No longer able to load websites as an app

Win Gruening 0 Reputation points
2026-11-12T19:00:26.3366667+00:00

Apps is greyed out on all websites in a normal Windows browser window. Edge 158.0.4370.16, “stable app, beta channel,” 64-bit. No policies listed. Reproduces in a fresh unsigned-in profile. Edge repair and Windows reboot did not help. Launching with --app opens an ordinary browser window instead. Is this a Beta issue?

Microsoft Edge | Other | Windows 11
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  1. Hendrix-V 21,090 Reputation points Microsoft External Staff Moderator
    2026-11-13T06:31:37.7433333+00:00

    Hi Win Gruening,

    The behavior where the option to load or install websites as apps in Microsoft Edge becomes unavailable can occasionally happen due to experimental flag conflicts or recent updates in specific browser channels.

    Please try the following steps:

    1, Reset Edge Feature Flags

    • Type edge://flags into your address bar, search for terms related to Apps or Desktop PWA, and reset any modified flags back to Default.
    • Restart the browser when prompted, then check if the Apps menu option becomes active again.

    2, Verify via Stable Channel or Alternate Profile

    • Download and test the official Microsoft Edge Stable channel side-by-side, or log into a separate local user account to see if the feature functions normally there.
    • If it works on the Stable channel, the issue is isolated to your current build version.

    Let me know if you need further assistance, feel free to ask me by clicking "Add Comment" or "Add Answer" if you cannot add comment so your response will be visible. Thanks for your effort.

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