Use Edge for camera shortcuts without making it default

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Members discussed the challenge of using Brave as the default browser on Windows 11 while needing Microsoft Edge (in IE Mode) for home security camera access. The original poster found that desktop shortcuts for camera systems would always open in the default browser, not Edge, causing compatibility issues due to required ActiveX support. Several RVers suggested workarounds, such as creating Edge-specific shortcuts, pinning camera URLs to the Edge taskbar, and managing bookmarks within Edge...
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Also you can set Edge to
1: Show the home button on the tool bar
2: Custom URL
This would take you with just two clicks to the desired page (Well 3) Double tap Edge than Tap the home button.

I just did it since Edge works for this forum on this computer.
 
Also you can set Edge to
1: Show the home button on the tool bar
2: Custom URL
This would take you with just two clicks to the desired page (Well 3) Double tap Edge than Tap the home button.

I just did it since Edge works for this forum on this computer.
That worked--kinda. Thanks!

Works perfectly for one set of cameras, two by simply changing the port number.

But I need to access two different sites. Even better would be if I could access four sites.

The four sites are:



The above will get us to the passwords to enter for each set of cameras.

I can settle for two since it is very easy to edit the port number at the very end.

-Don- (in pouring rain, Douglas, AZ--a good day for this!)
 
That worked--kinda. Thanks!

Works perfectly for one set of cameras, two by simply changing the port number.

But I need to access two different sites. Even better would be if I could access four sites.

The four sites are:



The above will get us to the passwords to enter for each set of cameras.

I can settle for two since it is very easy to edit the port number at the very end.

-Don- (in pouring rain, Douglas, AZ--a good day for this!)
So on the window that you set up, you can create secondary tabs.
Then at each tab, copy one of those lines, and paste into the address bar.
you can then have all four in separate tabs of that window.
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Well, what I ended up doing was to erase all my favorites (with the help from the web I was able to delete them all, (thousands of them over the years).

I have all my necessary favorites/bookmarks in Brave, so I do not need them on Edge.

Now I have four bookmarks in Edge, One for each set of cameras. That is all I need.

-Don- Douglas, CA
 
I like the Favorites (bookmarks) better than my old way. I now just load up Edge and all for camera sets are ready to select on the top bar.

I just now checked my cameras, I was surprised to see how much snow at my Reno house. Outside my Auburn house is dry.

Rained hard here yesterday all day. Thunder and wind making this RV shake. Stayed in all day. But today is nice and sunny here.

-Don- Douglas, AZ
 
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I do not do it with Edge as there are only a few sites where I need Edge and I copy and paste the URL's from Chrome (or open them from bookmark files) Save for Rvforum.net

But you can also re-order your bookmarks and put in "Folders" and in Chrome and I Think the current Edge (They copy chrome features) "Open all in tabs" in a folder.

Remaining issue (Chrome worked this pass)

I have to log in to the forum every pass with Edge
And I have to log into my password manager as well.

Then I have to close out all the "log in pages"


Oh well
 

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