommy Jin | Microsoft Community Support Specialist

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Microsoft Support
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Keyboard shortcuts are keys or combinations of keys that provide an alternate way to do something you'd typically do with a mouse. Here’s the list for the new Microsoft Edge and Microsoft Edge for Mac.
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Middle mouse button on a tab is the shortcut to close a tab my friend! More on reddit.com
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r/MicrosoftEdge on Reddit: Keyboard Shortcut: Close Other Tabs Shortcut
February 3, 2025 -

I'm a laptop user, using touchpad causes productivity issue, I prefer keyboard shortcuts

Is there any keyboard shortcut for "Close other tabs", mentioned in the screenshot above?

I prefer inbuilt, if not possible mention an extension

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Hi Kxky. I'm Greg, awarded MVP for eleven years, Volunteer Moderator, and Independent Advisor here to help you until this is resolved.

If you use a mouse button, you can click anywhere on the tab with the middle mouse button or pressing down scroll wheel to close the tab. If you use a touchpad there should be a gesture or shortcut for that.

If you'd prefer a keyboard shortcut to lose current tab. Instead of clicking the little X to close a tab, just hit Ctrl-W. If you did that by accident, hit Ctrl-Shift-T to open a previously closed tab.

Other useful shortcuts for Edge here:

https://www.cnet.com/how-to/shortcuts-for-micro...

I hope this helps. Feel free to ask back any questions and keep me posted. If you'll wait to rate whether my post resolved your problem, I will keep working with you until it's resolved.

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Well it isn't always easy to hit the X even with a mouse on any browser so I use the middle mouse button. I'd think it would be easier with the finger. You can try to repair Edge to see if that helps:

I'll give you everything possible to fix Edge so at least something will work:

  1. If possible back up your Favorites first in Edge Hub (three dots top right of browser) > Favorites > Manage Favorites > Export to file: https://www.tenforums.com/tutorials/143983-how-...

If you can't open Edge but another browser will open, then go into it's Settings to try to "Import from another Browser" your Edge Favorites so they are at least backed up.

  1. You can reset new Edge in Edge Settings > Reset Settings.
  2. You can also try the repairs here:

https://support.microsoft.com/en-us/microsoft-e...

https://www.windowscentral.com/five-ways-fix-co...

If you want to try Chrome here's how to get out of S mode prison:

https://support.microsoft.com/en-us/help/445606...

Chrome download:

https://www.google.com/chrome/

I hope this helps. Feel free to ask back any questions and keep me posted. If you'll wait to rate whether my post resolved your problem, I will keep working with you until it's resolved.

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Standard Disclaimer: There are links to non-Microsoft websites. The pages appear to be providing accurate, safe information. Watch out for ads on the sites that may advertise products frequently classified as a PUP (Potentially Unwanted Products). Thoroughly research any product advertised on the sites before you decide to download and install it.

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MS Edge closing links that are opened with shortcut ctrl + mouse click
I want to open the links on a webpage ... shortcut for the same viz, Keyboard Control Key + Mouse Click (Left / Middle) but when I do that in MS Edge browser, it keeps closing the new tab, which is created in the background, adjacent to the current tab (right side). I can see the new tab getting generated but as soon as it opens, Edge closes it for some ...
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October 10, 2024 - ➜ These must-know keyboard shortcuts work in just about any browser — Google Chrome, Mozilla Firefox, Microsoft Edge, Brave, Opera, or whatever else you prefer. 💻 These work on both Windows 10 and Windows 11. (They should work on Chromebooks running chromeOS as well as Linux PCs, too.) ... Ctrl+T: Open a new tab. You can start typing a search or web address immediately. Ctrl+W: Close the current tab.
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