Aug 23 2024 12:28 PM
The latest stable version of Edge seems to have broken the new tab homepage for us. The tab opens but just says "loading" and never completes. Opening a new tab resolves the issue. This is only happening on Stable, not in Canary or Dev, version 128.0.2739.42.
Aug 23 2024 02:24 PM
@lexcyn Hi - Just to confirm, what does "new tab homepage" mean? Does a new tab open the Microsoft Edge Enterprise new tab page or do you have any policies in place for the new tab to open a different URL? Thanks!
-Kelly
Aug 23 2024 02:45 PM
@Kelly_Y sorry I should have been more specific - we have Edge to start with a forced homepage URL in a new tab (so it won't retain user history of open tabs). So when the browser launches and opens the homepage URL, it freezes at "loading" and never loads the homepage. You can get around this by opening a new tab and hitting the home button. There's also a thread over on Reddit with other users reporting the same issue: https://www.reddit.com/r/sysadmin/comments/1ezfakf/microsoft_edge_1280273942_broken/
Aug 23 2024 03:19 PM
@lexcyn Thanks! Do you have any corresponding crashes found at edge://crashes/? If so, can you share the Bucket ID/CAB ID? You can directly message me or click "Submit feedback" on the page, mention "TechCommunity", and make sure to include diagnostic data.
-Kelly
Aug 24 2024 02:59 PM
@Kelly_Y thanks Kelly - I will get you this information on Monday once we're back in the office 🙂
Aug 25 2024 08:50 AM
Since the automatic update to 128.0.2739.42, I can see the home page and enter a search query. Clicking on a link brings up the second tab. However, Edge hangs.
Aug 26 2024 07:20 AM
@Kelly_Y I had one of our affected clients submit a report with that in the notes, didn't seem like there were any crash reports though!
Aug 26 2024 07:24 AM
@lexcyn we are also seeing this same issue beginning on Friday 8/23 after Edge updated. We have created a support ticket with Microsoft but still awaiting a response. Going to a second tab is our work around as well.
Aug 26 2024 08:37 AM
Aug 26 2024 08:43 AM
@ThiloLangbein we don't use Microsoft's DLP so this setting doesn't do anything for us.
Aug 26 2024 08:52 AM
Aug 26 2024 08:54 AM
@ThiloLangbein that's our case too, the homepage tab never loads (stuck at "loading"), but opening a new tab and hitting home will work. Then you can close the first tab and everything works fine. F5 for us doesn't work though.
Aug 26 2024 08:57 AM
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Aug 26 2024 10:43 AM
Aug 26 2024 10:48 AM
@shaaric Yes, thank you! I sent you a reply. We are working with Support and the feature team to investigate.
Aug 26 2024 11:24 AM - edited Aug 26 2024 11:26 AM
It seems to be a bit different for me.
Loading a HomePage works fine, but opening Edge INTO a Specific webpage whenever Edge was not open yet loads forever.
Note: In some cases, people might be making a "Home Page" by creating their Edge desktop shortcut with arguments to open their "Home Page" website - instead of using the HomePageLocation - I would highly recommend the Group Policy version instead.
However, I believe I am seeing the same issue on my machine as well - anything that opens a new browser window, like a Desktop Shortcut or clicking a link in Teams or Outlook.
Aug 26 2024 11:27 AM
@Kevin_Crouch FYI we are indeed using the GPO version of this and are still experiencing the issue.
Aug 26 2024 11:33 AM
Aug 27 2024 10:41 AM
SolutionThanks everyone for the help on this one! The team has a fix, which is planned to be released with the next Stable 128 update, later this week.
As a temporary workaround, you should be able to use the following command line argument:
"C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft\Edge\Application\msedge.exe" --disable-features="msIrm, msIrmv2, msEndpointDlp"
-Kelly