How to enable tab previews with images on Microsoft Edge

Chromium version of Microsoft Edge brings preview for tabs, and in this guide, you'll learn the steps to enable the feature.

Microsoft Edge tab preview with images
Microsoft Edge tab preview with images

Microsoft is enabling tab preview with images on its Microsoft Edge browser with version 86 (Canary). The new feature, just like the legacy version of the browser for Windows 10, allows you to get a small preview with information and image of the other open tabs when hovering over with the mouse without leaving your page.

The stable version of Microsoft Edge already includes an option to enable “Tab Hover Cards,” but without a visual preview of the page. Starting with version 86, in the advanced settings page, the browser includes a new “Tab Hover Card Images” option that must be enabled alongwith the “Tab Hover Cards” option to turn on the experience.

In this guide, you’ll learn the steps to enable the tab hover cards with images in the Chromium version of Microsoft Edge on Windows 10.

Enable tab hover cards with images on Microsoft Edge

To enable Tab Hover Cards with images on Edge 86 or higher, use these steps:

  1. Open Microsoft Edge.

  2. Type the following path in the address bar and press Enter:

    edge://flags/#tab-hover-cards
  3. Use the drop-down menu on the right of “Tab Hover Cards” and select the Enabled (or Disabled to turn the feature off) option.

  4. Type the following path in the address bar and press Enter:

    edge://flags/#tab-hover-card-images
  5. Use the drop-down menu on the right of “Tab Hover Card Images” and select the Enabled (or Disabled to turn the feature off) option.

    Microsoft Edge tab hover card images
    Microsoft Edge tab hover card images
  6. Click the Relaunch now button.

Once you complete the steps, open multiple websites in different tabs and hover over the other tabs to see previews with images.

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Mauro Huculak is a Windows How-To Expert who started Pureinfotech in 2010 as an independent online publication. He has also been a Windows Central contributor for nearly a decade. Mauro has over 14 years of experience writing comprehensive guides and creating professional videos about Windows and software, including Android and Linux. Before becoming a technology writer, he was an IT administrator for seven years. In total, Mauro has over 20 years of combined experience in technology. Throughout his career, he achieved different professional certifications from Microsoft (MSCA), Cisco (CCNP), VMware (VCP), and CompTIA (A+ and Network+), and he has been recognized as a Microsoft MVP for many years. You can follow him on X (Twitter), YouTube, LinkedIn and About.me.